Local author Susan Rukeyser will be leading the HOWL writing workshop this Friday, March 3rd on the CMC campus in room 101 from 2 to 4pm. Rukeyser is the author of the novel Not on Fire, Only Dying, her upcoming novel The Worst Kind of Girl, and is the host of local reading series Desert Split Open Mic.
Rukeyser will discuss how her work has evolved since hosting the Desert Split Open Mic, becoming bolder in both subject matter and delivery.
She says, “I know how easy it is to become discouraged, so I’ll focus my prompts on words, concepts, or emotions that get the words and ideas flowing. And I like if they come with pictures.”
Rukeyser will offer 1 or 2 writing prompts, followed by very short, timed, freewriting opportunities to help generate ideas and shake the writer loose of perfectionism, after which writers can volunteer to share their work, whether it’s what they just wrote or something they brought from home, and Rukeyser will provide constructive feedback for those interested.
