I started this blog because author Jennifer Lauck suggested I do so. I was one of her first writing students, and at my second or third workshop, she said all of us should be blogging. Oh, the thrill, the first time I hit “publish.” Oh, the lack of sleep which came with feeling so very exposed. But the thrill!
Jennifer taught me so much about writing. She honored the beginner. She challenged the more experienced writer. Back then, she made me believe I could really do it. My first published piece, (and the one I am still most proud of) came during my first writing workshop with her. That piece was written with my whole body. Every cell. Something gave way that day up in the Colorado mountains. It was a huge release.
I had Jennifer’s list of writing rules taped to my computer where I could see them for years until I no longer needed them. That list was gold, baby!
I have met so many wonderful people as a result of Jennifer’s workshops. Dear, dear friends.
Jennifer is having a workshop in Pittsburgh in September. Details below. I won’t be there, life takes me in a different direction at this time, but if you feel the pull, go! Jennifer is a talented writer. You will learn much.
Memoir Writing Intensive with Jennifer Lauck
Memoirist, novelist, poet, journalist, essayist and the one who writes dreams in a journal—all are welcome. If you are a writer, new or seasoned, you will be profoundly renewed by two and a half days with Jennifer. Her interactive teachings, a combination of the practical and the spiritual, will guide you to the heart of your lived experience and give you courage to write your truth with beauty, grace, tenderness and a great humor.
Lauck is the author of New York Times Bestseller Blackbird, Still Waters, Show Me the Way and soon to be released, Gone Home: A Memoir. Her books have been featured on Oprah and have been translated into more than twenty languages and sold in twenty nine countries.
Memoir Writing Intensive
Where:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
(Workshop location & discounted hotel block to be determined)
When:
September 24th thru September 26th, 2010
Friday Evening, September 24th 5:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 25th 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, September 26th 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Cost: $350 to $500 (sliding scale)
50% deposit required upon registration. Deposit non-refundable.
Upon registration please include approximately 10 pages of your writing and a brief summary of your writing dreams, goals and visions.
50% deposit required upon registration. Deposit non-refundable.
Upon registration please include approximately 10 pages of your writing and a brief summary of your writing dreams, goals and visions.
To register via mail, send your deposit to:
Jennifer Lauck
2249 NE Couch
Portland, OR 97232
For Details:
Jennifer Lauck jennifer@jenniferlauck.com or phone 503.367.3696
Kathee DiPietro katheed@hotmail.com or phone 412.833.3017
www.jenniferlauck.com
God, I do love that piece you wrote. I remember when I first started reading your blog and read the blogs of all of the folks who were linked to Jennifer and her workshops. Maybe sometime I will get to go. I would be honored. I loved Jennifer’s books.
Your piece us powerful. Your words touch me deeply.
🙂