Writing/Literature

Wed., Oct. 9, 7-9 p.m., Biederman Bldg. Rm. 206. Could you be making grammar mistakes of which you are unaware, but maybe others notice? Whether talking or writing, how you use language MATTERS. Discover the most common errors in our spoken and written words - are they mistakes that you are making in the workplace? When out to dinner with friends? Join author Stephen Lewis (latest novel is Murder Undone) for a refresher that helps you correct many typical errors and takes your skills up a notch, whether for the workplace, your writing endeavors, speaking engagements, or everyday activities.

5 Wed., Sept. 18-Oct. 16, 5:30-7:30 p.m., University Center Rm. 208. A cartoon from The New Yorker shows a worried man in his boxers and undershirt, perched on the examining table--with the doctor saying, I am afraid that novel in you has to come out. You have a novel in you too, or at the very least, some short stories, and they really DO have to come out--but HOW? Join Gilda Povolo, author and teacher, to learn and practice strategies for transforming the events of your life, or the lives of others, into fiction. Through engaging exercises, discussions and optional peer-review of your writing, whether you are a beginner or seasoned writer, you will emerge with the makings of your own short fiction, or even the framework for a novel.

4 Tues., Oct. 1-22, 6:30-8:30 p.m., University Center Rm. 208. Why leave your novel in a drawer? Whether or not you seek publication, this will inspire you to finish it! Designed for any writer with a work in progress, author Elizabeth Buzzelli explores with you the steps that can move your writing further onto the next stage. Get guidance and work on: outlines, beginnings, plot, character, setting, story arc and endings. Please bring whatever you have done so far, idea or completed draft, to class. Do not count yourself out without trying to achieve what you have always dreamed of doing.