ABBEY LEE NASH

This writing workshop explores the impact of real life experiences on the creative process. Through a variety of interactive, hands-on exercises, student writers will mine their own experiences for creative inspiration and learn how writing can be used as a compass to help navigate life’s challenges. Activities will focus on self-reflection, organic research and freedom of expression, while empowering students to write stories only they can share. Students will leave the workshop having begun a piece of original fiction that they can further develop on their own.

From "like" and  "as" to everything in between, the use of figurative language can make fiction sink or swim. In this workshop, student writers will analyze the use of figurative language in an original work, then plunge into interactive exercises, hands-on writing activities, and constructive feedback to learn how the effective use of figurative language can help their writing make a splash. Students will leave the workshop having begun a piece of original fiction that they can further develop on their own.

*Crafting Stories with Depth is a workshop series that can be modified to suit your curriculum. Topics include character building, voice and point-of-view, world-building, and more!

For this creative writing workshop, student writers can bring an existing work-in-progress or plan to start an original work. Through group discussion, interactive exercises, and creative prompts, student writers will explore how different perspectives can shape a narrative and help writers discover the real story they want to tell. Whether a writer wants to tell a story in first person point-of-view or experiment with omniscient narration, this workshop provides the tools to craft a story from the perfect angle. Time will be given for constructive feedback. Students will leave the workshop with either a refined existing work or the beginning of an original piece to further develop on their own.