Sonoma County Writing Practice offers seasonal
eight-week writing practice sessions throughout the year.
Sessions begin mid-January, mid-April and mid-September.
Two four-week “intersessions” are also offered beginning
mid-July and the end of November. A writing practice
session includes eight two-and-a-half hour weekly meetings held in a
stately Victorian on a quiet, semi-residential street close to
downtown Santa Rosa. Seasonal day-long workshops ranging from a day to a week in
length are held periodically.
The heart of the writing practice structure is the “ten-minute write”—a spontaneous
effort inspired by a “jump-off” line. While daunting at first, the “write” forces us to keep
our pen moving, preventing us from from struggling with words or thoughts in a way
that so often paralyzes our hand. The process is inspired through meditation, poetry
and most importantly, recitation and “recall.”
No one is ever required to read their “write” aloud, but for those who do, the writing
circle “recalls” those words or lines that particularly strike them. This is a gentle,
positive and nonjudgmental mirroring process designed to alert us to strengths in our
writing. In this way writing practice builds our confidence, craft and self-esteem.
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UPCOMING CLASSES
Fall 2023

Fall 2023
Finding our inspiration in the colors of fall, the poetry and our wild imaginations
The semester is 8 weeks long.
Each class is 2½ hours in length.
Classes are offered:
Mondays at 2:00pm in person
Tuesdays at 9:15am on Zoom
Tuesdays at 4:00pm in person
Classes will begin:
Monday, September 11 and
Tuesday, September 12
All levels of writers are welcome.
Please contact Margaret to reserve a space or for more information.
The Holiday Season 2023

Writing Us ThroughThe Holidays 2023
Please join us for writing through the holidays. All levels of writers are welcome.
The semester is 4 weeks long, and each class is 2½ hours in length.
All classes will be on Zoom.
Classes are offered:
Tuesday morning
9:15am to 11:45am
November 14, 21, 28, and December 5.
All levels of writers are welcome.
Please contact Margaret to reserve a space or for more information.
Winter 2024

Winter 2024
Please join us for Winter Writing Practice as we write our way through the winter darkness. We will use memory, poetry and vision as our muses.
The semester is 8 weeks long.
Each class is 2½ hours in length.
Classes are offered:
Mondays at 2:00pm in person
Tuesdays at 9:15am on Zoom
Tuesdays at 4:00pm in person
Classes will begin:
Monday, January 15 and
Tuesday, January 16
All levels of writers are welcome.
Please contact Margaret to reserve a space or for more information.
Spring Semester 2024

Spring Semester 2024
We begin again, write about our new beginnings, Zen Mind, Beginner Mind, full of curiosity.
The semester is 8 weeks long.
Each class is 2½ hours in length.
Classes are offered:
Mondays at 2:00pm in person
Tuesdays at 9:15am on Zoom
Tuesdays at 4:00pm in person
Classes will begin:
Monday, April 8 and
Tuesday, April 9
All levels of writers are welcome.
Please contact Margaret to reserve a space or for more information.
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