INSPIRATIONAL WRITING AND PUBLISHING SIX-WEEK CLASS

Instructor: Linda Anderson
Age Group: Adult
Day: Wednesdays
Date: March 16 - April 20
Time: 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

In this spiritually hungry world, people long to be comforted and inspired. Self-help, New Thought, religious books, daily meditations, memoirs, and personal true story anthologies top the bestseller lists. In this class, you'll learn the forms, elements, and markets for inspirational writing and read samples from masterful writers. You'll get tips for moving from self-expression to service by writing about your life's experiences in ways that help others.

We'll also talk about a system for framing chapters in a book-length work or for organizing an article. This class offers nurturing feedback and suggestions for rewriting, polishing, and getting published. It includes individual review of your assignments or book in progress. For intermediate and advanced writers and beginning writers who want to explore the inspirational genres.

30% Lecture; 25% Writing Exercises; 25% Sharing of Student Writing; 20% Review of Master Works

Instructor: Linda Anderson
Age Group: Adult
Location: Hopkins Center for the Arts, Hopkins, Minnesota
Day: Wednesdays
Date: March 16 - April 20
Time: 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Level: Open to All Levels

Register in person at Open Book, online www.loft.org/classes-at-the-loft/register-now, by phone at 612-379-8999, by fax at 612-215-2576, or mail registration to The Loft Literary Center, Att: Education, Open Book, Suit 200, 1011 Washington Ave. So., Minneapolis, MN 55414. Registration fee (seat): $186.00