Workshops Introducing THE VERTICAL PRONOUN: Personal Writing Workshops, intimate instruction in intimate writing by Sarah Saffian. Women of all (post-college) ages and with any amount of writing experience (including none) are warmly welcome. If interested, in either classes or individual meetings, please give a holler. Though only one letter long, the word "I" can intimidate a writer. But everyone has a story—it's just a matter of determining what it is, and telling it engagingly, with originality and flair. How can my story be both unique and universal, both precisely mine and meaningful to others? In short, who cares? Memoir 1 is for folks just starting to flirt with the first person; Memoir 2, for those already armed with a concept or even a project-in-progress; and Personal Essay, for those interested in the shorter form. In all classes, we'll read and discuss one another's work in depth, as well as published works in the genre—by such personal storytellers as Joan Didion, Lucy Grealy, and Kathryn Harrison—because input greatly impacts output. An eight-week workshop—no more than 10 people meeting for two hours each week—including thorough written and verbal feedback throughout and one individual meeting, is $1,500. Additionally, private consultation/editing, at various levels of intensity and frequency, is available for those with partial or completed manuscripts, or simply ideas that they'd like to explore one-on-one. Spread the word. Have a loved one who is yearning to tell her story? THE VERTICAL PRONOUN also makes a great gift! Let's work together, to chip away at that block of marble and find the statue emerging.