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Still working on the Circles class, and have been tweaking the Girls in the Basement. Voice II, first segment, is full. Still room in Voice I. Let me know if you’re interested. And remember, there are two scholarships given away for each class, so if you want to toss your name in that [...] There will no doubt be more work done and not all the classes are up yet, but I have created a new website for the voice and girls in the basement classes. Check it out: THE CARE AND FEEDING OF THE GIRLS IN THE BASEMENT To read recent blog posts on these topics, click here. Or click on the dates on the calendar. "If you don’t do your work, it might not ever get written." Madeline L’Engle Over the past few years, I have been engaged quite a lot more in teaching. It seems to me that there is [...] ONLINE CLASS Many students have asked for a continuation of the voice class, and after much thought, I have fashioned a syllabus that will build on the foundation we use in Voice I. Using the same format of small, intimate groups, timed exercises, and discussion, we will discuss the passions, ideas, and compulsions [...] Welcome. The pages here are still under construction, but I am working to get the class schedule for 2008 posted. Email me with any questions or concerns. THE CARE AND FEEDING OF THE GIRLS IN THE BASEMENT12 week online class designed to nurture writers and help create circles of support$340 Email me to reserve a space No classes scheduled until next spring, 2009. “If you don’t write your books, they might not ever get written.” Madeline l’Engle. There are [...] THE WRITER’S VOICE A six-week writing intensive designed to help writers understand voice as a whole, and to understand the elements that make her own voice unique. The exercises are mostly timed writings, and are designed to build, week by week, to help you see what you have to offer the world with your [...] Melanie Scott, an Australian writer who finaled twice in the Golden Hearts this year, posted something terrific to our voice class yesterday and I asked her to post it to her blog. One of the exercises we do is to picture your 80th birthday party and how you want it to be and [...] A new book is brewing. Rather dramatically at times, as will sometimes happen. My office is scattered with magazines and new CDs and paintbrushes. I’ve scotch-taped a bunch of photos to the closet door while I’m letting it all brew. To the outside view, this doesn’t much look like work, honestly, and I can [...] Yesterday, I walked to the YMCA for a yoga class. There is a park system that loops through the entirety of the subdivision, connecting play parks with grassy sidewalks in a network that is miles and miles and miles long (and people still jog on the street…not sure I get that). It was an [...] |
Barbara Samuel O'Neal is the author of more than thirty award-winning novels, including Rita Award Winning THE LOST RECIPE FOR HAPPINESS and THE SECRET OF EVERYTHING. Her newest book HOW TO BAKE A PERFECT LIFE is available NOW!
A native of Colorado, Barbara loves teaching, travel, reading, writing, yoga, walking, food, cooking, photography and...okay, reality television. |
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