“When you’re writing you’re trying to find out something which you didn’t know.”
—James Baldwin
Perhaps you’ve been thinking about it for years. How to write about your own life?
How to put pen to paper, how to make time, and get started?
Here’s your chance to be in a safe, nurturing, and creative process to begin writing down the stories that matter most to you. Whether you're new to writing or a more experienced writer looking for a recharge, this course is an opportunity to learn how you are the heroine/hero of your story by writing your own.
Through engaging writing exercises, we will mine our experiences for material and bring characters, settings, dialogue, and imagery to the page. With an eye on craft, we will read and discuss a variety of examples of memoir by a variety of writers.
In this writing course, we will:
Identify the top 3 elements of a good story.
Learn to be the heroine/hero of your story.
Write from writing prompts.
Enjoy readings from various authors of memoir and poetry.
Develop or strengthen your writing practice.
You will walk away with:
A draft of a story that matters to you.
A creative community.
Mindfulness and writing techniques to support your creative practice.
Ease & confidence to continue writing.
This special series will be led by renowned writing and meditation teacher Jennifer Schelter, MFA, YTT 500, and will meet on Zoom on Mondays, November 6 through December 11, from 7pm to 8:30 PM EST. The class dates are November 6, November 13, November 20, November 27, December 4, and December 11. Join the live class or follow along with the recordings. Attending live is highly encouraged. All are welcome and no writing experience is required to participate.
HERE’S WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT JENNIFER’S CLASSES
“I loved the Joy of Writing Life Stories class led by Jennifer Schelter. The opportunity to write and share our writings with others was inspirational as well as thought provoking and emotional. I enjoyed learning many things about myself and being help as well as holding space for the others in this group. The sharing and sense of community was so genuine. Jennifer is a wonderful and thoughtful moderator and mentor and helped us all develop a safe space for each other. I enjoyed meeting all of these women and sharing our writings. It was unique, special and important.” —Anonymous
"I really enjoyed Jennifer Schelter's calm energy, her wisdom, her loving approach to us. I learned so much about writing." —Nancy Lozano
“Jennifer Schelter has created a unique practice that deeply touches your mind, body and soul. You will access places in yourself that you never imagined existed and eventually realize that you could never imagine not having gone there. You will do this all through trust, tears, and joyous laughter.” —Anne Marie Kennedy
“Not only is Jennifer kind, supportive and professional, she is also magical and anyone who wants to write should take her course. “ —Jessica Votrouk
Tuition: $225
This course has been cancelled. Please join us next time!
Payment plans are available. Please get in touch to set up payment.
Meet the Instructor
JENNIFER SCHELTER, MFA, YTT 500, AUTHOR, WRITING & MEDITATION TEACHER
For over 25 years, Jennifer Schelter has facilitated wellbeing practices for health, joy and creative self-expression. Named “Best of Philly” multiple times, she is the Founder of the Radiant Retreat to Ximixto, Mexico – a week-long transformational retreat – and she facilitates 6-week long courses in memoir writing, meditation and journaling. She’s published essays and short stories in the You Matter Marathon, Wild River Review, Schuylkill Valley Journal and Undeniable: Our Bodies, Ourselves exhibition, and is writing a memoir about self-acceptance and living a creative life. Learn more about Jennifer: jenniferschelter.com