Productivity & Workflow: Quit Procrastinating & Start Writing
Date & Time
Saturday, 1-5 p.m.
Mar. 18
Class Size
12 Students
Saturday, 1-5 p.m.
Mar. 18
12 Students
Procrastination issues? Writer’s block? Hard time finishing? Overwhelmed with ideas but struggling with how to shape your writing? In this workshop, you will practice four simple, effective strategies for writing in flow. You will leave class with methods for deepening your writing practice, an understanding of why it’s wise to work in a series, and how to design a writing life where the focus is on pleasurable play. We’ll practice the strategies together; they’re designed to travel well. This workshop is for writers of all genres and levels, and will help you develop skills that will impact your writing practice for life.
Heather Sellers’ memoir, You Don’t Look Like Anyone I Know, has been featured by Good Morning America, All Things Considered, Good Housekeeping, More, Dick Gordon’s The Story, Rachael Ray, Dateline, and The Today Show. It was also a Michigan Notable Book of 2010, Editor’s Choice in The New York Times Book Review, Elle’s number one reader’s pick for 2010, and an O Magazine must-read. She’s also the author of Georgia Under Water, which was a Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers selection; Page after Page; Chapter after Chapter;The Practice of Creative Writing; and several books of poetry.
"Stunning...This is a memoir to be devoured in great chunks. The pleasure of reading it derives both from its graceful style and from its ultimate lesson: that seeing our past for what it really was, and forgiving those involved, frees us up to love them all the more, despite their (and our) limitations."
"YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE ANYONE I KNOW does not read like any memoir you know...Unless I've got prose blindness, Sellers is an ace...Her calm, glass-half- full-to-overflowing worldview could, in another writer's hands, veer towards treacle, but she pulls it off beautifully. I predict exciting things for her: critical acclaim, hearty sales, and, perhaps best of all, long lines of strangers at every reading."
"Heather is a dynamic, inspiring teacher; she somehow takes a simultaneously technical and holistic approach to the writing process, infusing her students with a joy for craft. Her approach is highly practical, as she encourages us to engage as peer readers, reach out to authors, and immerse ourselves in the 'real world' writing and publication process. I will carry what she taught me for a long time to come."
"Heather generously offers her complete attention, wise professionalism, brilliant writing and story-telling skills to help students grow and flourish as writers. I have never met a writer teacher with such ability to hold both the creative spark and process as well as inspire with technical mastery of writing skills and story-telling."
"Heather Sellers teaches craft in a way that is both exacting and soulful. She shows students how to write their worlds through the lens of a microscope and render something (un)familiar and beautiful. Her classes and workshops are challenging in the best way and hold the promise of laughs, cries, and eventual break throughs. Highly recommended."
