Course Description for

Seniors Do Write!

with Michael and Jennifer Dearmin

Registration Fee and Course Length

Prerequisites

Standard course: $180 / 6 weeks. Click here to register.

Extended schedule: $224 / 12 weeks. Click here to register.
Extended course is designed for busy people and gives you two weeks to do each lesson but contains NO additional material.

No prerequisites.

Course Contacts

Course Description

Have you always wanted to write stories? Does your church/community have a publication you would like to submit to? Do your children/grandchildren encourage you to write about your life? Well, now that the kids are grown and you have more time, see where your writing potential can lead you.

Seniors Do Write! is an introductory course designed for mature students who want to explore their writing potential. This course will examine effective methods writing, and the fuel that is already smoldering within the student's own life experiences.

Week 1: Introduction -- After all these years
Finding your way
Why we write
Fears of writing
Discovering what you know
Finding something to write about
Narrowing your topic
Organization
Outlining

Week 2: Personal Writing
Letters to editors
Complaint letters
Personal experience

Week 3: Writing for your family
Ways to tell a story
Point of view
Audience
Where did I come from?
Children's stories

Week 4: Writing for your community
Newsletters
Community papers
Press releases
Research
Interviews

Week 5: Writing for the marketplace
Finding the story
Where were you when . . . ?
Nostalgia pieces

Week 6: What are the opportunities?
Travel
Photography
Markets
WCU courses
Instructor recommendations.

The Write Image provides quality writing services to business owners, professionals, and individuals. Michael and Jennifer Dearmin specialize in all areas of non-fiction writing including promotional writing and magazine article writing.

Jennifer Dearmin holds a master's degree in English with an emphasis on writing, and has years of writing experience to her credit, as well as years of pre- press experience. She has also taught writing at the university level.

Michael Dearmin holds a Ph.D. in English, also has years of writing experience, years of theatrical experience, and is the company's photographer. Furthermore, he has spent the better part of his life teaching both writing and literature at colleges and universities.