Sun January 31, 2016
The Daily Write "Round Robin" with Jane Underwood
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"’The imagination," said novelist Dean Koontz, ‘is like a muscle: The more you use it, the better it performs and the quicker you get ideas of higher caliber.’ The Writing Salon Round Robin is based on the same premise," says instructor Jane Underwood. "The more you use your writing muscles, the more you will tone and strengthen them. Therefore, the primary focus of this class is PRACTICE. Every day you will practice your writing, in the same way that a piano student practices the piano or a swimmer swims laps."
The class is structured around a carefully organized and facilitated exchange of daily emailed writings (based on prompts provided by Jane) among all class members - plus two in-class meetings.
Round Robin’ers aim to do three things: 1) write regularly, 2) enjoy and explore the process of writing freely and playfully (discovering what you have to say in the act of saying it), and 3) “partner” on a rotating basis with classmates. (“Partnering” will be explained at the first meeting.)
“We might talk about some basic elements of craft during class meetings,” says Jane, “but the main focus of this class will not be discussions of craft. The focus will be on finding the inspiration, motivation and self-discipline to keep writing and to keep generating raw material that you may eventually choose to rewrite, revise, and publish. It will also be about learning to recognize and appreciate the strength of your natural voice, before you have a chance to snuff it out by revising your work too hastily.”
Writers in all genres and at all levels of experience have participated in this class, and we have many Round Robin returnees who take the class year-round.
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The class is structured around a carefully organized and facilitated exchange of daily emailed writings (based on prompts provided by Jane) among all class members - plus two in-class meetings.
Round Robin’ers aim to do three things: 1) write regularly, 2) enjoy and explore the process of writing freely and playfully (discovering what you have to say in the act of saying it), and 3) “partner” on a rotating basis with classmates. (“Partnering” will be explained at the first meeting.)
“We might talk about some basic elements of craft during class meetings,” says Jane, “but the main focus of this class will not be discussions of craft. The focus will be on finding the inspiration, motivation and self-discipline to keep writing and to keep generating raw material that you may eventually choose to rewrite, revise, and publish. It will also be about learning to recognize and appreciate the strength of your natural voice, before you have a chance to snuff it out by revising your work too hastily.”
Writers in all genres and at all levels of experience have participated in this class, and we have many Round Robin returnees who take the class year-round.
"’The imagination," said novelist Dean Koontz, ‘is like a muscle: The more you use it, the better it performs and the quicker you get ideas of higher caliber.’ The Writing Salon Round Robin is based on the same premise," says instructor Jane Underwood. "The more you use your writing muscles, the more you will tone and strengthen them. Therefore, the primary focus of this class is PRACTICE. Every day you will practice your writing, in the same way that a piano student practices the piano or a swimmer swims laps."
The class is structured around a carefully organized and facilitated exchange of daily emailed writings (based on prompts provided by Jane) among all class members - plus two in-class meetings.
Round Robin’ers aim to do three things: 1) write regularly, 2) enjoy and explore the process of writing freely and playfully (discovering what you have to say in the act of saying it), and 3) “partner” on a rotating basis with classmates. (“Partnering” will be explained at the first meeting.)
“We might talk about some basic elements of craft during class meetings,” says Jane, “but the main focus of this class will not be discussions of craft. The focus will be on finding the inspiration, motivation and self-discipline to keep writing and to keep generating raw material that you may eventually choose to rewrite, revise, and publish. It will also be about learning to recognize and appreciate the strength of your natural voice, before you have a chance to snuff it out by revising your work too hastily.”
Writers in all genres and at all levels of experience have participated in this class, and we have many Round Robin returnees who take the class year-round.
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The class is structured around a carefully organized and facilitated exchange of daily emailed writings (based on prompts provided by Jane) among all class members - plus two in-class meetings.
Round Robin’ers aim to do three things: 1) write regularly, 2) enjoy and explore the process of writing freely and playfully (discovering what you have to say in the act of saying it), and 3) “partner” on a rotating basis with classmates. (“Partnering” will be explained at the first meeting.)
“We might talk about some basic elements of craft during class meetings,” says Jane, “but the main focus of this class will not be discussions of craft. The focus will be on finding the inspiration, motivation and self-discipline to keep writing and to keep generating raw material that you may eventually choose to rewrite, revise, and publish. It will also be about learning to recognize and appreciate the strength of your natural voice, before you have a chance to snuff it out by revising your work too hastily.”
Writers in all genres and at all levels of experience have participated in this class, and we have many Round Robin returnees who take the class year-round.
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2121 Bonar Street, Berkeley, CA 94702
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