The Re*Vision Workshop:
Seeing self and story with new eyes
The word “revision” means “see again.” Even the act of brainstorming helps us re-see our subject matter, so revision begins long before we assume. Later we can step away from our drafts, change how we understand what we’ve written, and reenter the creative process with fresh perspective. Revision changes both text and writer. We are created as we create.
How can we keep our hearts open to radical re-seeing throughout the writing process? In this monthly drop-in workshop, we’ll engage in collective practices to keep us nimble, find new perspective, bring intention and efficiency to labor, and steer our creative energy toward what matters most—coming more alive, on the page and in our being.
Fridays at Plymouth Congregational Church in Minneapolis, 1:30-3:30: Jan 30, Feb 20, Mar 20, Apr 17,
May 22, Jun 19
Price: $35/single class; 3 options for series
Each month we will:
Write to revision prompts in response to our drafts.
Focus on a revision technique. Some areas we’ll explore are the power of questions, listening for a piece’s heartbeat, releasing attachments, stretching moments, deepening metaphors, exercising compassion in the writing, leveraging the reflective voice, and reframing our work.
Share excerpts of our writing in small groups.
Read and respond in depth to one participant’s work. We will revise the traditional writing workshop, which focuses on advising writers on the development of their pieces, to instead help readers of a work-in-progress strengthen their revision muscles.
This workshop is for writers of all experience levels. Participants are expected to write between classes and come prepared with a few pages of their work, no matter how rough. Everyone will have a chance to share excerpts in small groups but only the writing by regular attendees will be discussed in the longer workshop.
Bundle the Series—Pay What You Can
To make this gathering as accessible as possible, register for these sessions at one of the donation-based price points below. Choose the one that makes the most sense for your current financial situation.
Base
$190 - This amount supports Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew and
Eye of the Heart Center.
Scholarship
$175- This amount reflects
a discount for those who need it. Please do not use if you are able
to pay more without issue.
Scholarship Support
$210 - This amount is for those who can afford to give above the basic cost as a way to cover those needing a discount.
About Your Facilitator
Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew is a wisdom teacher and writing coach dedicated to facilitating creative emergence.
As a writer she elicits the spirit’s movement within stories; as a teacher she supports transformation within writers and on the page. She received her MFA in creative nonfiction from Hamline University, her spiritual direction training from the Center for Spiritual Guidance, and her contemplative formation from the Center for Action and Contemplation’s Living School. She is the author of the spiritual memoir Swinging on the Garden Gate, now in its second edition; the novel Hannah, Delivered; a collection of personal essays, On the Threshold: Home, Hardwood, and Holiness; and two books on writing: Living Revision: A Writer’s Craft as Spiritual Practice, winner of the silver Nautilus Award, and Writing the Sacred Journey: The Art and Practice of Spiritual Memoir. You can connect with Elizabeth at www.spiritualmemoir.com and www.elizabethjarrettandrew.com.
