Write It Out® - Learning Opportunities

Write It Out®
Learning Opportunities

Here are our range of offerings for experiencing the Write It Out
approach to creative self-expression:

Private Practice

Facilitator Training Program

Motivational Speaking

Local Workshops for 2011-2012 in Sarasota, Florida

NY Workshops
Retreat Workshops in the USA and abroad

Also check out our News and Events page.

Private Practice

Consultations to benefit from individual attention can be in person in studio or via long distance learning (by e-mail or snail mail). Contact Ronni Miller to make an appointment.
Our offerings:

EXPRESSIVE WRITING. The process of writing in any genre can be a beneficial catharsis. Scientific research has shown that expressive writing can be an effective aid for individuals who are dealing with traumatic wounds and post traumatic stress, and can promote improved physical and mental health, including reducing the effects of chronic illnesses and high blood pressure. Just like exercising with a physical personal trainer, one can benefits from one-to-one guidance with a professional writer and editor who is also an empathetic writing coach to address your particular writing needs. We can work with you on many types of expressive writing such as journaling, memoirs, personal essays, fiction and non-fiction. Private sessions to learn expressive writing techniques can also be coordinated with a client's on-going professional therapy when an individual desires to work on issues through writing. Exercises used are from the Write It Out Program.

BOOK MIDWIFE CONSULTANT: Guidance to birth your book from conception to delivery. For twenty years I have worked with clients to realize their dreams of birthing their books. I've helped, guided and nurtured individuals on their paths to publishing their fiction, nonfiction and poetry works. Now at the suggestion of one of my clients, I have found the right name for this service! (See the Fall 2011 issue of SPUR for the full story!).

FICTION, MEMOIR & NON-FICTION MANUSCRIPTS. Individual attention and encouragement is recommended for students who are working on articles or books for publication and need in depth editing; and those wishing to document their life stories for family and friends and need assistance in preparing the manuscript.

For all private consultation, at least four one-hour sessions are suggested to obtain maximum one-on-one benefit. If you sign up for four sessions you are entitled to a free fifth session.

Facilitator Training Program
WIO Facilator Training Program with Certificate is offered to individuals who are considering a career change, or have retired from one career and want to become involved in another by helping children or adults express feelings, thoughts and experiences through writing and the specialized methods of the WIO program. Requirements include a minimum of a BA or BS degree, experience with writing, and time spent as a student of a WIO workshop. The Certificate is awarded after completion of 62 hours of study that includes supervisded student teaching in a WIO workshop. For more information contact Ronni Miller.
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Motivational Speaking

"Expressive Writing Releases Toxins"

Inspiring. Motivating. Healing. Ronni Miller, Founder and Director of the nationally known Write It Out® Program, stimulates and nurtures her audiences to experience release and relief in her interactive presentations. Writer, educator and motivator, Miller created Write It Out® in 1992 as a motivational and expressive writing program for individuals of all ages. During her presentations to groups of all sizes, she guides the audience to employ her unique expressive writing technique to release emotional toxins for personal growth. Practical techniques are interspersed with entertaining anecdotes from her life story, and revelations from the scientific literature of the American Medical Association and others which attest to the value of expressive writing for healing.

One format that has proved particularly successful is an introductory motivation speech by Ronni Miller followed by an actual workshop on Expressive Writing For Personal Growth.
Click here to download a brochure.

Contact Ronni Miller to schedule an entertaining and informative appearance at your organization's next meeting.

Workshops in Sarasota Florida for 2011-2012

(Updated November 2011)

Here is our current schedule of local workshops.
Times and places can change so please check back here, or call or e-mail us to get the latest information.

Also see the suggested reading below the workshop list.

