The Side Door: A Generative Writing Workshop

Bryn Evans, the director of programming at Bookstore1Sarasota and a featured storyteller for The Moth, leads a three-hour intensive aimed at breaking through creative blocks. Rather than bringing a finished manuscript for critique, participants arrive to generate fresh material during the session. The hands-on class provides prompts and structural tools designed to overcome procrastination and isolation. Writers of all genres—including fiction, nonfiction, memoir, and poetry—work through exercises to discover unexpected pathways into their subjects. The intimate setting encourages writers to move past the private drafting phase and share their unpolished ideas within a supportive, focused environment.