The Writer’s Mind (Self-Paced) (Live Online)

Where will you find the best ideas for stories and characters and concepts? Where will you find your most original thoughts? Where can you find the answers that evade you at the keyboard?Your mind, of course. However, there are mental tricks and techniques and even areas of your mind of which you’re not quite aware. In this course, you’ll explore your mind in unexpected ways, which will help you create richer and deeper work and make the writing process easier.Unlike a conventional writing course, this one gets you thinking about how you think—and how the most crucial work is often done when you’re not actually composing words.When you unlock the mystery of your writer’s mind, you’ll be amazed by the things you discover.The Writer’s Mind is an Intensive, meaning it happens in a short time span (1 day in NYC, or 2 days on Zoom, or 3 weeks Online). The course includes a mixture of lectures and exercises. It’s open to writers of any level. Farther down, you can view a syllabus for this course.This course shows how to use your mind to discover hidden depths in your writing, in any genre. Course components:LecturesWriting exercisesOnline classesWeek 1Easy Breezy: Simple tricks that bring positive adjustments. Mental roaming as a technique to solve problems and invite ideas. Rituals and routines that ease you into the writing zone.Week 2Different Angles: Brainstorming to widen your possibilities. Enriching your work with surprising combinations. Freeing your imagination through child’s play.Week 3Going Deep: Delving into dreams and dreamlike ideas. Understanding the Jungian shadow in yourself and your characters. Sifting through memories, some of which you thought you forgot.Note: Content may vary among individual classes.