Nancy Hatch Woodward

Creative and Business Writing Classes

I offer several writing courses through Chattanooga State's Continuing Education program.   

To see more about my classes, please contact me at nhatchwoodward@aol.com
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Creative Writing

Creative Writing for Absolute Beginners
A stress-free introduction to writing for anyone who has wanted to write but hasn’t known how or where to start. The class focuses on finding and using your own natural material, discovering what inspires you, creating your own ideal writing process, generating first drafts, and learning how to keep a writer’s notebook. You’ll learn the basics of writing memoir, fiction, and poetry.
$125
T   Feb. 21 -- March 13  6:00–8:30 p.m.

The Writing Habit
This class is for those who have either taken “Creative Writing for Absolute Beginners” or have experience with creative writing.  The class provides more in-depth information on dialogue, structure, pacing, proportion, backstory, point of view, setting, editing, and more.  Lots of hands-on exercises and discussions to strengthen your writing skills and plenty of tips to encourage your writing practice.
$145
T    April 24 -- May 29  6:00–8:00 p.m.

Strategies for Writing Memoir
We all have a story to tell, but writing memoir is more than just sitting down and writing our life stories.  This class will focus on how we uncover memories and details from our past and how we translate these recollections into meaningful prose.   We will read memoir excerpts, use writing exercises, learn about the craft of writing memoir, discover our voice, and learn the art of reflection.  Whether you want to write a personal essay, a collection of stories, or even work on a book, this course will provide useful tools for current and ongoing writing projects.  . 
Suggested books (we will use these in class):
     An Old Friend from Far Away by Natalie Goldberg
     Living to Tell the Tale by Jane Taylor McDonnell
$169
T    March 27 -- April 17    6:00–9:00 p.m.

 
Poetry For Life
Metrophobia is the fear of poetry.  Many people believe poetry is only for specially-gifted writers, but poetry is about life. We are surrounded by it daily: in songs, plays, movies, on posters, artwork, and even on subway cars.  This class will explore all the ways writing poetry enhances us: getting to know ourselves better, helping us be present and “see” the world around us, enlivening our prose writing, and enjoying the sheer pleasure it brings us.  There will be lots of opportunities for poetry exercises to help us broadening our lives and perspectives with poetry.
$95
M   May 14 -- 28   6:00–8:30 p.m.

Student Comments

Creative Writing Classes

"Nancy was an excellent
instructor & very enthusiastic
& knowledgeable.  I loved every minute of it!!  It was so
helpful & encouraging."

"Nancy was both informative and inspirational in her teaching methods.  A wonderful experience overall."

"Nancy is a great teacher and I learned so much!  I'm looking forward to her next class."

Business Writing Classes

 "The class was well-tailored to the job requirements."

     "Her hands-on style       
really helped."

     "She is pleasant, cheerful, and able to reach the need of all class members."

     "What helped me the most was the scope of items covered and the quality of the presentation."

     "Great job!  Your passion     for writing was transferred
to me and made me look at writing as a new adventure,
instead of a boring task."