Melissa Greene will conduct her annual Write From the Heart Winter Introductory Workshop for Women online weekly from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., January 10, through February 7, 2023, via Zoom. She says, “Creative writing isn’t a machine requiring answers. It’s born of fun, not rules, and the process itself opens us to wonder, courage and hope.”

Since 2001, these classes have nurtured writers of all ages and levels, especially those that have longed to write, but always thought they couldn’t. Taught in an atmosphere of warmth, humor and trust, writer/director Greene gently guides students to dodge perfectionism, put aside inhibitions and learn to see creativity as a path to joy and deeper self-understanding. She explains that the practice of writing without self-doubt opens us to feeling present and alive. There are no grades or tests. Sharing is optional. A little mischief is encouraged.