Writing Workshops at Galion Public Library

Are you ready to chal­lenge your­self? Is it time for you to get your cre­ative juices flow­ing? Grab your pens and pen­cils! The Galion Pub­lic library is hon­ored to host local author, Rachel Mendell, for 3 work­shops run­ning in Feb­ru­ary and March.

The first work­shop will be held on Sat­ur­day Feb­ru­ary 16th from 10:00am — Noon. “Writ­ing by the Senses” will focus on cre­at­ing raw mate­r­ial for poems, sto­ries, and mem­oirs. Infuse new life into a lag­ging project by using all the senses. Use sight, sound, smell, taste, touch, the sixth sense of the muse and the sev­enth sense of ran­dom­ness to open up new areas in the locked up clos­ets of your mind.

The sec­ond writ­ing work­shop, “Cre­at­ing Raw Mate­r­ial”, will be held on Sat­ur­day, Feb­ru­ary 23rd from 10:00am — Noon. This work­shop will focus on how to cre­ate your raw mate­r­ial by unchain­ing your cre­ator self from your edi­tor self. This will be done through sev­eral 5–10 minute writ­ing exer­cises. Cre­ate short fic­tion, res­ur­rect for­got­ten mem­o­ries, start a new project and allow your mind to sur­prise you.

The third and final work­shop will be held on Sat­ur­day, March 9th from 10:00am — Noon. Join us for this NEW & IMPROVED “Cre­at­ing your Mem­oirs” work­shop. This work­shop is designed to unlock mem­o­ries and open doors that have long been shut. This will be done through the use of sim­ple every-day objects. Then, you’ll learn tips on mak­ing a mem­ory into a story and get advice on cre­at­ing a longer work — your memoirs.

Reg­is­tra­tion is required for all work­shops. If you have any ques­tions regard­ing pro­gram­ming or would like to reg­is­ter for these work­shops, please call 419–468-3203. The Galion Pub­lic Library looks for­ward to see­ing you!

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