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Five Things I've Learned About
Live: Sunday, April 13, 5:00pm pacific / 8:00pm eastern
Join Michael Ruhlman – best-selling writer of more than 30 books of non-fiction, fiction, memoir and cookbooks – in this live two-hour class and discover the Five Things He’s Learned about writing and living well – while writing about food, cooking, and life in a kitchen.
Join Michael Ruhlman – best-selling writer of more than 30 books of non-fiction, fiction, memoir and cookbooks – in this live two-hour class and discover the Five Things He’s Learned about writing and living well – while writing about food, cooking, and life in a kitchen.
Five Things I've Learned About
Live: Sunday, April 27, 5:00pm pacific / 8:00pm eastern
Join award-winning poet, essayist, and translator Jane Hirshfield in this live, two-hour class and discover the ways that poems’ original seeing can be invited, recognized, and worked with to open new depth, openness, and possibility – in words and in lives.
Presented in partnership with the Conscious Writers Collective
Join award-winning poet, essayist, and translator Jane Hirshfield in this live, two-hour class and discover the ways that poems’ original seeing can be invited, recognized, and worked with to open new depth, openness, and possibility – in words and in lives.
Presented in partnership with the Conscious Writers Collective
Five Things I've Learned About
Live: Sunday, May 4, 5:00pm pacific / 8:00pm eastern
Join award-winning author and teacher Ann Hood, and discover the Five Things She’s Learned about how to bring focus to a singular slice of your life in ways that produce the story that you want to read – and write.
Join award-winning author and teacher Ann Hood, and discover the Five Things She’s Learned about how to bring focus to a singular slice of your life in ways that produce the story that you want to read – and write.
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Five Things I've Learned About
Join celebrated writer and teacher Rebecca Makkai in this live, two-hour class and discover the Five Things She’s Learned about the issue she’s found most connected to almost early every problem on the page – and...
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Join writer, editor and performer Joe Randazzo in this live, two-hour class and discover the Five Things He’s Learned about cultivating creativity and collaboration – and about all it takes to consistently turn...
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Join novelist, memoirist, cultural critic, and screenwriter Matthew Specktor this live, two-hour class and discover the Five Things He’s Learned about the powerful ways that the imagination can operate in nonfiction...
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Join writer, poet, and minister Danté Stewart in this live, two-hour class and discover the Five Things He’s Learned about storytelling’s power and magic, and all that happens when readers encounter stories that...
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Join editor, writer, and publisher Brooke Warner in this live, two-hour class and discover the Five Things She’s Learned about the ways in which our intimate responses to change can positively drive our most powerful...
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Join celebrated poet, writer, and professor Matthew Zapruder in this live, two-hour class, and discover the Five Things He’s Learned about the practical and spiritual techniques that have helped him to keep the...
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Five Things I've Learned About
View the archive of this two-hour class from acclaimed poet, fiction writer, and essayist Kim Addonizio, and discover the Five Things She’s Learned about the way that great poems work to surprise us, transcend...
Five Things I've Learned About
View the archive of this two hour class from poet, fiction writer, and essayist Kim Addonizio, and discover the Five Things She’s Learned about the opportunities that personal writing offers writers and readers –...
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View the archive of this 90-minute class from Isabel Allende, one of the most widely read and acclaimed authors in the world, and discover the Five Things She’s Learned about writing fiction, discovering your...
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View the archive of this two-hour class from bestselling writer and teacher Steve Almond, and discover Five Things He’s Learned about failure’s essential role in success – and about the necessity of reframing our...
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View the archive of this two-hour class from bestselling writer and teacher Steve Almond, and discover the Five Things he’s Learned about the powerful emotions that serve as the engines of our storytelling – and...
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View the archive of this two-hour class from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Cara Black, and discover the Five Things She’s Learned about the ways that a strong sense of place anchors readers and...
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View the archive of this two-hour class from bestselling author, editor, and teacher Sari Botton, and discover the Five Things She’s Learned about getting older by inviting people to share their own personal...
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View the archive of this two-hour class from celebrated President and Publisher of the HarperOne Group, Judith Curr, and discover the Five Things She’s Learned about the power of storytelling and the joys of...
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View the archive of this two-hour class from award-winning writer and teacher Andre Dubus III, and discover the Five Things He’s Learned about the fluid, subjective nature of memory – and about the ways writers...
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View the archive of this two-hour class from award-winning writer and teacher Andre Dubus III, and discover the Five Things He’s Learned about why writing happens best when we summon the faith and the nerve to get...
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View the archive of this 90-minute class from celebrated poet, writer, editor, and scholar Camille Dungy, and discover the Five Things She’s Learned about the ways that creativity arises from the soil of our most...
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View the archive of this two-hour class from poet, novelist, songwriter, and teacher Joseph Fasano and discover the Five Things He’s Learned about how poetry works – and how poetry helps us all become better...
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View the archive of this two-hour class from writer, podcaster, and producer Grant Faulkner, and discover the Five Things He’s Learned about what happens when writers share the most difficult parts of their story...
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View the archive of this two-hour class from writer and Executive Director of National Writing Month Grant Faulkner, and discover the Five Things He’s Learned about what happens when you apply the principles and...
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View the archive of this 90-minute class from Grant Faulkner, Executive Director of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and Brooke Warner, Publisher of She Writes Press, and discover the Five Things They’ve...
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View the archive of this two-hour class from writer, editor, and educator Sarah Fay, and discover the Five Things She’s Learned about what it means to write our stories of illness, injury, and recovery.
