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What I like about Redbird...
"Round Table
Diverse group of serious writers with a facilitator that sets a good respectful working atmosphere and everyone's writing improves.
When someone is working on a longer book, I can't wait until I get to hear where the writing will go in the next session.
Reading for critique every two weeks keeps me hard at work at my writing.
Special workshops help a writing improve."
Judith Zukerman
"There's a reason that Milwaukee's Redbird Studio has a waiting list for its Shut Up and Write program."
Chris Roerden in Don't Murder Your Mystery
SHUT UP & WRITE!
with Judy Bridges
FOR BEGINNERS AND PROS
Develop your skills
Build confidence
Get moving!
This nationally known class has helped many writers get moving on the road to success. It doesn't matter whether you are just starting out or have been writing for years, there is always more to learn and this is a great place to do it.
Enjoy the company of a small group of people from all backgrounds, all ages, all levels of education and experience. Beginners use this class to learn the brass tacks. Pros use it as a tune-up or to polish skills in added areas of writing.
Judy specializes in sharing practical tips and techniques you can use for fiction and nonfiction. Learn how to: organize your thoughts, engage readers, make characters (real or imagined) come alive on the page, select a workable point of view, show and tell, keep the "drive" in narrative drive, and get published.
Be inspired. Get focused. Write!
Space is limited. There is often a waiting list, so we suggest that you register as soon as you are able.
Summer Session - August 14 & 15, 2010
Fall Session - October 23 & 24, 2010
Sat-Sun, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm
Fee: $345 includes class materials ($100 deposit)
"I can't remember the last time I enjoyed something as much as I enjoyed this class. I felt safe, stimulated and inspired."
Marie Moody - New Berlin, WI
"Gave me the help I need to organize and make something out of my thoughts"
Tricia Mowen - Austin , TX
"Simplifies the process for me, even as an already professional writer."
Judy Fossen - Delafield, WI
Important: All classes with Judy are "fragrance free." Please do not wear scented products to the studio.
Judy Bridges founded Redbird Studio writing center in Milwaukee in 1993. Prior to that, she earned her living writing short fiction, articles, plays and business communications. Her book, Shut Up & Write! is scheduled for publication in 2010. She holds bachelor's and master's degrees in writing and adult education.
Women's Writing Retreat
at The Clearing in Door County, WI
With Judy Bridges & Laurel Landis
October 3 - October 9
Contact The Clearing for registration.
Writers, here's your chance to tap into The Clearing's energy, the skill of a good coach and the support of others who like to write. Best for intermediate writers, this is the ideal retreat in the ideal place, with quiet writing time and private conferences in the mornings, classes and roundtable gatherings in the afternoons, and much more.
The class begins on Sunday evening, when you meet the others and set a path for the week. Do you want to work on your book, finish a short story, craft a nonfiction article or get started on your memoirs? Judy Bridges and her assistant, Laurel Landis, are there to help you. Judy leads the retreat, has private conferences with writers every morning, and teaches craft classes on Monday and Wednesday. Laurel leads writing exercise sessions and the roundtable feedback groups.
One of the best things about the retreat is that mornings are designated quiet writing time. Take your notebook or laptop and find the perfect place to write, an easy task since there's a muse around every corner at The Clearing. No one is going to bother you while you soak up the energy of the place and turn it into words. You don't even need to look at your watch, because the noon dinner bell tells you when it's time to eat. Writers create some wonderful work during this retreat. You can see photos of the 2009 class at www.redbirdstudio.com.
Judy Bridges is the author of Shut Up & Write! and the founder of Redbird Studio writing center in Milwaukee. Prior to founding the studio, she earned her living writing articles, short stories, plays and corporate communications. She holds bachelor's and master's degrees in creative writing and adult education.
Laurel Landis is a gifted writer with an interest in many genres and an ability to step outside herself to help others achieve their goals. As one writer said, " Many times, she's helped me to just keep going and not give up." Laurel's energy and discipline are infectious and contribute to the success of this retreat.
Level: Intermediate to advanced
A letter from Judy and Laurel will be sent prior to class.
Contact The Clearing for registration.
THE HAIRSHIRT -
Redbird Women's Writing Retreat
Location: The Sinsinawa Mound Center. Situated on 450 rural acres in the southwest corner of Wisconsin, it is operated by the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa.
Sponsor and Retreat Leader: Judy Bridges, founder of Redbird Studio, author of SHUT UP & WRITE!
