Third-Person Writing Is Literally A Miracle
Hi, I'm hosting "Third Person Writing Is Literally A Miracle," an experimental therapy-infused creative writing workshop hosted at Verci.
The point of this class is to use the technique of third-person writing to gain a new perspective on yourself.
It's $20.
*
OVERVIEW:
Create a portrait of yourself as a protagonist from a third-person perspective
Write the current "chapter" of your life that you're in from a first-person perspective
Write that same chapter from the perspective of 3 other people in your life
Share some of what you've written and discuss
*
INSPIRATIONS:
The content and structure of the class is a fusion of 3 things:
My experiences teaching a class called "Autobiography and Memoir Writing" for 3 years at George Brown College in Toronto
Therapeutic techniques from books like "Step Out Of Your Story" by Kim Schneiderman (which I lean on fairly heavily) and "Self-Therapy" by Jay Earley (an Internal Family Systems book whose content is more in the background)
My own experiences writing and publishing both autobiographical nonfiction and less-autobiographical fiction
The ways I witnessed people writing about themselves in the memoir classes I taught, plus my own experiences writing about myself (and characters like me), inspired me to create a class that more directly addresses what it seemed like a lot of my old students actually wanted out of the classes they took with me. This is that class.
*
ABOUT ME:
Everything you could ever want to know about me is linked from my website, but in short: I'm the author of one book of fiction, The Jokes, an award-winning web series Miss Misery about experimenting with polyamory, a widely-shared essay about lonely men, at least one good short story, some thoughts on art, and a Substack. I've taught at George Brown College and the University of Alabama.
*
TO SIGN UP:
As mentioned, the cost is $20. Because I'm waiting for my Stripe account to connect with Luma, for this event payment will work like this:
Apply for a spot
Venmo me $20 at skwt1
I'll accept your application
*
ABOUT OLIVE TREE WRITING CLUB:
The Olive Tree Writing Club is a community of writers based in New York City. We meet every week to write, discuss, and share ideas. Whether you’re an experienced writer or just getting started, this is the writing community for you.
*
*Note: Third-person writing is not a literal miracle