Past Events
Letter Writing in the Modern Era/Letter Writing in the Time of Social Distancing
March 2017: We live in a world of emails, texts, and Snapchat “conversations.” Communication is produced and consumed like fast food. Let’s slow it down a bit and embrace the personal letter. In this workshop we’ll explore letter writing as a creative art that deserves our full attention. We’ll discuss personal letter writing as well as how to use the letter writing format to inform and enhance fiction, essays, and poetry.
May 12, 2020: Now more than ever we are seeking ways to connect with those we cannot be with in person. Let’s embrace letter writing as a way to reach out to friends and family and as a way to add depth to our creative endeavors. In this workshop we’ll explore letter writing as an art that deserves our full attention. We’ll discuss personal letter writing as well as how to use the letter writing format to inform and enhance fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry.
Books: Dracula, Bram Stoker; Fair and Tender Ladies, Lee Smith; The Color Purple, Alice Walker; Carrie, Stephen King –It is not at all necessary to read these before taking the class. Just really good epistolary novels
This was the first such class in the Rochester, NY area. Copyright, Christine Green.
Battling the Blank Page
How many times have you stared at a blank page thinking, “Where do I start?” Writers can spend many wasted hours searching for inspiration outside of ourselves, yet we hold some of the most compelling and interesting “prompts” right in our own conscious and subconscious minds. In this workshop we’ll use dreams, memory, and mental imagery to combat writer’s block and inspire new work.
"One of the best writing classes I've ever taken, and I've taken a lot! I am a teacher and I thought Christine's teaching methodology was really phenomenal, on top of her positivity, sense of humor, and knowledge of the subject matter."
-Deb Sperling
"So far, best class I've taken in house. Right length, tied things up well. Got me past the blank page."
-Scott Vogt
Planting Seeds Writing Retreat
A four hour spring workshop for women. Deepen your writing practice with meditations, prompts, quiet time, & discussion. We'll explore the concept of "Sacred Creativity" and what it means to live a life of joy, ritual, and imagination.
"This retreat gave me the confidence to let it flow and not be afraid to write stuff down just because or experiment. I left feeling kind of like, you can't really make a mistake in the creative process, it can be 'that organic'."
-Sarah Bowley
Writing with Your Inner Child
Accessing Play While Writing-- Instructor Christine Green will guide you through an in-depth meditation coupled with several writing exercises. We'll reach inside to discover how to love, protect, and learn from our inner child in order to enhance our writing practice. When we feel loved and safe our writing will flow more freely and we have a greater access to joy and a sense of play.
"It was truly the first time I had been able to reach my inner child. I feel a true healing happened for me today. You are an angel!"
-Mary Monroe