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Events Spotlight
Writers Happy Hour
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Wednesday, March 11, 5:15-7 p.m. at Plaza Del Sol
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Join us for an informal get-together where area writers and Muse teachers, students, and friends enjoy conversation, camaraderie, and drinks. More information.
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The Muse Neighborhood Jam
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Friday, March 13, 7-10:00 p.m. at The Muse Writers Center
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Join us for an evening where everyone is welcome to make music, sing, read, laugh, or just hang out and listen... More information.
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Talk About It. Write About It.
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Saturday, March 14, 1-3 p.m., at Slover Library
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Join us for an informative and open discussion to help us work to reduce the stigma around mental illness and substance abuse disorders. Afterwards, we will write about the issues and personal stories we discussed and face every day... More information.
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Write-in at Slover
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Saturday, March 14, 2:30-4 p.m. at Slover Library
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Join other writers in a place with no pressure, no critiquing, and no deadlines. Just a place for writing inspiration and practice... This month's teacher: Karrie Loomis McDaniels. More information.
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Legit Lit Reading Series
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Sunday, March 15, 4-5:30 p.m. at The Muse Writers Center
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Join us for flash prose and poetry readings by Craig Beaven, Desiree Cooper, Cristina Flores, Luisa A. Igloria, and Tom Yuill... More information.
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This Week's Classes & Seminars
Inside Scoop: How to Submit Essays to Magazines, Newspapers, and Literary Journals
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Wednesday, March 11, 7-9:30 p.m.
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Personal essays are perhaps the genre that has the largest array of publication possibilities—literary journals, newspapers, magazines, alumni publications, and more all publish this form.... By the end, you’ll have a list of resources and actionable tips to move your submissions forward. Give that essay on your hard drive (or in your journal) a chance to be published in 2020... More information. Instructor: Christine Koubek. Open to: all.
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All About Author Platforms and Social Media
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Saturday, March 14, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
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Building a platform and becoming familiar with social media is an important part of an author’s career. This workshop will cover: (1) what is an author platform and do you need one anyway? (2) online components of a platform: website, newsletter, blogs, and social media presence; (3) main social media sites useful to authors, with a special focus on Facebook and Twitter, and (4) ten signs of a successful platform... More information. Instructor: Sylvia Liu. Open to: all.
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Writing The Weird
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Saturday, March 14, 1-3:30 p.m.
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In this seminar, we will look at making the most out of what’s on the page... Have I entertained every possibility? Am I willing to get a little weird to make this story pop...
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The Nuts and Bolts of Scrivener
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Saturday, March 14, 1-3:30 p.m.
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Scrivener is a streamlined and user friendly word processor that offers more to the writer than Microsoft Word or Mac Pages ever could. You can organize your books, chapters, short stories, scenes, character sheets, setting descriptions, outlines, and anything else you can think of all in one easy-to-access document... To use the program to its full capacity, new users to the program need to know where to start... More information. Instructor: Chris De Matteo. Open to: all.
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Unlock your Creative Voice with Guided Imagery and Music
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Saturday, March 14, 1-3:30 p.m.
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Guided Imagery and Music... allows you to access your dream state and let go of barriers such as stress and fear so you can tap into your creative power... Come experience your own unique journey into your imagination. Even a single image can help to crystallize a complex issue, unblocking stuck emotions and freeing you to create what you want to create... More information. Instructor: Sheila Sheppard. Open to: all.
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How to Write Comics & Graphic Novels
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4 Thursdays, beginning March 12, 7-9:30 p.m.
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Comics are a magical blend of visuals and writing. Come engage this incredible medium--whether you draw or not! We'll cover comics from the ground up--from scripting the story to getting it out into the world. Topics include character design, the relationship between a writer and an artist, layout, and so much more. The course will comprise of fun exercises and lecture, along with some case studies and games to mix it up... More information. Instructor: Kristin Mehaffey. Open to: all.
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Visual Journaling Workshop: Exploring the Imagination
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3 Sundays, beginning March 15, 1-3:30 p.m.
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If a picture is worth a thousand words, then this seminar will help writers tap into a different type of creativity. We will take a break from structured writing, and combine words with visual elements. We will paint, draw, write, and collage to explore our stream of consciousness and talk about how this can be incorporated in our own writing practice... More information. Instructor: Christine Rucker. Open to: all.
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Looking Ahead...
Sleuthing and Detective Work
How to Understand and Use Aesthetic Distance
Organizing for Creative People
How to Self-Publish Your Book
A Punctuation Refresher
Speak for the Trees: Ecopoetics
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State of The Muse
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We invite you to become an annual Sustaining Member of The Muse Writers Center: With your support, we are able to strengthen our programs and outreach. All members will receive a discount on Muse classes, discounts at local businesses, and their own author page on this website. Library check-out privileges will begin in the spring of 2020, and for those joining at higher levels, thank you gifts will also be distributed beginning in the spring of 2020.
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Become a Member
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We invite you to become an annual Sustaining Member of The Muse Writers Center: With your support, we are able to strengthen our programs and outreach. All members will receive a discount on Muse classes, discounts at local businesses, and their own author page on this website. Library check-out privileges will begin in the spring of 2020, and for those joining at higher levels, thank you gifts will also be distributed beginning in the spring of 2020.
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Join The Writers Reservoir on Facebook
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Visit www.facebook.com/groups/WritersReservoir and connect with other writers and share articles, essays and personal experiences about being a writer in the world today as well as information about places to submit, contests, conferences, and more. The Writers Reservoir is more than a writers’ resource, it is a writers’ community! It is a place where writers can share, learn, connect and find that often elusive creative spark. The Writers Reservoir is an open Facebook group. All writers are welcome to join and send invitations to join.
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The Muse Writers Center is open to the public on Mondays: 12:30-7 p.m., Tuesdays: 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Wednesdays: 12:30-5 p.m., & Thursdays, 12:30-7 p.m. Plan your visit.
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The Muse Writers Center’s projects, classes, and events are made possible in part through sponsorship by the City of Norfolk Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Queen of Virginia Skill & Entertainment, the Business Consortium for Arts Support, the Virginia Commission for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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