May 2010
 
Feedback Group – a small group of writers who desire to have their work read and receive feedback in a positive and supportive environment – meets on the third Saturday of every month from 9:00 a.m. until noon – group limited to the first twelve participants to register – $60 for four months
 
June 2010
         
Get Started Writing Your Life Story – four-week workshop designed to help
those who wish to write their life stories but don’t know where or how to begin – focus will be on organization of material, deciding on topics, the basics of well-written stories and many other subjects – class meets on Tuesdays, June 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. – $60 for the four-week session
 
          Keep Writing Your Life Story – four-week workshop designed for those who
have been writing their life stories and wish to learn more about improving their skills  as a writer – topics may include effective uses of voice, tone, sentence structure, narration and so forth – class meets on Thursdays, June 3rd, 10th, 17th and 24th from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. – $60 for the four-week session
 
July 2010
 
Bringing Your Ancestors to Life – four-week class on combining your genealogical research and various writing techniques to create a captivating narrative focused on your family history – learn to characterize people based on limited information, to effectively establish historical settings and develop plot lines of your ancestors experiences – class meets on Thursdays, July 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th – $60 for the four-week session
 
August 2010
 
       Check www.writingyourlife.org for other sessions to be scheduled during the month of August – these will include three-hour focus workshops concentrating on individual aspects of writing – one topic per three-hour session – subjects may include writing dialogue, editing, developing scenes, descriptive writing and so forth
 
 
For more information on any of these workshops and classes, contact Patricia Charpentier at writingyourlife@cfl.rr.com or 321-279-1791. 
 
 
All classes and workshops are held at the Marks Street Senior Center at 99 E. Marks Street at the corner of Marks Street and Magnolia Avenue
in downtown Orlando.