Introduction to Creative Writing with Kristen Cosby
Course Fee:$380 or register before April 10th to save 10%!
Location:Online (via Zoom)
Thursdays, April 17th – May 8th, from 6:00-8:30pm PT
with Kristen Cosby
Thursdays, April 17th – May 8th| Looking for a way into creative writing? This course provides the building blocks for creating narrative. Whether you are looking to brush up on your storytelling skills or whether you have never attempted creative writing before, this class will review the foundational components of shaping short narratives and composing scene and dialogue.
Short sample readings and assignments will be due weekly. You will receive written instructor feedback on your work, and you will also have the opportunity to understand the impact of your writing through discussion and workshop. You will able given time to write and a prompt during each session.
https://www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-events/introduction-to-creative-writing-with-kristen-cosby
For coaching, editing, and tutoring inquiries please contact: kristen.cosby@gmail.com
Tutoring:
My work with middle school and high school students focuses primarily on completing complex written homework assignments, and writing personal statements for high school and college admissions. I also create custom-built creative writing sessions for young writers. As a former lecturer at the University of Pittsburgh and as someone who spent several years working with young writers in afterschool programs, I’ve had the opportunity to devise prompts and methods that assist young writers in pursuing their individual paths towards becoming successful collegiate-level writers.
References, client list, and credentials are available upon request.
Coaching/Editing:
I work primarily with fledgling creative-nonfiction writers, helping them tell their own stories. I’ve edited book manuscripts and coached authors who are preparing for their first publications, whether they are self-publishing or working with an agent and a traditional press. I’ve also assisted experienced novelists and poets who are foraying into memoir and/or short personal narratives, or trying to pull-together their novels or collections. I’ve also helped several young-adult writers establish their portfolios and application essays for MFA programs in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
Where are the authors I’ve helped now? Here are a few!
Bella Pollen’s “Meet Me In the In-Between”
Ruth Landy’s “Oma Mina’s Cheesecake”
Tamás David Barrett’s “Gendered Species”
