Weekly Writing Workshops with Nick Jaina

“Had I not created my own world, I most certainly would have died inother people’s.” - Anais Nin

Writing is magic and deserves the reverence and dignity we give to such things. Writing is also a personal discipline, not a competition, and it is much more than a means of gaining fame and recognition.

These workshops are devoted to going deeper with our writing, becoming better observers, better critical thinkers, and ultimately more balanced people. We can use writing to save our own lives and the lives of others. This is important work.

"If I have made any valuable discoveries, it has been owing more to patient observation than to any other reason." - Isaac Newton

Week 1. Becoming an Expert Observer
Week 2. Going Deeper
Week 3. Cultivation of Magic
Week 4. Building Your Own System

Nick Jaina is a writer and musician from Portland, Oregon. His work has been published in McSweeney's Quarterly, Atlantic, Oregon Humanities, Portland Mercury. His 2015 memoir Get It While You Can was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award. He has also co-founded a ballet company in New York City and toured the world playing music.