C.M. Mayo's workshop schedule / creative writing workshops

Winter 2011

February 2011 San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Two day workshop. Details to be announced.
San Miguel Workshops.

February 27, 2011 Bethesda, MD
"Techniques of Fiction "
One Sunday only. 1:00 - 5:00 PM
The Writers Center
Direct link to sign up to be posted soon.
For both beginning and experienced fiction writers, "Techniques of Fiction" focuses on generating new material with exercises addressing specificity, point of view, synesthesia, imagery, image patterning, plot, rhythm, and the use and misuse of dialogue. The goal is that by the end of the workshop, your writing will be of notably higher quality.

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Praise for C.M. Mayo's recent "Dialogue Intensive" workshop at the Writers Center, Bethesda MD, 9/ 2009:

"C.M. Mayo is a fabulous, informative, empathetic, skilled, talented (highly talented) writer and workshop leader"

"Great workshop. Wanted more!"

"Great instructor. Excellent tips re: dialogue and writing in general. Very helpful."

"She has a delightful spirit and offers warm encouragement."

Praise for C.M. Mayo's recent "Techniques of Fiction" workshop at the Writers Center, Bethesda MD, 6/ 2009:

"I found this workshop extremely helpful to kickstart my writing. It gave me useful tools and exercises to use in a very short space of time."

"Great workshop. Loved the exercises, toolkit approach and focus on technique and structure. Open to questions. Came prepared with many resources. Very accessible, matter-of-fact approach to writing. Ms. Mayo takes the mystery out of writing and makes it real."

Praise for C.M. Mayo's recent "Techniques of Fiction" workshop in San Miguel de Allende, 2/ 2009:

"This workshop was jam-packed with practical techniques! I feel I suddenly have the inside secrets that distinguish extraordinary writing— and even I can do them! Imagine. Great writing can be learned.
— Susan Page

Wonderful nuts and bolts workshop. Writers of all levels should not miss it!
—Sterling Bennett

Recent (and to be repeated in 2010 or 2011):
April 18, 2009 "Literary Travel Writing"
The Writers Center Bethesda MD
A special one day only workshop with C.M. Mayo, 1-5 pm.
Take your travel writing to another level: the literary, which is to say, giving the reader the novelistic experience of actually traveling there with you. For both beginning and advanced writers, this workshop covers the techniques from fiction and poetry that you can apply to this specialized form of creative nonfiction for deliciously vivid effects.
>>Read an article about this workshop from The Writer's Carousel reprinted on my blog, Madam Mayo.

Mexico City: For the one-day workshops in Mexico City, please visit Dancing Chiva.

San Miguel de Allende and all other venues: please visit the "events" page for the complete schedule.

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