BIG NEWS: My craft-driven writing community, Sustenance, opens this September to 40 new members. We only open 2x/year and you must be on the waitlist to enroll. Not only do I teach regularly in Sustenance, but we bring in monthly guests like Ellen Bass and Chen Chen.
How defamiliarization is a poetic technique that empowers writers to see the world in fresh and unexpected ways.
How to write the boring, the bizarre, and the wondrous.
How to make the commonplace shape-shift.
How to flip clichés, move readers, and push into wilder, weirder territory.
Joy, I somehow forgot what a distinct and wonderful pleasure it is to receive your teaching style. Thank you for always bringing the inspiration! —Elizabeth B.
This workshop was a great reminder of a fresh new way to look at ordinary life. I loved it! —Angela H.
Joy brings so much knowledge and wisdom to every class. Her examples and prompts a…
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