Whether you are an avid writer or don’t know where to start, the pen-to-paper writing workshop is for you!
In this session, you’ll learn the basics of crafting a story and adding dimension to your writing. We’ll play with the seasonality of life and use words to examine the many transitions we often must navigate. This will be a safe space for reflection and creative expression without judgment.
Bus Stop Meditation
Writing Exercises
Flow writing
Partner listening
Prompted journaling
Penning the Eulogy
The Repast - optional sharing and group mingling
We will start with a guided meditation meant to seamlessly transition you from the outside world to your presence in the drawing room. This will be a moment to engage with the many factors that have contributed to the person you are now and the person you will be once the workshop is complete. Then we’ll move into several writing prompts and exercises using the space, partners, and journals. Finally, you’ll embark on the workshop's main prompt and eulogize an aspect of your life or yourself that no longer serves. This is an opportunity to use vulnerability, language, comedy, poetry, and storytelling to say goodbye to the past and hello to the future. We will end the class with a chance to share and socialize to connect deeper with the members of our writing community.
This workshop is great for solo writers or a wonderful way to connect with partners and friends! This is a beginner-friendly class with opportunities for feedback and deeper instruction.
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A guided workshop by Rachel Herron (@rachelherron).
Rachel Herron, writing instructor at Drawing Room, is a playwright and storyteller based in Brooklyn. She loves inspiring others to use words to express their deepest vulnerabilities and form meaningful connections.
Her comedic writing can be read on McSweeney's Internet Tendency page.
She's been named a finalist for the CBS Writer’s Mentoring Program (2019) and the prolific Disney TV writing program (2022). Her playwriting has been featured in the Fresh Fruit Festival’s Monologue Project (voted audience favorite) and The Fire This Time Festival (2022). During the 2022-2023 season, she will take part in the Playground Theater writer's pool and the Colt Coeur playwriting residency.
Her plays can be viewed and downloaded on the New Play Exchange.
To read her latest thoughts and musings, please explore her substack IT'S A COOKBOOK
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All materials provided.
Includes tea!
What makes workshops at Drawing Room unique: This isn’t just a workshop or a class – it’s a whole experience. While we provide all the materials and techniques for lasting pieces, we also carefully curate the setting, music, food, and drink to make it an immersive experience that brings people together and encourages a creative-social experience. Make a special memory 💕
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