Retreat Dates: April 28 - May 1, 2011
Fee: $450 - Includes private room, meals and roundtable sessions.
THE RETREAT
Simply put, the purpose of a writing retreat is to give you time to write - without interruption or apology. This is, in other words, something rare.
The Sinsinawa Convent is a perfect setting for quiet reflection and work. You'll find nooks and crannies in which to sit, wooded trails to walk, two labyrinths (indoor and outdoor), and your own private room in which to give voice to your latest idea.
The retreat begins on Thursday evening with a meeting in our private conference room.
Friday and Saturday mornings are designated quiet time for you to write. Dinner is at noon. In the afternoons, you may continue your writing, or take a walk, or reward yourself with a lovely nap. At 5:45 we have a light supper, then gather in the conference room for the evening writers' roundtable.
On Sunday, we have the final roundtable session and presentation of THE HAIRSHIRT AWARD. The retreat ends after the noon meal.
Roundtable sessions offer you a chance to:
- share your work and ideas
- get constructive feedback
- receive coaching from the retreat leader
- enjoy the company of other writers
For more information:
- About The Retreat: Laurel Landis, 414-302-1503
- About The Sinsinawa Mound: www.sinsinawa.org/MoundCenter
- About Redbird Or Judy: www.redbirdstudio.com, 414-481-3195
SPECIAL NOTE: This retreat is FRAGRANCE FREE. Please check labels of all products to see that they are fragrance free.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
- Space is limited. Please register as soon as possible.
- A deposit of $100 will hold your space until March 1, 2011
- Registration will be confirmed when deposit is received.
- Full balance is due March 1, 2011
- Cancellation policy: If you let us know before March 1, we will refund full amount paid less a $50 processing fee. If Redbird cancels, all that you paid will be refunded.
Writers' Wellspring
at The Clearing in Door County, WI
With Judy Bridges
May 30 - June 5
Contact The Clearing for registration.
"All I need is Time... Space... Inspiration..." If you ever wished for the perfect opportunity to explore your love for writing, this is it. Writers' Wellspring is the perfect blend of time, space and inspiration.
Time... A full week for you to dress casually, sleep 'til the bell rings, and show up for meals. Write in the mornings, learn more about the craft in the afternoons and hang out by the fire (or any place you please) in the evenings.
Space... Log cabins. Wooded trails. A shimmering lake. More stars than some people see in a lifetime-every one of them twinkling, "Do you want to write? Do it! Do it! Do it!"
Inspiration... Breathe in the good energy of every writer, every artist, every interesting person who has ever visited The Clearing. Read the books in the Lodge. Sit in the Cliffhouse and listen to the words in the waves.
Writers' Wellspring is ideal for beginning to intermediate writers. Whatever your background, whether you want to write family stories, personal essays, short stories, nonfiction, plays or novels, you will appreciate having the support of an experienced coach and a group of like-minded friends. Craft coaching includes character development, scene visualization, point-of-view, lively writing, and a primer on various methods of publication. Judy is committed to helping you make progress on the path you choose.
Judy Bridges is the author of Shut Up & Write! and the founder of Redbird Studio writing center in Milwaukee. For years prior to founding the studio, she earned her living writing articles, short stories, plays and corporate communications. She holds bachelor's and master's degrees in creative writing and adult education. Her next book will be a collection of family stories titled, You Drive, You're too Drunk to Sing.
Level: Beginner to intermediate
A letter from Judy will be sent prior to class.
Contact The Clearing for registration.
CREATE A CIRCLE OF SUPPORT
at Fox Valley Technical College in Neenah WI
With Judy Bridges
Sat, March 20, 2010
12:30 - 3:30
Offers women the opportunity to focus on aspects of life that really matter and write about them in a supportive, non-judgmental atmosphere. Includes tips on structure, style, craft and voice, plus discussion of various examples of personal, family and published writings.
Please bring a notebook, pen, and bag lunch.
A list of supplies needed for class participation is available.
Catalog #47801409B
Registration: contact Lisa Bell - 920-720-6820
Location: Fox Valley Technical College in Neenah WI
2320 Industrial Drive
Neenah, WI 54956
Contact: Lisa Bell, 920-720-6820
(Registration: contact Lisa Bell - 920-720-6820)
THE REDBIRDS PRESENT
A joint Redbird Studio/Redbird-RedOak Event
GETTING PUBLISHED IN 2010:
FRESH APPROACHES TO TODAY'S MARKET
with authors Kirk Farber, Doug Jacobson, Karen McQuestion,
Shannon Jackson Arnold, Eva Augustin Rumpf and Stacey Kannenberg. Panel moderated by Judy Bridges.
