Reporting for Creative Writers

Dear friends,
As I'm writing fiction these days, I'm struck by how much the surprise of writing an unexpected moment mirrors the surprise of doing good reporting, and how in both fiction and nonfiction when I feel stuck it's because I need to let go and open up more to the possibility of the unknown. Reporting is that unknown made manifest; it's deliberately going seeking the things you don't know you don't know.

Back in the early days of the pandemic, I offered a Reporting for Fiction Writers course and it was such a blast and people have been asking about it since. I've decided to offer the course again on Saturday February 27 from 10am-1pm, this time expanding it to Reporting for Creative Writers. If you have a background in fiction or nonfiction but want to learn the fundamentals of reporting (interviewing, researching like a writer, getting ahold of archival documents, police reports or trial transcripts & the ethics of all this), this class may be for you. Reporting requires no special skills, only curiosity, tenacity, and a willingness to be a little uncomfortable.

The cost of this course is $50.

You can register through a two step process:
1) Venmo me the course fee at emma-eisenberg-1
2) Then, sign up for the meeting link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAvfu-gqjIoGdSHK6EZ5OvvC01upLHJN_BW

If you want to take the class but have a scheduling conflict, you may register anyway in the above way, for the class will be recorded and I can send to you after the fact, please just reply to this email so I have your contact info.

For those who might be looking for one on one support or are deep into a project but want to talk it through, folks can also book a private meeting with me here.

warmly,
Emma CE