The Alchemy Of Writing
A Truth Barrier Event This Coming Saturday—Buy Tickets Here
What: An Online Live Event
When: Saturday Nov 15, 2-5 pm EST
Who: Me and You: Celia Farber Presents, Followed By An Interactive Conversation
Cost: $55
We Will Cover:
—How To Differentiate Between Living Writing And Propaganda
—How Do Words Interact?
—What Makes A Good Headline And Why Does It Matter?
—Are There Any Rules?
—How To Create Intimacy, And How To Use Layering Light
—What Is The Tomahawk Technique?
—Appreciating Sentences
—Why Do Most People Bury The Lede?
—How Qualifiers Instill Distrust
—A Writer Is Not A Lifeguard
—What Makes It A Poem?
—And more
I’ve been planning this for a long time, in my mind.
I had the title: “The Alchemy of Writing,” and eventually I “put it out there,” among friends, who all showed such enthusiasm for the concept that they lent themselves to a synergy, and many intense discussions: What would it be? What should it cost? What might people want to learn and to what end?
Should there be workshops? Should it be a course?
We arrived at the decision to begin with this first event and then go from there.
I want to simply carve out time and space to examine the life of the written word. To present my thoughts and principles, and to hear yours. (I will present for about half the time, and we will have open discussion for the second half.)
If you wish to sign up, please use this link:
BuyMeACoffee Link HERE.
This event costs $55
Once you are signed up, forward your “Buy Me A Coffee” payment receipt to: TomKudla29@gmail.com, and you will receive a participation link.
Warmly welcome!
—Celia Farber
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Be sure to email forward your “Buy Me A Coffee” payment receipt to: TomKudla29@gmail.com, and you will receive a participation link.
Link will be emailed sometime Friday, Nov 14.
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This note from Celia was emailed out to the attendees:
Greetings all attendees for tomorrow's "The Alchemy of Writing" seminar and workshop.
I'm very pleased to have this opportunity to explore our topic at hand, together.
The first 1.5 hours will be primarily me presenting (with some breaks for questions.)
The second 1.5 hours we will turn it over to a group discussion.
Here is the "tiny, voluntary" homework assignment:
If you wish, and feel inspired: Find a sentence, just one, that you really like. Choose it from any source--novel, non fiction, play, poem, or anything at all--and think about why you like it. It need not be a dazzling sentence, it can be very simple. I just want you to focus on one line, and think about what makes you like it, or resonate with it.
Bonus assignment: Find a sentence that you do not like, and, same thing, think about why you do not like it. This way we begin to look closely at small fragments of writing and see what is "going on" in the line, and how it affects us.
Part of our time together tomorrow will be devoted to "the sentence," as a focal point for understanding how "the alchemy of writing" works.
Nobody has to chime in, it's not "homework," it's just a voluntary exercise in looking closely at fragments of writing.
Also: I will be recording the whole class, and the first half will be purchasable by people who wanted to attend but could not. The second half, where we are all talking amongst ourselves, will be sent to all participants, but not put on the internet.
I am not imparting esoteric wisdom, so much as opening up a space for us all to look at language, think about it, and talk about it. We will make discoveries together.
See you tomorrow!
Celia Farber
[zoom meeting details]
Celia, I'm so looking forward to attending this event!