Music, the sound of the spheres, begins in the womb!

Write Your Life Workshop with Diva JC

Diva Joan Cartwright will teach a creative writing workshop in Assisi, Italy, July 22-August 18, 2009. Register for a two or four-week intensive writing workshop in Assisi, Italy with musician, composer, poet and author Diva Joan Cartwright, author of 9 books: 3 poetry, 2 manuals on musicians and musicianship, memoirs, history and 2 music books. [http://stores.lulu.com/divajc]
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Joan’s workshop explores the creative process involved in structuring lyrics and poetry; researching biographical material; interviewing as research; journaling as storytelling; travel writing and gathering historical data.

Summer classes: July 18 to August 18, 2009, Assisi, Italy
Fall classes: Sept 8 to Oct 13, Fort Lauderdale, FL [see details below]

Workshop explores the creative process of:

lyrics and poetry - Joan wrote 60+ songs and three books of poetry about love, life, spirit, music and art
researching biographical material - Joan documented the lives of 65 Jazzwomen and 47 Jazzmen on her website
interviewing as research - Joan interviewed and written concert reviews on numerous musicians and singers.
journaling as storytelling - Joan's books were compiled from over 23 journals kept over a 30-year period
creating a newsletter - Joan maintains a monthly newsletter for her non-profit organization
travel writing - Joan's column Inside Europe was featured in Travel & Style Magazine (Miami, FL) for four years
historical data - For 12 years, Joan's presentation of Amazing Musicwomen available at lulu.com has educated over 7,000 students in Florida, Georgia, New York, Switzerland, Sicily, China and Japan. Her latest book, A History of African-American Jazz and Blues is a compilation of three essays written for her Master's Thesis
book formatting and cover design - Joan designed her book covers and is an expert at formatting for sale online
networking and marketing your book - Joan belongs to hundreds of sites and networks where her books are featured including ning.com, redroom.com, linkedin.com, myspace, and facebook