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Welcome to the new Writer's Corner ® where a community of writers young and old meet to discuss writing and share their work. The site will officially open in 2009.

Writer's Corner® Writing Workshops begin March 1, 2009!

In past years, young writers met with the author weekly in an online worshop to hone their writing skills and write fantasy stories. This year, I would like to open up the workshop to all age groups, all genre and writing interests. Mentoring can take place in a group or in private 1-1 writing sessions. Obviously, adult and kid writers will continue meeting in separate groups. If you are a student in grades 6-12 interested in learning about the Writer's Corner® Summer Writing Workshops or an adult interested in developing your writing skills, please send John Ost an e-mail at:
jost@writerscorner.com

 

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Welcome to the New Writer's Corner® (Opening in January 2009) -- a community of writers, young and old, collaborating together, learning together, sharing and honing their writing skills together. Meet other writers who share the same writing interest as you. Take courses, work with a mentor, and explore the various writing corners dedicated to specific genre. Craft your masterpiece in an online writing den and then share your work for critiques by a writing mentor or your peers. Once your story is polished, publish your work on the Writer's Corner® and share it with the rest of the community.

In addition, you can:

  • Take part in online discussions about writing.

  • Attend online writing conferences and talk online with writers, journalists and publishers about the writing life.
  • Check out the Writer's Corner® news feed and features corner for tips about improving your writing.

Mentoring & Course Opportunities

Adult writers:

Improve those writing skills by attending online courses in the comfort of your home.

If you are interested in working 1-1 with a writing mentor, send an e-mail to John Ost.

Please specify your time requirements and any specific writing skills you wish to address.

Also, tell me if you are currently working on a manuscript and would like to focus on your current writing project.

 
Writing for Kids:
  • If you are a kid 8-18 and love to write or dream of becoming a journalist, non-fiction or fiction writer, we will launching a newWriter's Center devoted to young writers in the second quarter of 2009.

  • Need more information about the Writer's Corner® Kids Writing Center? Send your questions to John Ost by e-mail.




 
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Corner News Flash

The Writer's Corner® will once again open for workshops in 2009. As many of you know, I had undergone open heart surgery and had my aortic heart valve replaced.

Less than three months after the surgery, I returned to work -- albeit part time. Now, it is about 30 months since the surgery. I am back teaching, writing and consulting.

At the same time, we also rescued Pepper from a high-kill shelter in Arkansas. Since the day she arrived, Pepper and I have walked between 1.5 and 2 miles per day each and every day-- no matter how severe the weather in New England. It's great for the heart but even better for reconnecting with your neighbors and community. It is probably safe to say that our neigborhood is now truly Pepper's neighborhood and I seem to be universally known (especially by the kids in the neighborhood) as Pepper's dad!

Having a second chance certainly shapes your perspective on life.

I'll be writing more about the journey I have taken in my blog over the coming months.

I want to thank Dr. Lawrence Cohn and the fantastic staff at Brigham and Women Hospital Cardiology Unit for all that have done for me. I strongly urge everyone to consider supporting the ongoing research and care that Brigham and Women Hospital and other cardiac units throughout the country provide to their patients.

 
   
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