MOLLY COOK'S
SKYLARK WRITING STUDIO
LITERARY FLIGHTS OF FANCY!
LANGLEY, WASHINGTON
360/321-1910
The skylark is an ordinary bird that soars
and sings a song that swings!
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Winter Classes and Workshops
Begin January 7, 2009
Now Open for Registration!
(See details Page 3)
8-week Classes
How Do They Do That?: Reading & Writing Short Stories
Telling Your Story: Memoir & Personal Essay
American Writers on Writing: Profiles & Wisdom
Rhyme & Reason: Reading & Writing Poetry
Workshops
Introduction to Writing
2-Day Writing Intensives
Critique Roundtable
Evenings at Skylark
Playwriting 101
Gift Certificates Available for Your Favorite Writer!
Writers at all levels will find what they need at Skylark Writing Studio.
(Shy writers are always welcome and treated with care!)
I have a friend who likes to say "We are all richly gifted with inexperience."
When it comes to writing, most of us have some experience and many of us have a lot. But when it comes to creative writing, we have a hard time transferring our ability with words to more creative projects.
If you're new to creative writing, you'll find guidance, encouragement and nonjudgmental support at Skylark Writing Studio. You'll work with an experienced instructor in the company of other writers new to the process.
I've worked with writers of all ages and at all levels of experience. My innovative teaching methods take hesitant students beyond misgivings acquired in traditional writing programs or classes.
This is definitely not Freshman Comp 101! Come and see for yourself.
Coaching
For writers with work in progress or who prefer private consultations on their projects, coaching is available by appointment. An initial one-hour session is $65, and a writer may submit up to 20 manuscript pages for review at that time. Coaching is also available for writers outside Whidbey Island.
Contact Skylark for details or to make an appointment.
The responsibility of a good coach is to guide, encourage and challenge players to be the best they can be. My responsibility as a writing instructor and coach is the same. Not every writer wants to hit one over the fence, but the experience can be exhilarating - and worth the effort!
Writers with creative projects underway, or who have perhaps already published, will find challenging and engaging workshops that offer continuing development in the writing craft at Skylark.
Workshops offer thoughtful peer and instructor feedback and critique. Serious writers open to the process will receive skilled help in polishing manuscripts whether that help means rethinking a concept or getting the words right.
A note: Although we all seek an audience for our work, Skylark Writing Studio is not suitable for writers looking for an audience but unwilling to undertake the important and sometimes hard work of revising and refining the text.
Skylark is for those who love words and love the craft.
Client Writing and Consulting
Molly Cook has several years experience as a communication consultant to large and small business and technical firms, government agencies and nonprofit organizations. She's skilled at concept development as well as writing and editing. Consulting services are available by appointment.