Thurs. March 11, 6:30pm
(RSVP to Judy or Kim. Goodwill donation, $10 at door)
Oh, the gloom and doom. Everywhere you turn you hear more bad news about the publishing business. Book publishers are consolidating. Periodicals are going out of business. Newspapers are folding. You hear that only the top money making authors get published and unless you know people in high places, you may as well forget about it.
Well, plug your ears. Better yet, come spend an evening with Redbird authors who are making it happen in spite of the bad news -- or maybe because of it. As traditional markets grow tighter, new markets, new ways of getting published and new ways of approaching the markets, become more important. These are exciting days for men and women who not only write well, but are finding innovative ways to get noticed and get published.
We'll meet in an intimate setting in the Marian Center where the panelists can share their experiences and bright ideas with you. They will answer your questions about creating a platform, dealing with agents and publishers, self-publishing, social networking, and more.
Kirk Farber's debut novel, Postcards from a Dead Girl, will be published by Harper Perennial in March 2010. "Postcards" was a semi-finalist in the first Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest. His short story "Salting the Walks" was a finalist in a statewide fiction contest which resulted in publication in Wisconsin People & Ideas magazine. His short fiction also appears online in Hobart literary journal. Kirk will be a staff presenter at this year's Pikes Peak Writer's Conference in Colorado Springs, and he'll be participating in Denver's Publishing Institute as a featured author. He currently lives in Colorado and is working on his second novel.
Douglas W. Jacobson is an engineer, business owner and World War Two history enthusiast. Doug has traveled extensively in Europe researching stories of the courage of common people caught up in extraordinary circumstances. His debut novel, Night of Flames: A Novel of World War II was published in 2007 by McBooks Press, and was released in paperback in 2008. Night of Flames won the "2007 Outstanding Achievement Award" from the Wisconsin Library Association. Doug has also published articles on Belgium's WW2 escape organization, the Comet Line and other European resistance organizations. Doug is finishing up his second historical novel set in Europe during WW2, focusing on one of history's most notorious war crimes.
Karen McQuestion is the author of six books available on Amazon's Kindle, one of which, A Scattered Life, has been optioned for film. Her other writing credits include essays in Newsweek, the Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, Denver Post, Wisconsin Academy Review, Generations magazine and several anthologies. In addition, she was awarded a winter/spring 2003 Ragdale Foundation residency for fiction. More recently she's served as a commentator for the local NPR affiliate, WUWM. She lives in Hartland, WI with her husband and children.
Shannon Jackson Arnold is the author of Everybody Loves Ice Cream: The Whole Scoop on America's Favorite Treat, the past editor of OHIO Magazine, a food and travel writer and, for the past decade, a writing teacher and coach through her business, The Inspired Writer. In September 2008, she started a blog (http://www.theinspiredwriter.org/blog) and has since branched into Twitter and Facebook. For Shannon, social media is a place to test out new writing, meet people and mine material for her forthcoming series of guidebooks for spiritual seekers.
Eva Augustin Rumpf published her novel Prot U and her memoir Reclamation with the online print-on-demand publisher Booklocker. She has presented workshops on POD publishing for UWM and Alverno, as well as a session on marketing self-published books. Eva has published hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles, and several of her essays and articles have been syndicated nationally. She has a Master's degree in journalism from Marquette University and has worked as an English teacher, newspaper reporter, publications editor, public relations executive, and university journalism instructor.
Stacey Kannenberg is an author, publisher, motivator, consultant, spokesperson, blogger, national radio host and mom. She is also the Founder/CEO of two publishing companies: Cedar Valley Publishing and Stacey Kannenberg Unlimited, an imprint of Cedar Valley Publishing. She is also the CEO and visionary of a new media company call HerInsight - featuring inspirational voices from everyday life. As the "Get Ready to Learn Mom", Stacey is a nationally-renowned education expert and award winning author with an expertise in children's education and "Mom-entrepreneurship". She is the co-author of the award winning and state approved, "Let's Get Ready" series with Let's Get Ready For Kindergarten! and Let's Get Ready For First Grade!
Stacey is a media favorite with numerous television appearances, along with hundreds of radio, magazine and newspaper stories to her credit: from Radio Disney to Toy Tips Magazine to the Dallas Daily News. During back-to-school, she was featured in 22 parenting magazines including Indy Parent, Houston Parent, OC Parent, Metro Parent as well as numerous television shows like FOX 6 News to Milwaukee's Morning Blend to Better TV to the WB's Daily Buzz. She is mom to Heidi, 10 and Megan, 8 and wife to Michael and resides in Fredonia, Wisconsin.