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View the archive of this two-hour class from New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth George, and discover how the Five Things She’s Learned about self-editing can help you to recognize what works in your own...
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View the archive of this two-hour class from the author of How to Be a Travel Writer, Lonely Planet’s best-selling guide to travel writing, Don George, and discover the Five Things He’s Learned about what makes...
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View the archive of this two-hour class from multi-award winning journalist and author Janine di Giovanni, and discover the Five Things She’s Learned about writing — and appreciating — narrative non-fiction and...
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View the archive of this two-hour class from award-winning author and teacher Ann Hood, and discover the Five Things She’s Learned about how to bring the characters, conflicts, and plot points that keep you up at...
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View the archive of this 90-minute class from acclaimed writers and interviewers Pico Iyer and Michael Shapiro, and discover the Five Things They’ve Learned from experience about the Art of the Interview.
Five Things I've Learned About
View the archive of this two-hour class from acclaimed writers and interviewers Pico Iyer and Michael Shapiro, and discover the Five Things They’ve Learned from their own experience — and from the experience of...
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View the archive of this two-hour class from best-selling author Steven Johnson, and discover the Five Things He’s Learned about the critical tools innovative thinkers use to nurture their creative practice – and...
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View the archive of this 90-minute class from acclaimed historian and writer Catherine Grace Katz, and discover the Five Things She’s Learned about how to uncover and share the stories that challenge our ideas of...
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View the archive of this two-hour class from best-selling writer Laurie R. King, and discover the Five Things She’s Learned about the essential elements of a great mystery, and the rewards they make possible for...
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View the archive of this two-hour class from New York Times bestselling author Laurie R. King, and discover the Five Things She’s Learned about creating memorable characters who come to life for her readers.
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View the archive of this two-hour class from U.S. Marine Corps veteran, writer, and teacher Phil Klay and discover the Five Things He’s Learned about American citizenship – what it means, the obligations it places...
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View the archive of this two-hour class from writer and speaker Stephanie Land, and discover the Five Things She’s Learned about writing that breaks down walls and encourages empathy toward others – and about how...
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View the archive of this two-hour class from New York Times bestselling author and Omega Institute co-founder Elizabeth Lesser, and discover the Five Things She’s Learned about what happens when women trust their...
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View the archive of this two-hour class from acclaimed author and editor Phillip Lopate — the celebrated central figure in the revival of the American essay —, and discover the Five Things He’s Learned about...
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View the archive of this two-hour class from singer/songwriter, producer, and author Allison Moorer, and discover the Five Things She’s Learned about sharing her family’s stories in prose and in song – and...
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View this two-hour class from acclaimed journalist and author Susan Orlean, and discover the Five Things She’s Learned while writing her forthcoming memoir, and about the approaches sure to be of help as you share...
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View the archive of this two-hour class from award-winning author Susan Orlean, and discover the Five Things She’s Learned about the ways that writers and readers can look at the world – and at stories – in new...
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View the archive of this two-hour class from Peter Orner and Yvette Benavides, and discover the Five Things They’ve Learned about the joys of returning to their favorite stories and short-story writers. They look at...
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View the archive of this two-hour class from celebrated novelist, essayist, short-story writer, and professor Peter Orner, and discover the Five Things He’s Learned about how great writers create remarkable movement...
Five Things I've Learned About
View the archive of this two-hour class from celebrated novelist, essayist, short-story writer, and professor Peter Orner and discover the Five Things He’s Learned about how worrying less, chilling out, and...
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View the archive of this two-hour class from best-selling writer and teacher Richard Panek, and discover the Five Things He’s Learned about the spirit of discovery and exploration – and the process by which great...
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View the archive of this two-hour class from novelist and host of “The Page One Podcast” Holly Payne, and discover the Five Things She’s Learned about a book’s critical first page – and about how you can ensure...
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View the archive of this two-hour class from writer, editor, and teacher Maya C. Popa and discover the Five Things I’ve Learned about the ways that poetic form both organizes and conveys our essential emotions and...
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View the archive of this two-hour class from New York Times bestselling writer Russell Shorto, and discover the Five Things He’s Learned about diving into your past and bringing the story you find there to life.
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View the archive of this two-hour class from grief expert and author Claire Bidwell Smith, and discover the Five Things She’s Learned about reconciling the anxiety and loss that accompanies grief – and about the...
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View the archive of this two-hour class from writers and teachers Laurie Stone and Richard Toon and discover the Five Things They’ve Learned about the ways that great writing delivers genuine pleasure for the reader...
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View the archive of this two-hour class from Adobe Research Lab veteran Matt Strain, and discover the Five Things He’s Learned about the ways artificial intelligence is helping writers find new ways to develop...
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View the archive of this two-hour class from New York Times best-selling author Cheryl Strayed, and discover the Five Things She’s Learned about how to honor your desire to create and see your projects through –...
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View the archive of this two-hour class from journalist and author James Surowiecki and discover the Five Things He’s Learned about how to write about ideas – how to take complicated concepts and make them...
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View the archive of this two-hour class from editor and publisher Brooke Warner, and discover the Five Things She’s Learned about the ways that women can move past the self-limiting assumptions, conditioning, and...
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View the archive of this two-hour class from editor and publisher Brooke Warner, and discover the Five Things She’s Learned during her nearly two decades of leading and championing women-only publishing about the...
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View the archive of this 90-minute class from celebrated writer and raconteur Simon Winchester, author of The Professor and the Madman and The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary, and...
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View the archive of this 90-minute class from celebrated poet, writer, and professor Matthew Zapruder, and discover the Five Things He’s Learned about honoring family as a source of creative inspiration – about...
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