This hands-on course includes video lectures, written lessons, three optional writing assignments created to help you start drafting your essay, instructor feedback, and a live Q&A session with Polly on Week 5 to discuss essays, writing craft, and answer any questions you might have.
Session 1: Finding the Story, Starting the Writing Process
Session 2: Structure, Scenes, and Story
Session 3: Layering Meaning and Tension
Session 4: Research, Memory, and Truth
Session 5: Let’s Talk About Essays--Live 1 hour Q&A on ZOOM, May 28, Noon EST.
Session 6: Reflection and Transformation
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Meet the instructor
Polly Campbell
Polly Campbell is the award-winning author of four books, including You, Recharged: How to Beat Fatigue (Mostly), Amp Up Your Energy (Usually), and Enjoy Life Again (Always); How to Live an Awesome Life; Imperfect Spirituality: Extraordinary Enlightenment for Ordinary People; and How to Reach Enlightenment. Her magazine articles have appeared in national print and online publications such as Writer’s Digest, Psychology Today, Spirituality & Health Magazine, Arthritis Today, The Huffington Post, and others.
Polly is the host of the Simply Write w/Polly Campbell podcast and companion Substack, where she offers practical insights and inspiration for writers at all levels. A frequent presenter at writing conferences, Polly has spoken at the Writer’s Digest Annual Conference, the Virtual Erma hosted by the Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop, and other events. She also teaches virtual and in-person classes at colleges, bookstores, nonprofits, and corporate trainings, and enjoys working with writers of all levels.
Polly lives in Oregon with her family, where she has a drawer of new notebooks and is currently working on a novel. Her favorite pens are the Pilot G2 or her Pilot 743 fountain pen, though she also enjoys her Twisbi Eco. Find her on Substack @simplywrite.substack.com or at www.pollycampbell.com.
