Write Outside the Box: Novel Strategies and Practices to Ignite Your Creativity with Patricia Benesh, Ed.D, Ed '75 (Cert), '77 (PhD), '80 (MA), '83 (MA)

Patricia Benesh

Lifelong Learning LogoCourse Title: Write Outside the Box: Novel Strategies and Practices to Ignite Your Creativity

Instructor:  Patricia Benesh, Ed.D., Ed '75 (Cert), '77 (PhD), '80 (MA), '83 (MA)

Brought to you by Odyssey   

April 03, 2025 - April 24, 2025 (4 Sessions)  

Thursday,  5:00PM ET - 6:30PM ET  

Virtual via Zoom

 

Course Description: As a fiction writer you may experience times when you lose confidence in your material and get bored, or stuck. Perhaps it’s just a ho-hum attitude toward your current story or a portion of it. Or you’re just not motivated. You need a shot in your writing arm to take your writing to an exciting new level. If you’re nodding in agreement as you read this, this course is for you. 

Based on the workbook, Write Outside the Box, the four-week, 90-minute sessions are designed to sharpen your basic fiction writing elements (genre, setting, plot, character, style and pace.) You will examine vivid examples from The Great Gatsby and apply the basic principles to your own material using practice exercises. In between sessions, choose from a variety of exercises that are fun, imaginative, and inspirational to enhance your own passages, scenes, and/or chapters. Engage in discussions and feedback with other participants as your writing skills grow. Determine to continue using the workbook for your particular needs after the course ends.

*Workbook: Write Outside the Box, Patricia Benesh, Ed.D (Available 2025 at Amazon.com)

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ABOUT Patricia Benesh

Patricia Benesh, Ed.D is the visionary behind 7Memories.com and AuthorAssist.com, drawing English-speaking writers from around the world. Since 1999, Patricia has helped writers succeed based on their realistic goals and expectations. Among her clients was Thomas Steinbeck (son of John Steinbeck). Her services address fiction, nonfiction, memoir, and obituary writing and include manuscript development, review, editing, coaching and workshops. Her workbooks include From Reluctant Writer to Enlightened Wordsmith, and a trilogy of memoir-writing materials, 7 Memories: How to Write a Memoir in 28 Days; 7 Memories: Partnering to Write a Memoir; 7 Memories: Write Your Awesome Obituary, available at Amazon.com.

She has developed the online program, MemoirMagicTM. Patricia has taught workshops extensively for UC San Diego, Oasis Lifelong Learning (San Diego), and numerous associations, and senior educational programs. A former professor at The Johns Hopkins University, Patricia holds a doctorate from Johns Hopkins. She has spoken at various US and international conferences and is recognized in Who's Who in Education. She has published broadly in books, journals, and business periodicals and has written for the Huffington Post, American Chronicle, Examiner.com, EzineArticles, and Suite101.

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 Event Date
Starts:
Thursday, April 3, 2025
5:00pm EDT

Ends:
Thursday, April 24, 2025
6:30pm EDT

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