Nick O'Connell

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  • Fall Seattle Writing Classes

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    Seattle Writing Class: Tell Your Story: The Art of Narrative Writing You have a story you’re dying to tell, but how do you tell it? This Seattle writing class will help you get it down on paper, whether it’s a memoir, novel, short story, personal essay, travel story or nonfiction narrative. This eight-session Seattle writing…

  • Winter Seattle Writing Classes: The Arc of the Story

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    The Arc of the Story: Winter Seattle Writing Classes Readers crave stories. Structuring a piece of writing in terms of a story is the single most effective way of holding an audience’s attention. It’s the secret behind compelling short story and nonfiction writers as well as popular novelists like Stephen King or John Grisham and…

  • Fall Seattle Writing Classes: Revising Your Life

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    Revising Your Life: Turning True Events into Compelling Stories It may happen in the shower. On the way to work. Taking a crowded elevator. Suddenly a story idea seizes you. You must write it down! You find a pen and piece of paper, plunge into the story, and write nonstop until you finish a first…

  • Winter Seattle Writing Class: Follow the Story

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    The Seattle Writing Class Follow the Story will explore the genres of fiction and nonfiction. The eight-week course will introduce you to a wonderfully diverse mix of writing–personal essays, memoirs, profiles, travel stories, short light pieces and short stories. What are the “rules” and conventions of each genre? How can you use genre to deepen…

  • REVISING YOUR LIFE: FALL WRITING CLASS

    REVISING YOUR LIFE: FALL WRITING CLASS

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    There’s still room in my fall writing class, Revising Your Life, which is a great choice for those getting back into writing, working on a memoir, or simply honing your craft. For more: Revising Your Life: Turning True Events into Compelling Stories It may happen in the shower. On the way to work. Taking a…

  • Fall Writing Retreat, Sept. 19 – 21

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    At Icicle Creek Center for the Arts, Leavenworth, Washington Taught by Nicholas O’Connell, MFA Ph.D. Journal writing is an integral part of the program. Do you have a story you’re burning to write, but never have time to get it done? If so, this is the course for you. This intensive weekend seminar, taught by…

  • The Book as Physical Object

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    The book as physical object. Though the number of electronic books continues to grow, there’s nothing quite like a book with an appealing cover design, elegant type and tempting jacket copy. With the explosion in growth of electronic books, such details are increasingly being lost. That’s why I so enjoyed receiving in the mail a…