It’s well-known writerly advice that one of the best ways to improve your writing is to read — a lot — and especially to read the masters. It’s also said that simply reading isn’t enough — you need to read like a writer. There’s even a book by that title! But what does reading like a writer mean, exactly, and … if you can learn from reading the masters what about trying your hand at writing like them? Painters copy masters’ works in art classes. Writers can learn a great deal by doing the same.

Join us for a three-week virtual series with memoirist Diane Gottlieb on Mondays, Sept. 13, 20 and 27 from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Before each session you will receive an email with a short masterful work to read. We will explore both masters in fiction and non-fiction. During class we will practice reading like writers by reviewing the story together, and then we’ll do generative writing exercises. By mirroring the master’s style, we’ll discover wonderful new aspects of our own!

This series is for memoir, non-fiction and fiction writers of all levels — beginners and masters welcome!

Tickets:

The 3-week series is $120.

Sign up by Aug.1 and get $20 off.

Space is limited.

Tickets are nonrefundable. Attendees will receive a Zoom link via email the day of each workshop. Guests will also get a video recap. Registration closes 30 minutes before the workshop.

About Diane Gottlieb

Diane Gottlieb is a native New Yorker, author, educator and veteran social worker whose essays, stories, and reviews have appeared in The Manifest-Station, The VIDA Review, The Rumpus, The Hedgehog Review Blog, Hippocampus Magazine, Brevity’s Nonfiction Blog, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency and Entropy, among others. She has an MSW, an MEd and received her MFA from Antioch University Los Angeles where she served as lead editor of creative nonfiction for "Lunch Ticket." You can read WomanPause, her biweekly blog, amplifying the voices of women over 50 at dianegottlieb.com.

About The New York Writing Room

The New York Writing Room is a virtual writing community. Whether you’re working on the next Great American novel or a resume, we have professional coaches to help with all your writing needs. We also host virtual book talks, writing workshops, and more. The New York Writing Room is the sister chapter of The Detroit Writing Room in downtown Detroit. Check out newyorkwritingroom.com for coaching, workshops, memberships and more.