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SUMMARY:Beyond Baroque: Write Effort - Creative Writing Through a Buddhist Lens
DESCRIPTION:WRITE EFFORT\, creative writing through a Buddhist lens\, grew out of Noel Alumit?s studies in Buddhist divinity school. WRITE EFFORT is a play on words referring to Right Effort\, the sixth of the Noble Eightfold Path.\n\nBy using Buddhist concepts (precepts\, meditation\, Four Noble Truths)\, Noel addresses the creative process of storytelling: character development\, plot\, conflict\, dialogue\, structure.\n\nThe workshop will take place via Zoom over six weeks\, every Saturday at 2pm PDT\, starting May 23rd.\n\nInstructor: Noel Alumit received his BFA in Drama at USC and his Master of Divinity in Buddhist chaplaincy at UWEST. He was ordained through the International Center for Chinese Buddhist Culture and Education.\n\nHe wrote the novels Letters to Montgomery Clift and Talking to the Moon\, a Los Angeles Times Bestseller. His work has also been in the LA Review of Books\, USA Today\, Best American Gay Short Stories\, McSweeney?s and many others. He has taught creative writing for UCLA Extension?s Writers Program since 2005.\n\nNoel facilitates meditation groups in Los Angeles and has been a literary host at Skylight Books in Los Feliz for nearly 20 years.\n\nwww.noelalumit.com\n\n\n\nTICKETS: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/write-effort-creative-writing-through-a-buddhist-lens-tickets-103874643856
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; color: rgb(111\, 114\, 135)\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: 1.5rem\; font-family: &quot\;Neue Plak&quot\;\, -apple-system\, system-ui\, Roboto\, &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Helvetica\, Tahoma\, Arial\, sans-serif\; letter-spacing: 0.5px\;"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/write-effort-creative-writing-through-a-buddhist-lens-tickets-103874643856"><img alt="" height="200" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/108/Image/200523-BBWriteEffort.jpg" style="width: 400px\; height: 200px\; margin: 10px\; float: left\;" width="400"></a>WRITE EFFORT\, creative writing through a Buddhist lens\, grew out of Noel Alumit?s studies in Buddhist divinity school. WRITE EFFORT is a play on words referring to Right Effort\, the sixth of the Noble Eightfold Path.</p>\n\n<p style="margin: 0px\; padding: 10px 0px 0px\; color: rgb(111\, 114\, 135)\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: 1.5rem\; font-family: &quot\;Neue Plak&quot\;\, -apple-system\, system-ui\, Roboto\, &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Helvetica\, Tahoma\, Arial\, sans-serif\; letter-spacing: 0.5px\;">By using Buddhist concepts (precepts\, meditation\, Four Noble Truths)\, Noel addresses the creative process of storytelling: character development\, plot\, conflict\, dialogue\, structure.</p>\n\n<p style="margin: 0px\; padding: 10px 0px 0px\; color: rgb(111\, 114\, 135)\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: 1.5rem\; font-family: &quot\;Neue Plak&quot\;\, -apple-system\, system-ui\, Roboto\, &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Helvetica\, Tahoma\, Arial\, sans-serif\; letter-spacing: 0.5px\;"><span style="font-weight: 700\; padding-top: 0px\;">The workshop will take place via Zoom over six weeks\, every Saturday at 2pm PDT\, starting May 23rd.</span></p>\n\n<p style="margin: 0px\; padding: 10px 0px 0px\; color: rgb(111\, 114\, 135)\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: 1.5rem\; font-family: &quot\;Neue Plak&quot\;\, -apple-system\, system-ui\, Roboto\, &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Helvetica\, Tahoma\, Arial\, sans-serif\; letter-spacing: 0.5px\;">Instructor: Noel Alumit received his BFA in Drama at USC and his Master of Divinity in Buddhist chaplaincy at UWEST. He was ordained through the International Center for Chinese Buddhist Culture and Education.</p>\n\n<p style="margin: 0px\; padding: 10px 0px 0px\; color: rgb(111\, 114\, 135)\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: 1.5rem\; font-family: &quot\;Neue Plak&quot\;\, -apple-system\, system-ui\, Roboto\, &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Helvetica\, Tahoma\, Arial\, sans-serif\; letter-spacing: 0.5px\;">He wrote the novels Letters to Montgomery Clift and Talking to the Moon\, a Los Angeles Times Bestseller. His work has also been in the LA Review of Books\, USA Today\, Best American Gay Short Stories\, McSweeney?s and many others. He has taught creative writing for UCLA Extension?s Writers Program since 2005.</p>\n\n<p style="margin: 0px\; padding: 10px 0px 0px\; color: rgb(111\, 114\, 135)\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: 1.5rem\; font-family: &quot\;Neue Plak&quot\;\, -apple-system\, system-ui\, Roboto\, &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Helvetica\, Tahoma\, Arial\, sans-serif\; letter-spacing: 0.5px\;">Noel facilitates meditation groups in Los Angeles and has been a literary host at Skylight Books in Los Feliz for nearly 20 years.</p>\n\n<p style="margin: 0px\; padding: 10px 0px 0px\; color: rgb(111\, 114\, 135)\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: 1.5rem\; font-family: &quot\;Neue Plak&quot\;\, -apple-system\, system-ui\, Roboto\, &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Helvetica\, Tahoma\, Arial\, sans-serif\; letter-spacing: 0.5px\;">www.noelalumit.com<br>\n<br>\nTICKETS:&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/write-effort-creative-writing-through-a-buddhist-lens-tickets-103874643856">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/write-effort-creative-writing-through-a-buddhist-lens-tickets-103874643856</a></p>\n
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