This short course will reveal helpful techniques that instructor Steven Cross has used to break through writer's block, a frustrating malady that affects all writers from time to time. Participants will learn how to overcome inertia and unlock a wellspring of creative ideas through proven techniques such as freewriting, brainstorming, and clustering. The benefits of keeping of a writer's journal and how to use personal inventory techniques to dispel writer's block will also be examined. The course will go on to explore how writers can use the Internet to gather ideas. If you have ever sat down to write and drawn a blank or experienced a numb, helpless feeling staring at a blank page, this workshop will help you break through the symptoms of writer's block. Curriculum: Five week course. No prerequisites. All students may enroll in this course. No textbook required. CLOSE WINDOW REGISTER FOR THIS CLASS