{"product_id":"the-black-woman-writers-toolbox-4wk-jan-27","title":"Masterclass: The Black Woman Writer's Toolbox | 4-week Writing Workshop","description":"\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWriting Black is different. There are layers for us to peel back to be confident in our production of fully rounded, flawed, wonderful characters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow do we write ourselves on the page? Which parts of us do we show, which do we hide? Have we slipped into stereotypes of what the world says we should be?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn our \u003cem\u003eBlack Woman Writer’s Toolbox Masterclass\u003c\/em\u003e, begin the journey of discovering your power on the page. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLooking at different aspects of what makes up a story, we will explore how to create characters that live and breathe, produce a setting that tastes like grandma’s cooking, and mold words toward the sounds we want them to make on the page, with all the color of carnival and the sharpness of diamonds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen we write ourselves, we have to undo the years of representation that do not speak to our truths. We have to draw our characters to the center of the page and allow them to grow, fail, be fully rounded, wonderful, or even a scoundrel. On our own terms. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring this 4-week class, we will grow together in a supportive, non-judgmental space\u003cspan\u003e. From producing characters and writing setting, to thinking about point of view and voice, you will learn organically through practice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou will write, read, listen, and share, leaving with an understanding of how to better shape your stories into being.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOpen to beginner and intermediate Black women writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4 class sessions\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eSundays, January 24-February 14\u003cbr\u003e1p-3:30p ET\u003cbr\u003e10a-12:30p PT\u003cbr\u003e12p-2:30p CT\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll class meetings will be held via Zoom. For more information on how to download or use Zoom, please click\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/download\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlease note: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAt this time, to protect the confidentiality of the space and sharing of students' work, classes are not recorded.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"midnight \u0026 indigo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67652504453251,"sku":null,"price":299.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0071\/6200\/3529\/files\/Masterclass_The_Black_Woman_Writer_s_Toolbox.jpg?v=1791040995","url":"https:\/\/midnight-indigo.com\/products\/the-black-woman-writers-toolbox-4wk-jan-27","provider":"midnight \u0026 indigo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}