Extended Gorilla Series

• Tuesdays, Nov. 11 - Dec. 16 (6 sessions)
• 7-9:30 pm
• The Ink Spot

By popular deand, and because space at The Ink Spot conveniently opened up... we're extending Mark Clements' ever-popular, ever stimulating, ever inspiring Gorilla series.

In nature, gorillas can be gentle and kind, or fierce and frightening...but they are always powerful.The same should be true of your writing. Whether you're describing the delicate inner beauty of a flower or the shock and violence of warfare, whether you're exploring an intimate family dynamic or the political clashes between interstellar empires, powerful writing always trumps insipid writing. Powerful characters, powerfully portrayed, trump insipid characters. Powerful plots, original and strongly-constructed, trump plots that are pedestrian or meandering or shaky.

Mark A. Clements is the author of four published novels, including The Land of Nod, which won the first annual Theodore S. Geisel "Best of the Best" Award at the San Diego Book Awards. All four novels have been optioned for film. He also wrote the script for a short original film, Dreamweavers, starring Robert Carradine and Frank Gorshin, and has ghostwritten numerous published novels. A passionate teacher, he runs read-and-critique workshops at two writers’ conferences each year, and is currently at work upon his latest novel, The Black Queen.

Here's what some of Mark's students have to say:

"Mark approaches the subject of writing from a different angle than all the "how to" books and workshops. He makes you go to that "deeper" part, exploring the "why" of your writing."

"Great class, lots of insights."

"It exceeded my expectations."

"Exceptional instruction ... I cannot express how helpful, informative and fun this course has been."

Mark will also teach Dull as Dishwater: Clichés and Their Elimination, a one-day workshop.