Unleashing Your Inner Writer

Unleash Your Inner Writer

Are you a secret writer? Are you getting up before dawn to scribble while the family slumbers? Is there a story in your brain just begging to be freed? Have you ever wondered about self-publishing? Do the characters in your head keep interrupting you? This is the workshop for you! (Maybe not for that last one. You should see someone about that. Seriously.) This fun, interactive class explores why we write, how to find your process, and what your options are in our region for publication. We will look at the proud and important history of storytelling and stretch our writing muscles with some lighthearted exercises. It’s time to find out if you are a real writer – join us!

Three sessions – 90 minutes each

Session 1 - Getting started

  • The power/importance of storytelling
  • Why we write
  • How to identify your writing “process”
  • Writing exercise

Session 2 – How to “become” an author

  • Traditional publishing route
  • Self-publishing route
  • How to establish a writing routine
  • Writing exercise

Session 3 – Ways to make money writing

  • Freelancing
  • Magazines
  • Blogs
  • Editing/Proofreading
  • Writing exercise

Next Training Available:

Tuesdays, October 10th to October 24th 2023 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Register Here


Trainings are held via Zoom

Cost: $160.00

Businesses in Chemung, Schuyler and Steuben interested in seeking funding to send promising leaders from their organizations to this training should contact CSS Workforce NY at 607-937-8337.

SUNY Corning Community College is committed to ensuring equal access to students with disabilities. If you believe that you will need accommodations while taking this course, please contact Accessibility Services by phone 607-962-9262 or email Accessibility@corning-cc.edu to begin the process of requesting accommodations. We strive to coordinate accommodations in a timely manner, but some accommodations may not be available when you need them if you do not give timely notice.

An adult person sits outdoors on a woven patio chair, with a medium‑sized dog resting in front of the chair. The person is wearing a light-colored floral patterned top and glasses, and the dog has upright ears and a dark muzzle. The setting appears to be an outdoor deck or patio with greenery and hills visible in the background under natural daylight.Meet Your Instructor

Maggie Barnes is an award-winning writer who has appeared more than 50 times in Mountain Home
Magazine based in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania. A collection of her essays was published in 2019 under the title of “The Glory Hill Diaries.” Maggie writes about the challenges of relocating to the Southern Tier, buying an old house and learning her new community. The stories are relatable to anyone who has started over. And they are funny!
Readers comment that her style is like that “of a friend telling you a good story. You laugh with her, cry with her and cheer her on!” She has won six Keystone Press Awards, a statewide honor in Pennsylvania, and four awards from the International Regional Magazine Association, which includes publications in the United States and Canada.
A native of Buffalo, Maggie holds a degree in Communications and has worked her entire career in the field of healthcare. Writing is Maggie’s passion, while she works in healthcare marketing and explores the Finger Lakes with her husband, Robert.