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[Postponed] Democratizing Success with Reema Zaman, Feb 8-10

The Corporeal Writing Center 510 SW 3rd Ave #101, Portland, OR, United States

When: February 8: 7-9PM February 9: 11AM-4PM February 10: 11AM-4PM Cost: $325 (includes a hardcover copy of Reema’s debut memoir I Am Yours, a $25 value) Click here to Apply for a Scholarship Gone are the days of rising only to the limits placed on us by patriarchy and its many institutions and gatekeepers of privilege. It is time to ignite our own revolution. Of words. Of self. Of narrative. Of voice. In Democratizing Success, Reema will share the meticulous strategies she has developed to ignite creative and professional success in her own life, and now, for yours. A workshop that is intimate, spiritual, direct, and highly practical (in essence, like Reema herself), through generative writing exercises, we will begin by identifying the obstacles that previously…

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$325

Gridlords Presents a Collaborative Comics Evening

IPRC (Independent Publishing Resource Center) 318 SE Main Street #175, Portland, OR, United States

Gridlords is a Portland Based comics publisher and event organizer. This event is hosted by the IPRC, on April 15th, from 6:30-8:30 pm. In celebration of Portland’s own Comics Month, Gridlords would like to bring together the larger DIY comics community of Portland for a night of creative mixing and making. The goal is to make a collected anthology of pieces in one night. There will be stations with drawing games, prompts, and templates to follow. It is essentially a comics relay where we are all winners at the end of the race. It’s a time to collaborate amongst friends and peers and make magic happen. It’s a time to celebrate comics among the silliest and the cartooniest of humans.  It is an event to…

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Free

Eric Nuzum in Conversation With Chuck Klosterman

Powell's City of Books 1005 W Burnside Street, Portland, OR, United States

In Make Noise (Workman), veteran podcast creator and strategist Eric Nuzum distills a career’s worth of wisdom, advice, practical information, and big-picture thinking to help podcasters “make noise” – to stand out in this fastest of fastest-growing media universes. Nuzum identifies core principles, including what he considers the key to successful audio storytelling: learning to think the way your audience listens. He delivers essential how-tos, from conducting an effective interview to marketing your podcast, developing your audience, and managing a creative team. He also taps into his deep network to offer advice from audio stars like Ira Glass, Terry Gross, and Anna Sale. Nuzum will be joined in conversation by Chuck Klosterman, author of Raised in Captivity.

Free

Planning and Writing Your Book with Kristen James

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

THIS MEETING IS ONLINE and FREE to all. (Details below the talk decription.) Planning and Writing Your Book: How to Apply Methods and Tips from Bestselling Writers Kristen Chaney James, author of Blockbuster Books, Broken Down and other writing books will share the methods and tips she’s picked up during her writing career to plan and write an engaging novel. You don’t have to choose to “write from the middle” or only use the “three legged outline” because you can use a combination of methods to ensure your story is solid and hits all the plot points readers look for. **You can join us on your phone or on your computer. You do not need to have video, but it is helpful if you can.…

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Free
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