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Desi Lenc

Capturing The Dreamscape: Using Your Dreams to Spark Your Writing | 2-Week Online Writing Workshop

$149.00

Do you ever wonder what hidden treasures lie within your dreams, waiting to be unleashed onto the page?

In Capturing The Dreamscape: Using Your Dreams to Spark Your Writing, join us for an inspirational journey into the world of writing, where we harness the creative potential of your nightly dreams. 

  • Incorporate Dream Magic into Your Writing: Discover ways to infuse your writing with your dreamscape, turning ordinary stories into extraordinary ones
  • Explore Dream Themes: Delve into dream themes and learn how to weave them into your narratives, adding depth and resonance to your work
  • Craft Vivid Descriptions: Learn techniques to hone your skills in crafting vivid descriptions, transporting your readers into your imagination
  • Dream Journaling Practice: Establish a dream journaling routine, allowing you to tap into the inspiration that flows from your subconscious
  • Community of Dreamers and Writers: Immerse yourself in a supportive environment, combining a dream circle with the creativity of a writing group. Share your experiences and writing with fellow dreamers and writers
  • Dream-Inspired Writing: Create a compelling piece inspired by your dreams and complete in-class exercises to get comfortable writing in dream logic

Embark on a transformative journey, where your subconscious becomes your muse. Unleash the power of your dreams to breathe life into your writing and awaken your inner storyteller.

Are you ready to discover what your subconscious yearns to reveal on the pages of your stories? Unlock the dreamer within you!

2 class sessions
Saturdays, 4/18 and 4/25
2p-4p ET
11a-1p PT
1p-3p CT

All class meetings will be held via Zoom. For more information on how to download or use Zoom, please click here. Please note: At this time, to protect the confidentiality of the space and sharing of students' work, classes are not recorded.

    Course Takeaways

    • Establish a dream journaling practice
    • Learn how to transform dreams into scenes, poems, & stories
    • Understand the connection between creativity & dreams
    • Develop a creative work from a dream
    • Recognize themes within Dreams

    Course Expectations

    • Come to the first class with a dream to work on
    • Have a piece to share in the last class
    • Maintain a dream journaling practice
    • Complete writing exercises in class 

    Course Skeleton

    • Class One: We’ll learn how creatives have used dreams in their work, how to use our dreams in our writing, complete writing exercises to help us get in touch with dream logic, and expand on a dream brought to class. We’ll get to know each other and our experiences with dreamwork and have opportunities for questions and sharing of experiences
    • Class Two: We’ll start with a writing exercise, then share our pieces/workshop

    We offer full refunds for cancellation with written notice up until 7 days before your class start date. From 6 days to more than 24 hours before class begins, we offer a 25% refund. If you drop a class less than 24 hours before the class begins or after it has started, you are ineligible for a refund.

    By signing up for a class, you agree to our refund policy and code of conduct here.
    Meet Your Instructor

    Desi Lenc

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    Desi has always felt a deep connection to her dreams, letting them guide her through both her everyday life and her creative world. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Creative Writing from Northridge State University, and her love of supporting fellow writers eventually led her to her role as Operations Manager at Resources for Writers.

    Over the years, Desi has shared her work and voice throughout the Bay Area, participating in readings and panels at FogCon, Lit Quake, Beast Crawl, and FIYAH Magazine’s Afro-Futurist Reading. She also organized and moderated the Beyond Borders Multicultural Book Club, creating a welcoming space for stories that cross cultures and spark conversation.

    Her writing has appeared in midnight & indigo and Health & Spirituality Magazine. Desi is currently at work on a novel that explores how the power of dreams can help heal the parts of ourselves we often avoid—allowing us to step more fully into who we’re meant to be.