Story Circle

by, for, and about women

Online Classes

Writing Classes for Women

Since 1997, Story Circle Network has offered courses (onsite and online) in memoir, reminiscence, journaling, family stories, writing-as-healing, place writing and nature writing, writing for personal growth and spiritual development, and poetry. We also offer classes in fiction (using fiction techniques, fiction in memoir, and fictionalizing women’s lives) and teach general writing skills, organization, critical editing, and blogging.

Classes offered vary from term to term.

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Current & Upcoming Classes

Flash Writing

All About Flash Nonfiction
Over a period of 5-weeks, this course will help you understand the beauty of writing "short" nonfiction. You will learn about basic story elements and structure, the power of language, as well as the importance of symbols and detail in…
Instructor: Len Leatherwood

Memoir and Life Writing

Where to Begin: Your Writing Journey
This is a course for beginning writers who have a strong desire to share their memories but feel they lack the skill to write interesting stories from their lives. The hardest part of writing is to begin. Take the leap…
Instructor: Joyce Boatright
Would I, Could I, Should I Write a Memoir? (Part One)
This interactive class is designed to address concerns and answer participants' questions, in-depth. By sharing what I and others wish we'd known at the outset of our self-publishing adventures, participants will learn to consider all aspects of conceiving, writing, and…
Instructor: Cynthia F Davidson

Publishing

Ready, Set, Query!
Ready to dive into the query trenches for literary agent representation but the query letter has you stumped? We’ll take it in easy steps. Each class session will focus on individual paragraphs (the hook, the book, and the cook) of…
Instructor: Kristin Owens

Writing Craft

A Good Book Isn’t Written, It’s Re-Written
Specific elements of the classes include: Characters: Are multi-layered. Do you need a bio of each character? Avoid the grocery-list type of description. Make the Dialogue Shine - Making it real, but not boring. The Fish-Cleaning Approach to Editing: Cutting…
Instructor: Maryann Miller
Action = Emotion
Hemingway said emotion should be expressed through action, and in this class you will write using his assertion and study it through various readings. Any genre can be used, such as poetry or prose and from it you can create…
Instructor: Katherine McCord

The Art, Craft, and Business of Book Reviewing

Over four weeks, we'll cover the many components of book reviewing: how to read as a reviewer and take the essential notes as you do so; what are the essential elements of a book review; the specifics of writing a compelling book review;[…]

Reviewed by: Donna Russo Morin

Independent Study

Independent Study Program, Session 1
What is keeping you from your dreams? Do you have an idea for a story but don't know how to start? Do you have a draft but need an editor? Are you stuck on your summary? Cover letter? Query? Do…
Instructor: Lynn Goodwin
Independent Study Program, Session 2
What is keeping you from your dreams? Do you have an idea for a story but don't know how to start? Do you have a draft but need an editor? Are you stuck on your summary? Cover letter? Query? Do…
Instructor: Lynn Goodwin

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Our faculty members, all women, are experienced teachers and published writers with a special interest in helping women explore their lives. If you are a skilled writer who is experienced in teaching memoir, journaling, life-based fiction, and other lifewriting forms and are interested in joining our faculty, we would like to hear from you.

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