Getting Past Writers’ Block

Getting Past Writers’ Block

We’ve all seen images of a writer crumpling yet another sheet of paper and dejectedly throwing it in the

trash. Unfortunately, too many of us can relate to the frustration of stymied creative production. This workshop targets overcoming the dreaded roadblocks that sometimes appear in the face of a blank page, opening scene, unruly paragraph, or unresolved plot development.

In this workshop, we will:

Gain tools for examining what might be thwarting creative endeavors.

Review centering and focusing techniques.

Explore activities designed to spark writers out of creative impasses.

Engage in writing exercises created to push beyond the traffic jams and inspire fruitfulness.

Share some of our breakthroughs and insights.

Class times

10:30 AM to 4:30 PM with a lunch break 12:30 to 2:00 PM

Harrie Farrow

Harrie Farrow is a novelist, poet, and editor with a background in investigative reporting, feature

writing, and blogging. She brings to her work an eclectic personal history including growing up in the Virgin Islands, spending her 20s in San Francisco, and owning a fine dining restaurant in the Ozarks. She has also traveled extensively in Europe and the Caribbean. Harrie has varied experiences with advocacy and activism, including being arrested several times for civil disobedience in Washington D.C., and is also a thrice-elected official who represents Eureka Springs in county government.