Page To Stage Bundle
Our Page to Stage Bundle includes 3 courses:
1. The Powerful Essay with Melanie McGehee MA
CRAFTING PERSONAL STORIES WITH PURPOSE
Monday evenings 7-8:30 pm EST
On Zoom
Unbundled: $299
WEEK ONE: STRUCTURE
Exploring current structures in essay writing. This is not the five-paragraph essay of your youth!
WEEK TWO: IMAGE
Building scenes the reader can live in. Using all the senses - there are more than five!
WEEK THREE: POINT OF VIEW AND TIME
We don’t always think (or write) chronologically! Transitional phrases to orient the reader.
WEEK FOUR: CHARACTER AND VOICE
Reliability. Likeability. And, a bit of dialogue.
Come with one idea of what you want to write about - or decide during week one. By the end of week four, you’ll leave with one essay ready to submit and three suggestions of where to send it. Participants will workshop together.
Bio:
Melanie has a master’s degree in Creative Nonfiction and is finishing an MFA in Creative Writing this semester. She’s written over sixty posts for Columbia Moms Blog and is a book reviewer for MER, an online literary magazine for mothers. Her poetry has been published in SC’s fallLines, The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature, and (upcoming) Peregrine Journal. Melanie has been a reader for The James Jones First Novel Fellowship and Wilkes University’s River and South. She has completed an observation semester with Etruscan Press and a graduate assistantship with Hippocampus. She’s been mentored by Beverly Donofrio and Jessica Goudeau (in memoir and essay) and Robin McCray (in narrative medicine) and she is currently revising her story, Full of Myself, into a memoir-in-essays.
Melanie shares -
I believe that words hold power. The process of writing has both informed and transformed me. Some days, I put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) to commemorate and to celebrate. On other days, I use words to heal, or even to forget. Sometimes my practice feels like play. Other times, it feels like exercise (that’s work!)
Your words are safe. You don’t owe a single one to me. You can keep them (or toss them!) or share them if you choose. I’ll be kind. Trust me, your truth is good enough. It’s strong.
Classes are recorded and distributed to class members!
2. "Build Your Own Table: Self Publishing for Purpose Driven Professionals" with Tayler Simon MSW
Course Description:
Join us on this transformative journey and unlock the power of self-publishing to elevate your voice, expand your reach, and make a greater impact.
Are you a purpose-driven professional eager to amplify your impact and reach more supporters? Our 6-module course, "Build Your Own Table: Self-Publishing for Purpose-Driven Professionals," is designed specifically for you. This comprehensive program will guide you step-by-step through the process of creating and self-publishing a book that showcases your expertise and drives supporters to your purpose-driven business.
Throughout the course, you will receive personalized feedback, participate in interactive discussions, and gain access to valuable resources. By the end of the program, you will have a complete manuscript ready for self-publishing that not only highlights your expertise but also drives customers to your purpose-driven business. If you don’t complete it in six weeks, that’s okay! You will have everything you need to help you get started, as well as access to a self-publishing book coach who can help you through the process.
About the Facilitator:
Tayler Simon is a writer, book lover turned bookseller, social worker, and seeker of liberation for all. She is the owner of Liberation is Lit, a bookseller that aims to spark collective action for liberation and community building among readers and book lovers by promoting stories from intersectional experiences. Tayler started professionally writing when she started her own blog in 2019 and contributed to numerous online publications on anti-oppression. She has self-published three books, Phases: Poems, Writing Our Truths: A Guide to Self-Publishing for BIPOC Writers, and Love and Other Forms of Heartbreak. Through her books, she has made a commitment to radical vulnerability, curiosity, and connection.
This course is self paced!
3. Inspired Speaking: Storytelling for Purpose Driven Professionals with Shannon Ivey MFA AEA PCC
Module One: Begin at the End
Module Two: Best Practices for Adult Audiences
Module Three: Sticky Metaphors and Anecdotes
Module Four: Embodied Confidence and Speaking Skills
Module Five: Methods of Story Crafting
Module Six: Development and Rehearsal Process
Module Seven: Podcasts, Events, and Hybrid Opportunities
Bio:
Shannon Ivey MFA, AEA, PCC (she/they) is the founder and CEO of Gather SC, LLC, an expressive arts based coaching and consulting agency, and the award winning #whatshesaidproject. Ms. Ivey is a writer, professional actor, director, Tedx speaker, ICF certified professional coach, podcast host, producer, Mothers Comedy Troupe Member, and Theatre of the Oppressed facilitator. Her creative work blurs the line between art, activism, and advocacy. Shannon has extensive training in Narrative Medicine from Columbia University and is an Expressive Arts PhD student at the European Graduate School. Shannon has a medical memoir coming out in Fall of 2025 published by the University of South Carolina Press.
This course is also self-directed/self-lead!
$597.00 USD
