The Muse
Jamieson Villeneuve <[email protected]> Tue, 7 Feb 2006 07:26:57 -0500
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Hey Everyone,
Beginning soon, I'll be teaching my first online writing course!
It's called The Muse and you can find it here:
http://www.lsswritingschool.com/TheMuse.html
*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 ke=
y
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. Th=
e
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 hav=
e
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 bi=
t
about the differences between articles (news items and factual recounting)
and columns (prose of a more personal nature). I will then have the student=
s
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. *
For more information, you can also visit the Long Story Short School of
Writing at
http://www.lsswritingschool.com/Index.html
Cheers to all of you,
Jamieson
--
"...I, Isis, am all that has been, that is or shall be; no mortal man hath
ever me unveiled...."
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<div>Hey Everyone,</div>
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<div>Beginning soon, I'll be teaching my first online writing course!</div>
<div> </div>
<div>It's called The Muse and you can find it here:</div>
<div> </div>
<div> </div>
<div><a href="http://www.lsswritingschool.com/TheMuse.html">http://www.lsswritingschool.com/TheMuse.html</a></div>
<div> </div>
<div> </div>
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<div align="center"><font class="Helvetica14" color="#000000"><font size="4"><font face="Arial"><b>THE MUSE </b><br> </font></font></font></div>
<div align="center"><font class="Helvetica10" color="#000000"><font size="2"><font face="Arial"><b>Instructor: Jamieson Wolf Villeneuve</b><br> </font></font></font></div><font class="Helvetica10" color="#000000"><font size="2">
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<div align="justify"><font class="Helvetica10" color="#000000"><font size="2"><font face="Arial"><b>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.
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<div align="justify"><font class="Helvetica10" color="#000000"><font size="2"><font face="Arial"><b></b><br></font></font></font></div>
<div align="justify"><font class="Helvetica10" color="#000000"><font size="2"><font face="Arial"><b>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).
</b><br></font></font></font></div>
<div align="justify"><font class="Helvetica10" color="#000000"><font size="2"><font face="Arial"><b></b><br></font></font></font></div>
<div align="justify"><font class="Helvetica10" color="#000000"><font size="2"><font face="Arial"><b></b><br></font></font></font></div>
<div align="justify"><font class="Helvetica10" color="#000000"><font size="2"><font face="Arial"><b>Each class will focus on a different style of writing. </b><br></font></font></font></div>
<div align="justify"><font class="Helvetica10" color="#000000"><font size="2"><font face="Arial"><b></b><br></font></font></font></div>
<div align="justify"><font class="Helvetica10" color="#000000"><font size="2"><font face="Arial"><b></b><br></font></font></font></div>
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<div align="justify"><font class="Helvetica12" color="#9e0704"><font face="Arial"><u><b>Class One: Finding the Inspiration to Write</b></u><br></font></font></div>
<div align="justify"><font class="Helvetica10" color="#000000"><font face="Arial"><b></b><br></font></font></div>
<div align="justify"><font class="Helvetica10" color="#000000"><font size="2"><font face="Arial"><b>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.
</b><br></font></font></font></div>
<div align="justify"><font class="Helvetica10" color="#000000"><font size="2"><font face="Arial"><b></b><br></font></font></font></div>
<div align="justify"><font class="Helvetica10" color="#000000"><font size="2"><font face="Arial"><b></b><br></font></font></font></div>
<div align="justify"><font class="Helvetica12" color="#9e0704"><font face="Arial"><b>Class Two: Time and History form our Past</b><br></font></font></div>
<div align="justify"><font class="Helvetica10" color="#000000"><font face="Arial"><b></b><br></font></font></div>
<div align="justify"><font class="Helvetica10" color="#000000"><font size="2"><font face="Arial"><b>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.
</b><br></font></font></font></div>
<div align="justify"><font class="Helvetica10" color="#000000"><font size="2"><font face="Arial"><b></b><br></font></font></font></div>
<div align="justify"><font class="Helvetica10" color="#000000"><font size="2"><font face="Arial"><b></b><br></font></font></font></div>
<div align="justify"><font class="Helvetica12" color="#9e0704"><font face="Arial"><b>Class Three: He has a lot of Character</b><br></font></font></div>
<div align="justify"><font class="Helvetica10" color="#000000"><font face="Arial"><b></b><br></font></font></div>
<div align="justify"><font class="Helvetica10" color="#000000"><font size="2"><font face="Arial"><b>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.
</b><br></font></font></font></div>
<div align="justify"><font class="Helvetica10" color="#000000"><font size="2"><font face="Arial"><b></b><br></font></font></font></div>
<div align="justify"><font class="Helvetica12" color="#9e0704"><font size="2"><font face="Arial"><b></b><br></font></font></font></div>
<div align="justify"><font class="Helvetica12" color="#9e0704"><font face="Arial"><b>Class Four: The Plot Thickens</b><br></font></font></div>
<div align="justify"><font class="Helvetica10" color="#000000"><font face="Arial"><b></b><br></font></font></div>
<div align="justify"><font class="Helvetica10" color="#000000"><font size="2"><font face="Arial"><b>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.
</b><br></font></font></font></div>
<div align="justify"><font class="Helvetica10" color="#000000"><font size="2"><font face="Arial"><b></b><br></font></font></font></div>
<div align="justify"><font class="Helvetica10" color="#000000"><font size="2"><font face="Arial"><b></b><br></font></font></font></div>
<div align="justify"><font class="Helvetica12" color="#9e0704"><font face="Arial"><b>Class Five: Poetry is Words in Motion</b><br></font></font></div>
<div align="justify"><font class="Helvetica10" color="#000000"><font face="Arial"><b></b><br></font></font></div>
<div align="justify"><font class="Helvetica10" color="#000000"><font size="2"><font face="Arial"><b>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.
</b><br></font></font></font></div>
<div align="justify"><font class="Helvetica10" color="#000000"><font size="2"><font face="Arial"><b></b><br></font></font></font></div>
<div align="justify"><font class="Helvetica10" color="#000000"><font size="2"><font face="Arial"><b></b><br></font></font></font></div>
<div align="justify"><font class="Helvetica12" color="#9e0704"><font face="Arial"><b>Class Six: Even when it's not Fiction, there is a Story</b><br></font></font></div>
<div align="justify"><font class="Helvetica10" color="#000000"><font face="Arial"><b></b><br></font></font></div>
<div align="justify"><font class="Helvetica10" color="#000000"><font size="2"><font face="Arial"><b>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.
</b><br></font></font></font></div>
<div align="justify"><font class="Helvetica10" color="#000000"><font size="2"><font face="Arial"><b></b><br></font></font></font></div>
<div align="justify"><font class="Helvetica10" face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"><b><font face="Arial" size="2">The sixth class will also have an afterward on how to start a writing career over the internet.
</font></b><br></font></div></div></div>
<div><br clear="all">For more information, you can also visit the Long Story Short School of Writing at</div>
<div> </div>
<div><a href="http://www.lsswritingschool.com/Index.html">http://www.lsswritingschool.com/Index.html</a></div>
<div> </div>
<div> </div>
<div> </div>
<div>Cheers to all of you,</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Jamieson</div>
<div> </div>
<div><br>-- <br>"...I, Isis, am all that has been, that is or shall be; no mortal man hath ever me unveiled...." </div>
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