Brooklyn Sense Writing Classes

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Sense Writing Workshop

Use your own life stories to explore the connection between your senses, emotions, and imagination. Discover the deep satisfaction of finding yourself somewhere you never expected that feels just right.

Immerse yourself in the world of your writing.

Learn exercises that ease your nervous system and reduce anxiety about writing.

Practice the technique through guided exercises during the week and by the end complete 2-3 pieces of creative non-fiction.

April 28 and May 5th

(Both Sundays)

12:30 - 4:00 p.m.

Jalopy Theater, Red Hook ($140)

Sense Writing I: Memory/Life Stories

A 4-week writing course in Park Slope, Brooklyn

Mondays, May 6 - June 6 (taking Memorial Day off)

7 - 9:30 p.m.

Register here ($320).

Open to writers of all levels and genres.

Through accessible tools, such as visualizations, simple physical exercises, and writing prompts, further develop your voice as a writer.

Inhabit the world of your writing through the senses.

Slow down and settle into your writing to uncover intrinsic structure.

Learn exercises that ease your nervous system and reduce anxiety about writing.

Set authentic creative goals and learn to work within them effectively.

Complete three or four short pieces.

The focus of the approach is on what is felt and "tangible" rather than abstract ideas of "good writing." Writers of all levels and genres learn to bypass judgment and find pleasure in all the stages of craft.

Madelyn Kent has served on the faculty of NYU/Tisch teaching playwriting, screenwriting, and memoir writing. The developer of "Sense Writing," she has held workshops and classes in North America and abroad. She is certified in Feldenkrais Somatic Education/ATM. Peggy Stafford, a MacDowell fellow, has taught creative writing at the University of Washington’s Summer Program, and playwriting at Seattle Repertory Theatre and Brooklyn’s Fifth Avenue Committee. Madelyn and Peggy have worked together for several years initiating and creating collaborative environments. More about us and the classes at: www.pearstudios.org or give us a calls at 917/702-0151.