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Sonoma County Writing Practice offers seasonal
eight-week writing practice sessions throughout the year.
Sessions begin mid-January, mid-April and mid-September.
Two four-week “intersessions” are also offered beginning
mid-July and the end of November. A writing practice
session includes eight two-and-a-half hour weekly meetings held in a
stately Victorian on a quiet, semi-residential street close to
downtown Santa Rosa. Seasonal day-long workshops ranging from a day to a week in
length are held periodically.
The heart of the writing practice structure is the “ten-minute write”—a spontaneous
effort inspired by a “jump-off” line. While daunting at first, the “write” forces us to keep
our pen moving, preventing us from from struggling with words or thoughts in a way
that so often paralyzes our hand. The process is inspired through meditation, poetry
and most importantly, recitation and “recall.”
No one is ever required to read their “write” aloud, but for those who do, the writing
circle “recalls” those words or lines that particularly strike them. This is a gentle,
positive and nonjudgmental mirroring process designed to alert us to strengths in our
writing. In this way writing practice builds our confidence, craft and self-esteem.
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UPCOMING CLASSES
Spring 2022

Spring 2022
Classes will be held on Zoom as determined by the Covid Virus requirements at the time of class.
The semester is 8 weeks long.
Each class is 2½ hours in length.
Classes are offered:
Mondays at 5:00pm
Tuesdays at 9:15am (Zoom)
Tuesdays at 5:00pm
Classes will begin
Monday, March 28
Tuesday March 29
All levels of writers are welcome.
Please contact Margaret to reserve a space or for more information.
Summer 2022

Summer 2022
Turning Up The Heat
Classes will be held on Zoom as determined by the Covid Virus requirements at the time of class.
The semester is 4 weeks long.
Each class is 2½ hours in length.
Classes are offered:
Tuesdays at 9:15am
Classes on June 7, 14, 21, 28.
All levels of writers are welcome.
Please contact Margaret to reserve a space or for more information.
Fall 2022

Fall 2022
Classes will be held on Zoom as determined by the Covid Virus requirements at the time of class.
The semester is 8 weeks long.
All classes are 2½ hours in length.
Classes are offered:
Mondays at 2:00pm and 5:00pm
Tuesdays at 9:15am and 5:00pm
Classes begin:
Monday, September 12
Tuesday, September 13
All levels of writers are welcome.
Please contact Margaret to reserve a space or for more information.
Holidays 2022

Holidays 2022
Getting Us Through The Holidays
Classes will be held on Zoom as determined by the Covid Virus requirements at the time of class.
The semester is 4 weeks long.
Each class is 2½ hours in length.
Classes are offered:
Tuesdays at 9:15am
Classes on November 15, 22, 29, December 6.
All levels of writers are welcome.
Please contact Margaret to reserve a space or for more information.
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