Great move! Please join us for this amazing new course from MKCW.
Writing for Well-Being
In this course, we will explore the ways creative writing can enhance well-being. We will look at how the regular practice of writing enhances time & space management, appreciation of artistic achievement, productivity and leads to the development of rewarding creative projects both in the home and in the workplace. We will learn how this practice can enrich all aspects of lifestyle while also providing valuable transferable skills. The objective of the course is to ignite a creative practice that will increase productivity in the workplace and home life and also encourage creative fulfilment in leisure time.
(Perfect for CPD hours for professionals)
Martin Keaveney Creative Writing ‘Writing for Well-Being – Remote’ Course Outline
Week 1
Writing & Creative Practice
Week 2
Poetry & Language
Week 3
Fiction & Formats
Week 4
Plays & Film
Week 5
The Writing Paradigm
Week 6
Publishing
Week 7
Social Writing
Week 8
Meditative Writing
Week 9-12
Special Focus
Participants have the option to submit writing and read others’ material via email/workshop when available.
Reading list
Readings/viewings are optional but they are helpful for weekly discussion. It is not necessary to purchase any of these titles as material will be provided in advance.
List
Da Pra, Tara. ‘Writing Memoir and Writing for Therapy: An Inquiry on the Functions of Reflection’ Creative Nonfiction 48 (Spring 2013), pp. 60-64
Pennebaker, James W. ‘Writing about Emotional Experiences as a Therapeutic Process’
Psychological Science 8.3 , (May, 1997), pp. 162-166
Perkins Gillman, Charlotte. ‘The Yellow Wallpaper.’ New England Magazine, 1892 (Project Gutenberg)
Blake, William. Blake’s Poetry and Designs. WW.Norton, 2008.
Joyce, James. ‘The Dead’ Dubliners. The O’Brien Press, 2012.
Sound like what you are looking for today?
Please book now below.
Course date:
Tuesday 24th October 8-10pm on Zoom.
No class December 26th/ January 2nd. Course concludes January 23rd 2024.
Designed by Dr Martin Keaveney, narratologist and scholar & delivered by Dr Simon Cassam, scholar of Trauma Fiction and writer.
You will be very glad you did!
‘Beyond Excellent’
D Meehan
Donegal.
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Registration: €289.99 Book here
If you have any further queries relating to the course, please email info@martinkeaveney.com.
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