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Dreaming of publishing your essay in a top newspaper or magazine, but feel your experiences aren’t unique enough? You’re not alone. Most of us have never moonlighted as a pirate or worked for the CIA, but in this 1 Day Online Personal Essay class, 2x NY Times Modern Love Alum Sara Eckel will share her pro insight to help you get your name in print. Through informative craft lectures and fun in-class exercises, you’ll unearth the universal truth in your particular experience, figure out the specific POV that makes your story stand out, and most importantly, impress editors with your ability to make a common experience seem fresh and new. By the end of class, you’ll have a better understanding of the direction in which you want to go, a start to your essay, and some personal essay ninja skills to get you through the draft.
You’ll be well on your way to joining the ranks of the 159 Writing Pad Alums (14 of whom got into the NY Times) who have sold essays and articles with Writing Pad’s help! You can read some of the essays here:
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at Gotham Writers' Workshop - Online Zoom Conference, New York, New York 00000
What do you think about X or Y or Z? And how have your life experiences informed your views on these topics? That’s the essence of a personal essay: viewpoints filtered through the lens of your personal experience. Any topic goes, from the ridiculous to the sublime. Unlike the stiff essays you may have written in school, these should feel personal,...
What do you think about X or Y or Z? And how have...
Read moreSaturday Apr 10th, 1pm - 4pm Eastern Time
(2 sessions)at Writing Pad - Online Online Classroom via Zoom, Los Angeles, California 00000
Getting an essay in the New York Times is the crown jewel of personal essays in terms of bragging rights and future book deals. In this five-week Online NY Times worthy personal essay class, the instructor will share insight into securing this prestigious but elusive prize. Through fun, in-class exercises, an informative craft talk, and in-class feedback,...
Getting an essay in the New York Times is the crown...
Read moreSun, Mar 7
10:30am - 1:30pm Pacific Time
Meets 5 Times
Wed, Mar 10
4:00pm - 7:00pm Pacific Time
Meets 5 Times
Sun, Mar 14
10:00am - 1:00pm Pacific Time
Meets 5 Times
Mon, Mar 22
5:00pm - 8:00pm Pacific Time
Meets 5 Times
Sunday Mar 7th, 10:30am - 1:30pm Pacific Time
(5 sessions)at Gotham Writers' Workshop - Online Zoom Conference, New York, New York 00000
This course gives you a firm grounding in the basics of essay/opinion writing craft and gets you writing an essay or opinion piece (or two). Course components: Lectures Writing exercises Workshopping of student projects (each student presenting work two times) Essay & Opinion I is for beginners or anyone who wants to brush up on the fundamentals....
This course gives you a firm grounding in the basics...
Read moreMonday Apr 5th, 7pm - 10pm Eastern Time
(10 sessions)at Writing Pad - Online Online Classroom via Zoom, Los Angeles, California 00000
Using fun in-class exercises, we’ll help you transform your bad blind dates and visits from unruly parents into insightful, compelling revelations. We will help you dig deep into your treasure trove of personal experience to find the literary diamond in the rough that you can polish into a hilarious, relatable and tantalizing gem. You’ll even...
Using fun in-class exercises, we’ll help you transform...
Read moreSaturday Apr 10th, 10:30am - 1:30pm Pacific Time
(5 sessions)at Writing Pad -
Getting an essay in the New York Times is the crown jewel of personal essays in terms of bragging rights and future book deals. In this five-week Online NY Times worthy personal essay class, the instructor will share insight into securing this prestigious but elusive prize. Through fun, in-class exercises, an informative craft talk, and in-class feedback,...
Getting an essay in the New York Times is the crown...
Read moreSun, Mar 7
10:30am - 1:30pm Pacific Time
Meets 5 Times
Wed, Mar 10
4:00pm - 7:00pm Pacific Time
Meets 5 Times
Sun, Mar 14
10:00am - 1:00pm Pacific Time
Meets 5 Times
Mon, Mar 22
5:00pm - 8:00pm Pacific Time
Meets 5 Times
Sunday Mar 7th, 10:30am - 1:30pm Pacific Time
(5 sessions)at The Writers Studio -
Do you live with realities that shock, delight, or implore you? Do you have expertise, confusion, curiosities, appreciations, or denunciations that you want to share in a way that others can hear? In this 6-week class, we will look at essays by James Baldwin, Joan Didion, Brian Doyle, Maya Angelou, and Rebecca Solnit to see how their use of a persona...
Do you live with realities that shock, delight, or...
Read moreTuesday Mar 9th, 5:30pm - 7:30pm Pacific Time
(6 sessions)Do you enjoy sharing your viewpoints? What do you think of, say, global warming or the latest water-cooler TV show or the forgotten value of handkerchiefs? No topic is too major or minor to warrant exploration. There are many places to air your views—magazines, newspapers, websites, blogs, books—and many forms to encapsulate them. People will...
Do you enjoy sharing your viewpoints? What do you...
Read moreTuesday Apr 6th, 12am - 11:45pm Eastern Time
(2 sessions)at Writing Pad -
Using fun in-class exercises, we’ll help you transform your bad blind dates and visits from unruly parents into insightful, compelling revelations. We will help you dig deep into your treasure trove of personal experience to find the literary diamond in the rough that you can polish into a hilarious, relatable and tantalizing gem. You’ll even...
Using fun in-class exercises, we’ll help you transform...
Read moreSaturday Apr 10th, 10:30am - 1:30pm Eastern Time
(5 sessions)
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