Finding the Right Words about Love with Jolie Doggett

Finding the Right Words About Love
with Jolie Doggett
Tuesday Nights
8-10pm ET on Zoom
March 5th-April 9th, 2024

Course description

This six-week virtual workshop is for anyone seeking to develop or deepen their journaling practice. Led by writer Jolie Doggett, an avid journaler, participants in this course will learn how keeping a journal can help them carve out time for reflection, establish a writing habit, and even break through writer’s block. Through a combination of unique writing prompts, group discussions, and communal free-writing, participants will explore the subject of love: how do we define love? How do we show it? What do we know about love, and what do we want to learn? 

Through this thematic exploration, participants will both clarify their understanding of love and be introduced to new journaling methods. Doggett will show them how journaling can function as a form of self exploration, personal documentation, creative expression, and more. They will learn a variety of approaches to make this age-old practice feel fresh, vital, and specifically aligned to their creative journey. 

The overview

• Dates: Tuesday nights on Zoom from 8-10pm ET, March 5th-April 9th, 2024

• Tuition: Sliding scale as follows:

  • full price: $300

  • can’t quite afford full price: $250

  • full price + contribution to scholarship funds for class: $350

• Scholarships: We will be offering a range of partial scholarships for this course, which you can apply for through this form.

• Recording: Classes will be recorded for later viewing, but the course is best experienced if you attend each session live.

• What you’ll need for this class:

  • A journal— or paper and something to write with. You can even use your computer or phone! However you want to get the words out.

  • Google docs or large paper and magazine cutouts for collaging (oh yeah, we're getting artsy!)

  • Internet access robust enough for a Zoom call. This is an interactive class— your camera doesn’t have to be on, but it will be encouraged.

  • Willingness to be vulnerable.

  • Comfort with long silences. This class will involve a lot of designated quiet time for writing and contemplation. Get comfy!

• Class size: There is no cap on the number of people who can take this class, so its size will correspond to demand, and could be large. However, it is carefully designed to create opportunities for individual connection no matter how large the course is.

• Registration Details: As soon as you buy your ticket, you will receive an email from programs@notsorryproductions.com confirming your spot and sharing the Zoom link for the class. Please add this email address to your contacts to prevent the messages from being marked as spam.

• Questions? Email our team at programs@notsorryproductions.com with any questions!

More Info

Class sessions will consist of four parts as follows:

Warm Up
We'll spend a few minutes at the start of class writing through a random prompt to help get our juices flowing and get us into a creative mindset.

Group Discussion
Each class will focus on a different type of love (self-love, romantic love, platonic love, material love, losing love, and self-love again.) and as a group we'll discuss what we know or think about these types of love, where we've learned about it, what we still want to know about it.

Introduction of Prompt
After discussing the class theme, I'll introduce a unique prompt or writing style we can use to document what we're learning and expressing about love (ex: Open letters, word dumping, manifestation, fill in the blank, collaging, etc). Some of these exercises will be done in breakout groups, some done individually. Participants will be encouraged to share.

Freewriting
A chunk of time at the end of each class will be spent writing based on the themes discussed during the class using the creative writing practices discussed in that class or writing on your own. Participants are free to share what they've written.