CLEVELAND ó The Farm at Weathers Creek continues its Writersí Series with a ěSummer Schoolî workshop with novelist Lynn York, food writer, cookbook author Debbie Moose and social media guru Jeff C. Elder.
Weathers Creek workshops offer a one-day getaway to a farm between Cleveland and Mooresville. Class size is kept small which allows for more individual interaction.
York is the author of two novels, ěThe Piano Teacherî and ěThe Sweet Life.î These companion novels are set in the foothills of the Blue Ridge where York grew up. Educated at Duke University and the University of Texas at Austin, she worked in the international telecommunications industry before returning to her native North Carolina.
ěWriting Up a Storm,î Yorkís workshop on May 14, is designed to help increase productivity as a writer, with strategies on ěfiguring out what it takes to get into the flow of our work and stay there.î
York lives in Chapel Hill and teaches at N.C. State, High Point University and Duke Continuing Ed. Her website is www.lynnyork.com.
Raleighís Moose writes columns on food and cooking for the News & Observer, in addition to contributing to other publications and websites. She teaches classes in writing and cooking. She is a first place winner of the Association of Food Journalistsí essay writing competition.
Her June 11 workshop at Weathers Creek, ěCooking with Words,î will address several aspects of writing about food. Moose will talk about approaches for researching and creating a family cookbook and how to write recipes as well as how to integrate accurate food writing and descriptions for fiction, essays or poetry.
Moose is the author of several cookbooks, including: ěPotato Salad: 65 Recipes from Classic to Coolî and ěDeviled Eggs: 50 Recipes from Simple to Sassy.î Find her at www.debbiemoose.com or follow her on Twitter: @DebbieMoose.
Elder, former columnist with the Charlotte Observer, will teach a workshop on ěWriting For Social Mediaî on July 9. He says ěthere are many opportunities developing for writers to develop their craft on Facebook, blogs, even Twitter. The best part? You have a captive audience that is immediately engaged.î
Elder, who most recently led social media for a Fortune 50 company, will explain writing to engage a social audience, writing tight, developing a voice for social media, and elevating writing beyond text-speak. Students are encouraged to have their social accounts and blogs available to work on for immediate attention.
Elder studied journalism at San Jose State University and blogs at www.jeffelder.net. You can follow him on Twitter: @Jeffelder.
The writersí weries grew out of talks between area writer/editor Ann Wicker, photographer and writer Susan Campbell, and marketing and sales specialist Cindy Campbell.
Sessions are $75 each. All sessions include a homemade lunch. Deadline for registration for the May 14 session is May 6. Registration for June 11 ends June 3. Register for the July 9 session by July 1. Classes are limited to 14 people. Discounts are offered if you sign up for more than one session.
Gift certificates are available. All sessions will start promptly at 10 a.m. and end at 3 p.m. See www.weatherscreek.net for a registration form, directions and other information.
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