WEBINAR | Shake It Loose! Unexpected Prompts and Nudges to Spark “The Muse”
July 8 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm EDT
Inspiration is tied to innovation, and innovation is a deliberate act.
For Nonfiction, Memoir, and Fiction Writers
Included in the upcoming Season Pass
This webinar will be entirely interactive, with varied suggestions, nudges, and obstructions carefully designed to uncover fertile new directions for your work, whether you are looking to start something new or trying to regain momentum in your current work-in-progress.
Well-meaning folks often ask about our “inspiration,” as if some external force—an angel, a bluebird, the Muse—mysteriously slips a brilliant idea into our brain as we sleep, and all we need do is wake up and write it down. Easy peasy!
But it doesn’t work like that. Inspiration is tied to innovation, and innovation is a deliberate act. We achieve success by being the ones who jump up from the rut of normal and predictable, by walking bravely into an unexplored forest of fresh ideas and raw emotions, and trusting we will find something worth writing about there.
And how do we find these forests of artistic innovation? One of the surest ways is prompts and nudges, as odd and varied as we can find.
This approach can work wonders. And by the way, it’s also fun! Bring a pencil or two, some paper, your brain, and a willingness to go in unexpected directions. Shake it up and let’s write!
Can’t make it live? No worries—a replay will be available to all registrants.
In this webinar, you will:
- DISCOVER how to shake loose new ideas, new angles and fresh perspectives
- LEARN the power of odd associations, mixed signals, curveballs, and stretching the muscles of the imagination
- EXPERIENCE prompts and nudges that work to open up neural pathways, and lubricate the imagination (and memory)
- UNCOVER fertile new directions for your work
- SURPRISE YOURSELF with new writing in new directions
This webinar is ideal for writers at any level who…
- worry that they keep writing the same thing or feel stuck in an established comfort zone
- are concerned that they have “run through” all of their good ideas
- feel stuck on a current project (large or small)
- have just finished a draft and desperately need a palate-cleanser
- are looking for fresh places to take future projects
- want to have fun, surprise themselves, and take some chances
Closed captioning is available. ✔
All registrants receive the recording. ✔
ABOUT YOUR PRESENTER
One of our most popular and beloved presenters, DINTY W. MOORE, is the author of the memoirs Between Panic & Desire and To Hell With It and the writing guides Crafting the Personal Essay and The Mindful Writer, among other books. He has published essays and stories in Harper’s, The New York Times Magazine, Georgia Review, Kenyon Review, Southern Review, Short Reads, and elsewhere. He is founding editor of Brevity, the journal of flash nonfiction.
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