Class VI

Class VI—May 4

• Poem—TBD
• Discussion—Discuss Reading Assignments: Pick “one thing” that stood out for you in one of the readings. Did something you read help you with your writing process? Were you able to apply a thought to something you wrote? Or something you edited? We’ll briefly discuss your “one things” before launching into our workshop.
  • Michele Norris Interviews William Zinsser
  • Excerpt: ‘On How to Write Memoir’ from On Writing Well by William Zinsser
  • Where I’m From, a poem by George Ella Lyon, writer and teacher
    • About George Ella Lyon, writer and teacher
  • No Contractions in Dialogue by K.M. Weiland
• Writers share (~12 minutes each. Timed.)
• Parting Gift: Forthcoming
• How to Write a Cover Letter for a Literary Journal Submission by Michelle Richmond an author I know and admire. Her novels are well written, and ones I’ve enjoyed. Some are quite suspenseful.

WRITING ASSIGNMENT FOR CLASS VI: Where I Am From (PDF Download)

Either write from the “Where I Am From” exercise, edit your piece from last time, or bring to class something you want to write. The only requirement: your piece is not to exceed 700 words. We are still thinking in terms of the “micro-memoir.”

Please email your submission to me at anahaysmccracken@gmail.com in a word doc, typed in 12-point Times Roman font, double spaced, with your name at the top and page numbers on lower right hand side no later than Saturday evening, May 3rd at 11:59 PM. I will email our writing to the group by Sunday morning. OR… if you can’t make that deadline, submit on Sunday to the group.