Story Circle Online Classes

For full class listings, faculty bios, enrollment, and more, visit our website. And check out our upcoming National Conference (Feb. 5-7, 2010).

SCN's Fall term begins September 14. Online enrollment is easy and fast, but class sizes are strictly limited (that's the nature of online learning), so please hurry. If the class you want is already filled, try another.

•"Beginning Blogging."
Taught by Katherine Misegades, a website designer, blog instructor, and graphic artist.

Blogs are websites that allow a person to add and manage content without needing to know how to write code. Among their many uses, blogs can be used for journaling, and can be kept private by using a password. A blog can be set up and customized within an hour or two. This course offers technical information to help potential bloggers set up a blog and get comfortable with managing it. more

•"Write Your Travel Memoirs" [short course].
Taught by Sarah White, freelance writer, memoir teacher.

Writing a travel memoir is a spectacular opportunity to practice the craft of creative nonfiction writing. as well as to discover new perspectives on your life. In this class, you will explore writing character and place descriptions, staging scenes, and conveying lessons learned. You'll work on transforming your travel experiences into autobiographical essays suitable for sharing with friends and family, or submitting for publication. more

•"Journaling by the Moonlight: A Woman's Path to Self-Discovery."
Taught by Tina Games, a freelance writer, a certified journaling workshop facilitator, and a creativity and life purpose coach.

Join a nurturing, supportive group of women in a virtual setting as we embark on an eight-week journey of self-discovery through personal writing. Working with the phases of the moon as a source of transformation, women who are challenged by the loss of personal identity or who are facing a major life transition will be gently guided on a spiritual, moonlit path of self-exploration. more

•"Finding Your Voice, Part I" [mini-course].
Taught by Amber Starfire, Publisher & Editor of The Writer's Eye Magazine, freelance editor, writer, & photographer, Editor of SCN's 2009 True Words Anthology.

Each writer has a unique way of seeing and experiencing life. Each writer also has a unique style, or "voice," a one-of-a-kind way of expressing herself, yet it requires practice and skill to identify and allow that voice to be "heard" through the act of putting words on paper. What makes your writing authentic, powerful, and uniquely yours? Find out in this two-course series. You can take one or both of the four-week courses; there are no prerequisites other than a desire to learn. more

•"Nighttime Illuminations" [mini-course].
Taught by Donna Remmert, trained dream coach and experienced teacher.

This is a course in remembering, recording, and interpreting dreams. more

•"Painless Grammar for People Who've Forgotten What They Knew."
Taught by Robin Reger, a professional writer and writing teacher.

Are you serious about your writing? Serious writing requires polished grammar skills. Do you ever wonder when to "dash"? Would a parenthetical clause be more appropriate? Do you know when to use the ellipsis? Do you remember how to punctuate a sentence that contains quotation marks? How about a quotation within a quotation? Good grammar creates better writing. If you'd like to improve your prose and become more confident that your story is coming across exactly as you want it to, then you'll enjoy this class. more

•"The Craft of Memoir Writing: Hot Fudge Sundaes, Magnolia Blossoms, Soft Cashmere, Screeching Blue Jays and Other Ways to Use the Five Senses to Bring Your Story to Life" [mini-course].
Taught by Matilda Butler & Kendra Bonnett, much-published co-authors of Rosie's Daughters and many other books, and articles, co-coordinators of SCN's Editorial Service, and frequent co-teachers.

The best stories pull the readers into the scenes, immerse them in details. This three-week mini-course is designed to expand your awareness and use of the five senses in telling your life story. In our virtual classroom, you'll learn how to incorporate sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch into your writing and heighten your sensitivity to the depth and range of texture within each sense. more

Our mission: The Story Circle Network is dedicated to helping women share the stories of their lives and to raising public awareness of the importance of women's personal histories. We carry out our mission through publications, a web site, classes, workshops, writing and reading circles, and woman-focused programs. Our activities empower women to tell their stories, discover their identities through their stories, and choose to be the authors of their own lives.

Learn more about how SCN can help you tell your story. We offer

• our quarterly print Journal, a newsletter with features on women's lifewriting
• opportunities to publish your work
• workshops, classes, online courses
• writing circles
• an Internet Chapter
• Speaker's Bureau
• much more

Membership categories:

• Member: $35; Canada & Mexico: $45; International $50
• Supporter: $70
• Sponsor: $125
• Patron: $200
• Benefactor: $400+

Internet Chapter membership: $18
(To join the Internet chapter you must also be a member of the national organization; chapter dues are in addition to the national dues.)

To join, see our online membership form, or go to our web site & click on "Join" at the top of the page. You can pay online, or send a check to Story Circle Network, P.O. Box 500127, Austin TX 78750-0127

We publish four monthly e-Letters:

• This e-Letter brings you information about our upcoming online classes and workshops.

• The National e-Letter brings you writing tips, quotes, and book reviews.

• The Story Circle Book Reviews e-Letter brings you information about book reviews and features.

• The Internet Chapter e-Letter is sent only to members of the Internet Chapter; it features chapter news and events.

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