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Lisa Rosenthal -- Writing Coach and Writing Workshop Facilitator |
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WRITING COACH SERVICES
Send an e-mail to lisa@lisarosenthal.com with COACHING in the subject line. I can help you on your writing way no matter where you live.
MENU OF WRITING WORKSHOPS These are 90-minute workshops that can be expanded depending on your needs and the number of people in the workshop. To set up a workshop for your organization or group, please e-mail lisa@lisarosenthal.com with WORKSHOPS in the subject line. While based in Chicago, Lisa loves to travel! SENSE-ATIONAL LIVING SERIES Sense-ational Living: The Core of Life Exercising your senses to heighten your pleasure. Tend the Gardener Within A workshop that explores the outside to go inside Perspectives: A Workshop for Empathic Living Taking on the role of the other to learn how others move through the world THE WRITER’S LIFE
BEGINNING STEPS IN THE WRITER’S LIFE Activate Your Writing Ambitions Writing exercises and inspiration to help you take the leap into the writing life
Recovery Journal Workshop Recovering your creative spirit. For both writers and non-writers
Play, Write, Live Writing Workshop Encouraging the writer in you with activities and writing exercises
CRAFT WORKSHOPS The following workshops are appropriate for writers in all genres: Create Compelling Characters Perspectives Workshop for Writers Plot-ting Along Structure that Supports Your Writing Effective Use of Themes in Writing
CRAFT WORKSHOPS—SERIES Sharpening Your Playwriting Tools: A 6-week Workshop Essential tools are crafted and explored through exercises and critique Dig In: A 5-week Intensive Revision Workshop A critique group based revision workshop for writers with a completed short story, play, or novel (fiction or nonfiction) manuscript
WRITING LIFE WORKSHOP SERIES Business 101 for Artists: Marketing, Accounting, and Pain-Free PR How to Get Published Nurturing an Effective Author–Editor Relationship Creating an Effective Writing Group The Art of Critique LISA ROSENTHAL'S RESUME IN BRIEF
WRITING COACH * 2004–present WRITING WORKSHOP FACILITATOR * Oak Park Writers
Group, 2004–2008 PUBLICATIONS * Editor, The Writing
Group Book: Creating and Sustaining Effective Writing Groups, 2003 NATIONAL CONFERENCE SPEAKER * American Library
Association National Conference, Chicago, 2005
GUEST APPEARANCES * Guest Lecturer on
playwriting, Columbia College Chicago, Television Department, 2006
OTHER * Founder, Vet Art
Project, Chicago 2007-present (www.vetartproject.com) * Founding board
member, Fernwork Arts Incubator, 2005–2006
AFFILIATIONS * Resident Playwright,
Chicago Dramatists, 2005–
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—Callie Thompson, writer “Lisa Rosenthal is a highly skilled editor. She is an invaluable source of knowledge and encouragement, and diligently edited my work without diluting my style. She created a kind of student–mentor relationship, allowed me to flesh out my thoughts, and helped me tell a more concise and compelling story. I’ve gained a wealth of knowledge over the past year that’s vital to my growth as a writer. I am very thankful.” — Sarah Haas, memoirist, dancer, choreographer “Lisa's writing workshop at Gilda's Club Chicago has truly enriched the lives of our members who participate. Lisa's workshop helps instill positive creative energy and provides a nurturing environment where each participant is able to share his or her writing voice. We are very grateful to Lisa for sharing her time and talent with Gilda's Club Chicago.” —Gail Mitchell, Program Director, Gilda’s Club Chicago, a free cancer support community for men, women and children living with cancer and for family members and friends “She sets up a very welcoming, non-judgmental, and constructive environment, which I think is awesome. I can finally come out of my writing shell.” —Patty, memoirist “As the facilitator of the Oak Park Writers’ Group, Lisa has helped dozens transform their ideas into short stories, articles, poems, plays, and even novels. Talented editor, accomplished playwright, thoughtful advisor—Lisa is an inspiration.” —Keith Anwar, writer, editor of Memories of Afghanistan “It is a rare and wonderful situation to have a mentor as a friend. Lisa has been both, and her unique style of rendering an accurate but always encouraging critique has helped me to ‘write on.’” —Jim Chmura, science fiction and fantasy writer “I had the great privilege of having Lisa as my editor for over six books published by Chicago Review Press. Lisa not only made each book a pleasure, she knew how to bring out the best in me and create books we were both proud of upon publication. Her enthusiasm and support for each project carried us through production and the life of each title. She’s been one of my biggest champions and serves as my benchmark for all editor relationships.” —Nancy Castaldo, author of River Wild, Rainforests, Oceans, Deserts, Winter Day Play, Rainy Day Play, and Sunny Days and Starry Nights “Besides being a really nice person, Lisa is a wonderful cheerleader and editor. She is also incredibly patient and nurturing—a safe harbor for my thoughts as they take there first nervous tumble from my brain onto the page. She allows, encourages, and insists that I tell my own story.” —Barbara Cunningham, short story writer and world traveler
“Lisa helped me realize my dreams. All of her coaching, patience, and kind words are appreciated. This process was so much more enjoyable with her by my side.” —Kimberly Monaghan, author of Organic Crafts “In addition to her good humor and boundless enthusiasm, Lisa brings a wealth of hands-on, practical knowledge to the table. As a writer herself, she is empathetic to the Sisyphean task that every struggling author goes through in creating a manuscript, and that element of empathy is welcome, even crucial. She is never less than encouraging as she offers critique, and you feel as though she is genuinely invested in your success. And as a published author, she knows the nuts and bolts of procedure, which is invaluable to the inexperienced writer.” —Aaron Christensen, AKA Dr. AC, actor, writer, monster movie enthusiast “Lisa is one of the most thorough editors I have ever worked with and I have worked with many. She is always on top of the project and gives us the answers we need while we’re working . . . She’s a good teammate.” —Scott Rattray, Rattray Design “[She is] an amazing editor, the old-fashioned kind that they say don’t exist anymore, that really nurture and encourage new writers." —Valerie Petrillo, author of Sailors, Whalers, Fantastic Sea Voyages and the forthcoming A Kid’s Guide to Asian American History
“Writing is a solitary act often fraught with self-doubt and self-distrust. My thanks to Lisa Rosenthal, moderator of the Oak Park Writers Group, who encouraged me to share my poems with the group, not for criticism but for critique. I am grateful to her for helping me to trust my talent and for the feedback she gave me.” —Francesca Giannini, author of Love's Fierce Beauty: The Changing Seasons of a Woman's Heart, Collected Poems “Writers pour their product upon the blank page. Like a recipe whose ingredients need time to bake, writing requires time to shape words into configurations of meaning. Since writers spend so many solitary hours cooking their words, they need to emerge periodically for taste tests from other people. he writing group at the Oak Park Public Library with word chef Lisa Rosenthal offers just the right mix of critique and support for writers.” —Janis Clark Johnston, writer and family psychologist |