[* indicates ongoing workshops through June 2012]

CREATIVE WRITING*
A workshop to write fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry and theater pieces.
Pinehurst Village, Sarasota, FL
1st term: Thurs. Nov. 3, 10, 17, Dec. 1, 8, 15, 2011- 1:30-3:30 PM
2nd term: Thurs. Jan. 12, 19, 26, Feb. 8, 16, 23, 2012- 1:30-3:30 PM
3rd term: Thurs. March 8, 15, 22, 29, April 5, 12, 2012- 1:30-3:30 PM
4th term: Thurs. April 26, May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 2012- 1:30-3:30 PM
Tuition: $270.00 or individual classes @$60.00. (Special perks and savings for early registration. See newsletter for details.)
Facilitator: Ronni Miller
Registration: Contact Ronni Miller

EXPRESSIVE WRITING (*,**):
A workshop to write journals, poetry, & prose for the purposes of personal growth and wellness.
Pinehurst Village, Sarasota, FL
1st term: Sat. Nov. 5, 12, 19, Dec. 3, 10, 17, 2011 -10:30 AM-12:30 PM
2nd term: Sat. Jan. 14, 21, 28, Feb. 11, 18, 25, 2012-10:30AM-12:30 PM
3rd term Sat. March 10, 17, 24, 31, April 7, 14, 2012- 10:30 AM-12:30 PM
4th term Sat. April 28, May 5, 12, 19, 26, June 2, 2012- 10:30 AM-12:30 PM
Tuition: $270.00 or individual classes @ $60.00. (Special perks and savings for early registration. See newsletter for details.)
Facilitator: Ronni Miller
Registration: Contact Ronni Miller

WRITE YOUR STORY
A workshop to write your life story.
State College of Florida, Lakewood Ranch Campus
Tues. Nov. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Dec, 6, 2011 6:00-8:00 PM
Wed. Jan. 11, 18, 25, Feb. 1, 8, 15, 2012 6:00-8:00 PM
Tuition: $65
Facilitator: Ronni Miller
Registration: Call 941-752-5203

EXPRESS YOURSELF THROUGH WRITING
A workshop to express your story through journal writing, memoir, fiction or poetry.
The Longboat Key Education Center, Longboat Key FL
Tues. Jan. 10, 17, 24, 31, Feb. 7, 14, 21, 28, 2012 1:00-3:00 PM
Tuition: $140
Facilitator: Ronni Miller
Registration: Call 941-383-8811

YOUR STORY IN WORDS
A workshop to write your personal story incorporating writing, art and theater exercises.
Ringling College of Art & Design, Sarasota, FL
Mon. Feb. 13, 20, 27, March 5, 12, 19, 2012 6:00-8:00 PM
Tuition: $155 ($10 savings if registration is before Jan. 10th)
Facilitator: Ronni Miller
Registration: Call 941-955-8866

Workshops in New York State
CREATIVE WRITING IN THE MOUNTAINS
An intensive one-week workshop to write fiction, fact and poetry.
Greenville Public Library, Greenville, NY
Mon.-Fri. Sept. 10-14, 2012 10:00 AM-12 noon.
Tuition: Free
Facilitator: Ronni Miller
Ongoing year-long workshops in Creative, Memoir, Expressive, Journal and Theater Writing
Workshops can be individually designed and arranged for groups.
Contact Ronni Miller

Lectures and mini-workshops on Write It Out Books by Ronni Miller
Arranged on request for groups, corporations companies, and schools.
Contact Ronni Miller

** Expressive Writing, the heart of the Write It Out Program, is a method that encourages the exploration of important events in a person's life through journal writing, poetry and prose. Expression of traumatic events through writing can be an aid to healing (click here for a short article by Ronni Miller on Writing to Heal).

Suggested reading for workshops:

Cocoon To Butterfly: A Metamorphosis-Personal Growth Through Expressive Writing, by Ronni Miller, Robi Jode Press, Florida, 2011 (coming soon)

Dance With The Elephants, Free Your Creativity And Write, by Ronni Miller, Robi Jode Press, Florida, 2008 (Used for all workshops)

The Best American Short Stories 2010, edited by Richard Russo, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston, NY. (Only for the Creative Writing workshop)

Payment Policy: Payment for private sessions are due at each session. Payments for workshops are due on or before the first day of class. A $5.00 registration discount is applied if payment is made prior to the beginning of the first class for each term. Registration must be made no later than one week prior to the beginning of each workshop (except for the Vacation Workshops which have their own early registration deadlines).
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