A group to keep you accountable to your writing goals! Open to all writers but especially suited for those working on a long-form project (novel, memoir, collection). Includes private group discussion forum for support between sessions and an individual meeting and feedback with the instructor. Taught by Star Wuerdemann.
Five Sessions
Saturdays, 9:00-10:30am
September 19
October 10
October 31
November 21
December 12
Includes a one-on-one feedback/planning session with instructor and a private online discussion group for support.
Note: this group meets every three weeks!
Being held accountable for our writing process is essential to reaching our writing goals. There are lots of adages out there about how to get the work done, but there is no magical perfect system. The key to a successful creative life, unironically, lies in being creative about approaching the work—and resilience. The ability to return to the work over and over again. The primary factor that influences one’s ability to be resilient? Connection.
We’ll meet every three weeks to set goals, cheer one another on, get input on where we feel blocked, and hopefully, feel less alone on this writing life endeavor.
The group will have a private online Slack group for support and motivation between sessions, and each member gets a 30-minute one-on-one session with Star for goal-review and feedback on up to a 25-page submission (includes a feedback letter). This workshop is appropriate for any writer who wants support with meeting their writing goals, but can be especially helpful for those working on book-length projects—novel, memoir, short story or essay collections.
Class Maximum: 10 students
Location: upstairs at OlyPages Studio. Find us.
A scholarship may be available for this class.
Please contact us for more information.
Instructor: Star Wuerdemann
Star Wuerdemann (she/her) is the founder of OlyPages Writing Arts Studio and a writer who resides in Olympia, WA. Her short fiction is forthcoming in Bennington Review, and her nonfiction has appeared on janefriedman.com. She holds a Bachelor in English Language Arts & Literature and a Master of Acupuncture. Star was adjunct faculty at Maryland University for nine years, and has presented at Pacific Northwest Writer’s Association Conference and Tacoma Community College’s Write in the Harbor Conference. She is an alum of Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference and The Loft Literary Center’s Year-Long Novel Writing Program. Star has had the privilege of studying writing craft with a variety of brilliant authors including Natalie Goldberg, Rebecca Makkai, Tania James, Annie Hartnett, Garth Greenwell, and more. Learn more about Star.
This class takes place upstairs in OlyPages Studio. Learn how to find us.