Write
Now!
A
Speedy Journaling Workshop
For
just a little while — forget patterned paper; forget
ribbon and misting spray and alphabet rub-ons. Put aside
your cardstock collection; neglect your obsession with embellishments.
Just for four fast weeks, think about another scrapbooking
medium: words. They're just as powerful an artistic force
as the latest scrapbooking product. They add color, texture,
depth and detail to your layouts. More important, they add
story and meaning.
Words
are what turn our collections of photos and embellishments
into scrapbook layouts.
Write
Now! is a class about using words well. Not only well
— quickly. It's based on Amy Sorensen's writing philosophy:
with just a bit of coaching, anyone can learn to write strong
scrapbook journaling. Journaling that makes you feel, think,
or wonder; makes you giggle, or shake your head in agreement,
or get a little chill because it's that good. We
all recognize strong journaling when we read it. It doesn't
have to be very long, maybe just five or six sentences,
but the word choice and arrangement hold so much energy
and preciseness (and maybe a little bit of emotion, too)
that nothing else is needed. Call it zippy journaling.
Or writing that's full of energy. Slim and trim, without
an ounce of extra wordiness — the kind of journaling
that draws your visual attention and then completely catches
your emotional focus. You read the journaling and think
I wish I could write like that.
Write
Now! will show you how.
This
speedy workshop brims with techniques to help you create
journaling that is small on time and big on impact. Learn
how ten minutes a day can turn you into a journaling virtuoso.
Gain access to journaling concepts, techniques and approaches
that you can use on nearly any layout imaginable. Most important,
discover a new aspect of your journaling self. Your confidence
in your ability to write something meaningful will blossom.
The tools and techniques you'll learn will help make you
a pro at the art of the quick write. You'll end up with
the ability to write something meaningful on all of your
layouts, no matter how little time for journaling you have.
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ABOUT
AMY:
Amy's writing philosophy will change your approach
and even, your feelings about journaling. She's built
a life that revolves around words by doing everything
from writing articles for Simple Scrapbooks and Scrapbooks
Etc. to teaching high school English, writing essays
to obsessing (just a little) over books. She developed
the writing approaches in Write Now! based on her
belief that everyone can write great journaling and
on her skill at doing it quickly. She's dedicated
to the idea that if you're going to go to the effort
of writing something, you might as well make it good.
But she knows how valuable (and limited!) your time
for journaling is. So she's also dedicated to showing
you how tell your stories without spending too much
time on them.
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Amy's
class includes:
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Weekly
reminder emails to help you stay focused on the class
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Interactive voice messages as streaming audio, downloadable
MP3 files, and transcripts
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Weekly
welcome letters to students
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Downloadable
PDF handouts
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Daily notebook writing prompts via email
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Creative
assignments to help you apply what you're learning
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Classroom
blog with writing tips, information, and challenges
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Weekly Write Like a Writer, Writer's MO, and Think of
it This Way features
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Private posting gallery to share your work with other
students
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Message
board for interaction with Amy and other students
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Live
instructor chat
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Email access to Amy, including one-on-one writing conferences
