Re: The Muse!

Congratulations, Jamieson!

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Ilona


editor of European Reader (a new site)
http://europeanreader.blogspot.com/

author of Unearthly Companion
Muses Prize nomination 2005
http://ilonahegedus.topcities.com


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Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2005 3:16 PM
Subject: [bookworm] The Muse!


Hey Everyone!

I am pleased to announce that I'm going to be teaching my first writing 
course for A Long Story Short School of Writing!!! I'm so excited, I can't 
wait to begin.

Click the link below to read more at the Long Story Short School of Writing! 
You can also read the media release below! After the links is the course 
outline.

So here's hoping that you sign up and try your hand at the magic of Writing 
with the Muse!


http://www.lsswritingschool.com/TheMuse.html



And if you want more info, check out my web site at 
http://crowswolf.tripod.com/jamiesonwolfvilleneuve/


Cheers,

Jamieson


PRESS RELEASE


M E D I A    R E L E A S E - November 16th, 2005



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:



Alumnus of Colorado College teaches creative writing at Online Writing 
School, LONG STORY SHORT SCHOOL OF WRITING.

OTTAWA ONTARIO CANADA: The school board of Long Story Short School of 
Writing has named Jamieson Wolf Villeneuve as instructor of an online course 
titled "The Muse."

The school, just one semester old, was the offspring of an online writer's 
magazine, Long Story Short, which publishes a wide variety of short fiction, 
non-fiction and poetry each month. Their goal is to showcase, promote and 
advance the work of writers worldwide. See the website at 
http://www.alongstoryshort.net.

Long Story Short School of Writing offers a plethora of online writing 
classes held on an interactive message board where the instructor and 
students post their assignments and then comment and critique one another's 
work.  Read about Jamieson's class at: 
http://www.LssWritingSchool/TheMuse.html.  This class endeavors to teach 
about finding the inspiration to write and how to write once you pick up a 
pen.




THE MUSE

Instructor:  Jamieson Wolf Villeneuve

The MUSE can come from anywhere. In olden days, it was believed that Muses 
resided inside us and around us. Gods that would bestow gifts to normal 
mortals so that they would produce pieces of work or song. Just as Gods 
could be mischievous, they could also bestow helpful gifts. It was a Muses 
job to inspire, to get that kernel of an idea stuck in a mortal's head.

After all, that small kernel could turn out to be a grand, epic novel or a 
beautiful piece of music. The Muse will focus on that inspiration and 
hopefully help people who want to write put that pencil to the paper (or key 
to the keyboard).


Each class will focus on a different style of writing.


Class One: Finding the Inspiration to Write



The first class will focus on the impulse of writing. Students will write a 
piece after working out where the inspiration for writing comes from for 
them. I will ask students to go and listen to a conversation and produce a 
small short story inspired from that conversation.





Class Two: Time and History form our Past



The second session will focus on the past and it's inspirational factors. 
Time, place, setting, mood. These are all important elements in writing. The 
students will produce a story in the form of a written letter to someone 
from the past.





Class Three: He has a lot of Character



The third class will take a look at the beginning of writing a short story 
and it's important elements: Character, Place, Setting and Time. I will have 
the student's think of three characters and have me write bios for them. 
Then I will have them think of a setting for the story.





Class Four: The Plot Thickens



The fourth class will focus on the other element of a story: Plot. Now I 
will have the students write a short story using the characters they have 
created. They will have to focus on plot and having the characters interact 
with each other.





Class Five: Poetry is Words in Motion



The fifth class will focus on different types of poetry: Haiku, Prose and 
Abstract. Students will learn a bit about each form of poetry and then try 
their hand at writing their own poetry creations.





Class Six: Even when it's not Fiction, there is a Story



The sixth class will focus on article and column writing. I will talk a bit 
about the differences between articles (news items and factual recounting) 
and columns (prose of a more personal nature). I will then have the students 
choose to write either a column or an article on something that inspires 
them.



The sixth class will also have an afterward on how to start a writing career 
over the internet.











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