Writing in Three Layers

Writers

Writing in Three Layers

Gain unique, personalized, and lifelong tools to help you tap into your creative state.

 
Meeting Times
  1. Thur, 1/11/2024 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Thur, 1/11/2024

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Type:
No Prerequisite, Class

Location:
Writers' Studio

Interests:
Fiction, Memoir, Nonfiction

About

“Writing is easy. You just sit down at a typewriter and open a vein.” – Red Smith

Why is it that writing – or any type of creative expression – is so much easier when you’re daydreaming, or walking in the woods, or not yet fully awake? Then, you sit down at a computer, and poof! Your ideas vanish, you get tongue-tied, or your inner critic rears its ugly head. 

In this introductory, interactive workshop, you'll learn how your unique creativity best operates. The answers are already in the creative corners of your brain; we’ll work together to connect the dots in brand-new ways to draw them out. Whether you’re working on a novel (or play, or marketing plan, or any other project that requires creativity), you can get to know our creative process through a series of mind-opening, creativity-unlocking exercises, tips, and tricks. 

The class is suitable for all levels of writers, writers-to-be and non-writers. Whether you’re writing your tenth novel or struggling with work emails, you will learn a radically different perspective on how to approach the magic, hidden, and genius corners of your creative brain. 

Details

  • Bonus: Alex will stay for 30 minutes after class to coach participants through any additional questions about their creative process. 
  • Creativity Guidebooks: We’ll have a few extra notebooks in class, but feel free to bring your own notebook or journal. Or, make your own at BARN!

Class Policies

Ages 14 and up are welcome.

BARN Policies

Instructors or Guides

Alex Leviton

Author of "Explore Every Day" (Lonely Planet, 2019), Alex has worked as a journalist, humorist, series editor, and columnist for The Guardian, USA Today, BBC, The Seattle Times, et al. She has mentored or managed thousands of writers and writers-to-be in diverse settings including running editorial departments, magazines or startups; leading international travel writing competitions; or mentoring poets in a juvenile psychiatric hospital. While still a professional writer (Lonely Planet’s Pacific Northwest comes out April 2024), she now also uses her superpower, which is helping others find and express their creative voice. Through her company, The Third Layer, she coaches and consults on creativity and creative thinking to both organizations and individuals around the world. Visit her online at www.thethirdlayer.com or find her on LinkedIn at alex-leviton.

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