Prose Workshop: How to Start
Week 1 | M, Tu, W, Th, F | CLA Alumni Hall Prose Room | Ages 18 and up
How do we begin a story, an essay, a revision, a writing day, a writing practice? How do we find a shape for an empty page, words for an as-yet unarticulated thought? How do we begin a piece of writing so that others want to begin reading it? And how do we start over when we need to? We’ll practice some jump-starts for our own writing, read and discuss some starts you’ve already made, look at some great first paragraphs for inspiration, plan for what comes next, and talk together about how we meet the difficulties and joys of starting each writing day. Flexible. (Ages 18+)
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Hilary Plum (she/her) is the author of several books, including the essay collection Hole Studies, the
novel Strawberry Fields, and the work of nonfiction Watchfires. A collection of poetry, Excisions, is forthcoming
from Black Lawrence Press in 2023. She teaches fiction, nonfiction, and editing & publishing at Cleveland State
University and in the NEOMFA program, and she is associate director of the CSU Poetry Center. Recent work has
appeared in Granta, American Poetry Review, College Literature, Fence, and elsewhere.
http://www.hilaryplum.com/abou...
