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ClassBento money-back guarantee
Our mission is to improve mental wellbeing through our workshops and experiences. We curate our teachers and hosts carefully to ensure that they are of high quality.
That's why we provide a money-back guarantee*: If you're unsatisfied with this experience, just leave it at least 20 minutes before it ends, and tell us (the ClassBento team) the reason for your dissatisfaction within 4 hours of that time, and we'll provide you with a refund.
For extra peace of mind, all our bookings are covered by our $20 million public liability insurance.
* We may choose to limit our refund per customer at $1000. In some rare cases, we may also require you to show us your photo ID before we process the refund.
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A: 3 hours, $200 - $250 per guest ($200 per Child aged 14-17, $250 per Adult, $250 per Public class)
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What you'll do
Want to express yourself with writing? Do you dream of writing a short story or book or something else, but don’t know how to get started?
Learn about the art and craft of writing while you sip wine, chai or herbal tea and sit in cosy comfort within the Blue Mountains cottage of local writer, Linda deWilde-Moon.
This class is suitable for those with an interest in learning the essential elements of the art and craft of writing.
The workshop will be tailored to your particular writing interest and include practical exercises.
This workshop will cover:
- Structuring different types of stories including articles, self-help, first-person stories, short stories and more
- The basic key elements of a good story
- How to weave in personal experience
- Writing dialogue
- Creating interesting and life-like characters
- Use of tense and point of view
- Plotting
- Editing
- Common mistakes of beginner writers to avoid
- How to enrich your vocabulary and understanding of writing
- Where to find story inspiration
- Developing a routine
- Helpful online tools
You will also get a chance to chat about a piece of your own writing and complete several small writing exercises for feedback. Plus, there will be plenty of opportunities throughout the workshop to ask questions too!
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Knowledge required
This is a beginner-friendly workshop.
What you'll get
- Refreshments (wine, chai, herbal tea, juice etc).
- Snacks.
- Relevant handouts.
What to bring
- A notepad and pen
- A rough or well-formed story idea of your own (optional).
Suitable for
This class is great for individuals and couples as well as for a birthday or hens party.
This would also be a nice gift for her, gift for mum, anniversary gift or birthday gift.
Location
Katoomba, NSW
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Your teacher
Linda deWildeMoon is a freelance feature writer published widely in Australian media including the Sydney Morning Herald, Domain, Good Organic Gardening, New Daily, Saturday Paper, Guardian, Mindfood, Voyeur (Virgin Airlines), Jetstar Asia, WellBeing, International & Australian Traveller, Nourish, Slow Living, the Good Pub Food Guide, SBS, ABC, and much much more.
Linda is also the editor and writer of "Mindful Gardening", "The Healing Garden", "My Sleep Coach, " "Healthy Home" and "100 Life Hacks' – bookazines for the Universal Media Co.
Linda has over nine years of paid writing experience to teach participants the skills to craft articles and stories for pleasure or payment.
Also, a qualified naturopath, passionate organic gardener and permaculture enthusiast, Linda has a certificate in Permaculture Design. She thrives on synthesising information and helping others realise their dreams.
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