Class Title: Write Prose So Juicy, Your Readers Will Want to Eat It Instructor: Giulietta Nardone Class Term: We are not accepting any more enrollments for Giulietta's class; the class has started. Synopsis Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass. —Anton Chekhov You'll start this four-week writing adventure by getting in touch with your juicy, alive side—the often forgotten part that energizes your core, feeds your soul, and makes you want to get out of bed in the morning. Then you'll use that re-awakened side to craft luscious, sensory-provoking prose—words that make your reader sit up and take notice. Perfect for essayists, bloggers, memoirists, columnists and other non-fiction writers who want their writing to be memorable, meaningful and magical. Please join us! Class Description In this fun, freeing and functional four-week writing journey, you will be encouraged to transform your passive, cliched sentences into active, juicy prose. Lessons will be delivered via Yahoo Group and emails. I comment extensively on each student's weekly writing submission. The stories are posted on the site and sent to all students via Yahoo's automatic email process. Students will see and be able to comment on each other's work. I encourage student commenting and provide links to relevant writings and books. All reading is optional. Students who successfully complete this course will be able to write juicy, attention grabbing sentences and paragraphs. Outline Unit 1: Defrosting your juicy side Unit 2: Harvesting delicious verbs and nouns Unit 3: Spicing up your sentences and paragraphs Unit 4: Mixing in metaphors, similes and analogies Student Skills, Equipment, and Time Required All writing levels welcomed. No matter how much writing you've done, you can provide other writers with valuable insights. Students will need access to a word processing program for the writing assignments as well as access to the Internet and an e-mail address. On average, students spend 1-3 hours per assignment. Reading assignments are encouraged but optional. Tuition/Fees for this course SCN members: $128. Non-SCN members: $160. Instructor Bio Giulietta Nardone 's stories have been published in Flashquake, The Christian Science Monitor, The Boston Globe, Skirt! Magazine, Underwired Magazine, The MetroWest Daily News, Writer's Digest, Common Ties, and on NPR. She describes herself as an "inspirational rebel" whose transformative life shops enable middle-agers to take back their power, their lives, and their selves. She lives in Ashland, Massachusetts, with her husband, pinball machines, and two playful cats. Visit her website & her blog. Praise for Giulietta's Classes Giulietta Nardone was a great teacher! Her lessons were clear and concise and helpful. Her assignments were, also. I learned a lot. —Narcy H., Highlands Ranch CO For those who feel hesitant about blogging, Giulietta Nardone offers a tremendous amount of helpful materials. Her feedback on assignments is positive and encouraging, with lots of ideas and suggestions. I would highly recommend this course! —Betsy K., This class infused new life into my writing and sharpened my skills as a blogger. Giulietta Nardone brought much enthusiasm along with very useful experiences and resources about blogging to the course. She provided comments that were precise, supportive and encouraging. She also gave me lots of ideas for future posts. I really appreciated how engaged she was in my topic. —Teri R., It was a great class and helped me understand what it takes to be a blogger whom people want to follow. Giulietta Nardone was very responsive to any question & replied quickly with her comments. I would highly recommend this class & instructor. —Pat K., Giulietta Nardone gave us so much to think about, with all the additional materials and blogs to check out and ideas how to expand on what was written. I feel I will be working on this course for several more weeks as I keep on checking on all the materials she told us about. She also helped with her comments and her ideas and the guidance she gave on each assignment. Now to practice what I learned and to keep on following her suggestions given during the course. —Betsy K., Granite City IL Giulietta Nardone's comments were insightful, in depth, specific, and very helpful. The materials and additional readings were closely related to the topic, illustrative, and helpful. Definitely an easy and enjoyable way to go deeper in developing essay writing content and technique...The class was much better than online classes I have taken from a large, reputable, local community college. —Carol N., Leawood KS Very insightful and caring personality. Giulietta Nardone put a great deal of time and thought into her comments and suggestions. Found her to be helpful and encouraging. —Anne R., Berlin MA