Writing Home for the Holidays

Unique class helps authors craft stories for the holidays

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) November 8, 2004 -- The holidays were fast approaching and Laura needed help. She and her five siblings were gathering for the first time in nine years at the family home in Washington, and she wanted their reunion to be special. A lot had happened in those nine years -- the death of parents, the birth of children, a divorce, a near fatal car crash, and her own realization that her career wasnt going to be enough. Big changes were in the air, and she wanted to find a way to bring them all together -- to remind them that they were a family that could love and support one another through anything. The question was, how was she going to do that?

Lauras solution was simple. She contacted Jena Ball at The Nature of Writing --an online school offering classes in memoir, nature, and food writing - and asked Ball for help writing and fine-tuning stories from her childhood. Over the course of the next four weeks thats exactly what they did. At the conclusion Laura had a story to give to each of her siblings, and Ball had a new class for her school entitled Writing Home for the Holidays."

This years Writing Home for the Holidays" class will run for four weeks beginning on Monday, November 15th. The class will focus on choosing, writing, and editing a story to be given as a gift. Lessons will be presented online and include writing skills practice, detailed, constructive critiques of each students work, and suggestions for how to package and present stories. Class size is limited to the first 20 students who enroll.

Ball is a freelance writer, teacher, and public speaker with more than 20 years experience penning everything from restaurant reviews to adventure/travel pieces. She has had great success offering classes via her online school, which includes students from around the world. You are teacher extraordinaire!" said one satisfied student. I cannot say enough about your thorough, expansive way of teaching," says another. You are fun and witty, and you make learning a blast. You brought all of us together in a supportive environment that felt safe and nurturing." Ball, who has been teaching online for six years, attributes her success to her fascination with people, and the pleasure she takes in helping craft a well-polished story. Writers are infinitely creative and inspiring," says Ball, "so I get as much as I give in my classes."

Tuition for the four-week class is $150 -- per person. For a more detailed description of the course and sign-up information, visit http://www.thenatureofwriting.com/pages/14/index.htm or contact Ball directly at jball@thenatureofwriting.com.

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