WRITING LIFE STORIES
With Carol LaChapelle & Judy Bridges
Sat, Feb 27, 2010
9:30am-4pm $95
Bring a brown bag lunch. Coffee and tea provided.
Carol and Judy have been wanting to do this workshop for ages. They both live their passion to help people write, and now they bring it to you in this exciting day full of ideas, encouragement and practical skills.
Whether you are a beginning writer or a pro, this workshop will help you mine the riches of the people, places and events in your life. Did you really get married on a motorcycle? What was it like to live through an illness or visit Grandma or dance on a cobblestone street? Would you like to write those stories for your family, give as gifts, or use in a novel, essay, or memoir? Or maybe just get-it-down for yourself?
In the morning session, Carol will guide you through writing exercises designed to unearth your memorable tales of childhood, transition, adventure, loss, and triumph.
In the afternoon, Judy will show samples of things others have done with their writing: gifts, family keepsakes, published collections and novels. She'll also show you how to get your project organized and give you a list of resources you can use.
This workshop is open to new and practicing writers of all genres.
Carol LaChapelle is a Chicago-based writer and writing coach who specializes in helping people write their personal stories, whether as family histories or for publication. She is the author of Finding Your Voice, Telling Your Stories and can be reached at her website, www.carollachapelle.com.
Judy Bridges founded Redbird Studio writing center in Milwaukee in 1993. Prior to that, she earned her living writing short fiction, articles, plays and business communications. Her book, Shut Up & Write! is scheduled for publication in Spring, 2010. She holds bachelor's and master's degrees in writing and adult education. www.redbirdstudio.com.
START YOUR NEW YEAR RIGHT
Create Your Best Year Ever
With Roi Solberg
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Starts 6:30pm $10 (Pay at the door)
Reserve space in advance. Contact:
Judy Bridges jb@redbirdstudio.com 414-481-3195
Roi Solberg roisolberg@sbcglobal.net 608-224-4220
Get ready for your best year ever!
When Roi Solberg presented this program last year, every seat was taken. Guests loved the interaction and insights, and several called later in the year to report results: Projects completed. Goals attained. Relationships finally straightened out.
Now, as we begin 2010, we are fortunate to be in her company once again.
Roi is a nationally known intuitive who uses her insights to help you reconnect to the passion of your life. She helps you discover what you really want to achieve, and find new purpose and meaning in each day.
- Define what it is you want.
- Examine your beliefs about your ability to achieve it.
- Decide whether your intentions, attentions and expectations are in alignment.
- Ask yourself, do you believe you can do it?
- Explore the four basic life archetypes and the role they play in your life story.
Roi Solberg is an intuitive consultant, author, speaker, teacher and hypnotherapist who has assisted hundreds of clients create changes in their lives. Her latest publication, Spirit of Archtypes: Cards of Spiritual Guidance, was released in 2009. Known as "A new voice in an old world," Roi brings a diverse background of training, research, and study to her practice. She received her certification as a medical hypnotherapist from the Palo Alto School of Hypnotherapy. She studied sacred contracts, archetypes, chakras, and medical intuition with Caroline Myss and Dr. Norman Shealy. Studies with Dr. Christine Page included modern mysticism, soul's journey, and spirit mapping. Roi is also a Reiki Master.
Now she shares her wisdom and experience in Spirit of Archetypes so that you can discover your own archetypal patterns and create the life story you have always dreamed of achieving.
Roi's website: www.spiritelan.com
Blog: www.spiritofarchetypes.blogspot.com
Registration Information for Programs with Judy Bridges
- Register early. Workshops fill quickly.
- Returnees get first dibs in wait listed classes, then "Shut Up" grads, then new friends.
- Send registration and fee to Redbird Studio.
- If you cancel more than two weeks before class begins, your fee will be refunded, less a $25 processing fee.
- If Redbird cancels your class, you will receive a full refund.
- Acknowledgments are sent on request.
- Please refrain from wearing scented products into the studio.
- We are located in the Marian Center, formerly St. Mary's Academy, in the Bay View area of Milwaukee. The Center is on the Lake Michigan shoreline, two blocks south of Oklahoma Avenue.
- The studio is upstairs in an historic building. Sorry, there is no elevator.
- The view is great. The atmosphere is casual.
