FALL 2025 SCEDULE 

Now being taught near HYW 80 and HWY 50. 

Sierra College classes and workshops taught on the Rocklin Campus.

City of Folsom classes taught at 48 Natoma Street.

For class details and registration, go to:

Sierra College Community Education            City of Folsom

Write with Purpose - Step up to Nonfiction 

SIerra, SAT, oCT 18  10AM-2PM                         folsom, mON, NOV 17 11AM - 4PM

Discover how to organize nonfiction content to deliver your message and establish yourself as a nonfiction author and Subject Matter Expert (SME). You can use your book as a business card, complimentary gift, to promote speaking engagements, and for retail sales.

         

cREATE YOUR OWN COOKBOOK 

SIerra, SAT, NOV 1  10AM-3PM          folsom, TUES, OCT 14 & 28, 9:30AM - NOON

Compiling a family cookbook is a fun solo or group project. You pick the topic – holiday side dishes, campfire cooking, backyard barbecue, or weeknight quick meals. This class is all about how to gather and organize favorite family recipes and turn them into a book. You don’t even have to write all the content yourself. As the cookbook ‘compiler’ - you gather the family favorites. Join us and learn tips and tricks about building a treasured cookbook that can be this year’s wrapped present and maybe even a family-bonding project.

Jumpstart your novel writing 

SIerra, wed, oct 22  6 - 8:30PM

In celebration of National Book Month in October - are you up to the            challenge of penning 50,000 words (the length of a novel) before 2026? 

Ingrid did it in 30 days in 2009. In this session she covers outlines, time management, and a proven method to jumpstart writing the first draft of your manuscript. 

Whether you write fiction or nonfiction, apply the strategy and you'll complete 50,000 words before 2026!

                   

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  COMING IN SPRING 2026  <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Write an UPBEAT Memoir. Back by popular demand it's the session that give you permission to tell your story your way and assemble those slice of life stories into a self published book. 

NEW... Tune-Up for Creatives. It's an artists' dream - business info taught by an artist. You'll walk away with the foundation for your artist statement, body of work statement, your bio, and a professional head shot. A little tweaking at home and you'll be ready to look for an agent or approach a gallery for a show. 

Start Organizing Your Book Today. All about how to assemble the parts of your book and why they're important. Plus, great tips on how to move your project forward when you're not motivated to work on your writing.

SUMMER 2025 - Rocklin & Folsom Schedule

May 13          Folsom    Write a Better Sentence & Write a Better Story

June 14          Rocklin    Write Better, Write Faster

June 17          ZOOM     60 Minutes to a Better Travel Blog

July 8 & 22    Folsom     Start Organizing Your Book Today

July 12           Rocklin     Create an Upbeat Memoir

Aug 2             Rocklin     Letting Pictures Drive the Words  

Aug 12 & 26  Folsom      Letting Pictures Drive the Words  

       

  

 

SPRING 2025

 

OPPORTUNITY...... 

OPEN CALL 

group photography show 

“Springtime Around the World"  

Viewpoint Photographic Art Center  Sacramento, CA

Juror: Jessica Layton, 

Photography Department Chair 

Sacramento City College

$1,000 cash prize money, matting only (no framing necessary), 

gallery show, and online sales. 

Sacramento, CA – Springtime Around the World is a juried Open Call exhibit inviting both members and non-members of Viewpoint Photographic Art Center to participate. During this time of year, a sense of newness and wonder surrounds us with bursts of color and fresh ideas as we emerge from the grays of winter. Viewpoint welcomes your concepts, creativity and craftsmanship as you connect with the theme Springtime.

The exhibit guarantees a wide audience as it coincides with Photo Month Sacramento which celebrates all things photographic throughout the region. 

Entry deadline Sunday, February 23, 2025.

Viewpoint Photographic Art Center (submit entry here) 

(See Prospectus under Call for Entries)            Promotional photo by Mark Howell

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WRITING Workshops & Classes

NEW ZOOM 60 Minutes to a Better Sentence 

Attention writers! Tripping over your sentences when you read them aloud? No matter what you’re writing, there are easy-to-remember tricks to writing a good sentence that delivers your message. Carve out 60 minutes to hop on zoom as we countdown 10 Tips to Write a Better Sentence. Join us from wherever you are – chilling in the backyard or at the kitchen table. When it's early evening in California, it's afternoon in Melbourne, and morning in Singapore.  

Sierra College Community Education (60 Min Sentence) – ZOOM  

Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025  6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Registration $29; Materials fee (pdf provided at no cost)

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NEW  Workshop  Write Better > Write Faster 🕐>>>🕒

Whether you write fiction or nonfiction, improve your writing style and make your words tell a stronger story. Takeaway tips on word usage, story structure, and how to speed up the process.

This workshop includes time for writing and editing exercises for those who wish to participate.

Sierra College Community Education (Nonfiction)  – WORKSHOP IN PERSON at Rocklin Main Campus: Saturday, April 5, 2025  10 am - 3 pm   Registration $69; Materials fee on-site $15

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Create an Upbeat Memoir

Unlike an autobiography which chronicles your life, the memoir is about a slice of your life. It can define time - such as growing up, college years or family, or special occurrences like holidays, travels or the cars that reflected who you were. Ingrid is an expert at turning piles of information into logical reading matter. If writing about your whole life is too big a task to tackle, pick a favorite life topic and she’ll guide you through the steps in creating a memoir book to share and enjoy. And yes, your memoir can include photos, recipes, and journal entries. 

 Sierra College Community Education (Memoir) - WORKSHIP IN PERSON at Rocklin Main Campus: Saturday, April 12, 2025  10 am - 3 pm  Registration $69; materials fee on-site $20

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Start Organizing Your Book Today    PREFACE, INTRODUCTION, FOREWORD.... Spend some time with me and learn how to navigate the mysterious land of book parts. I’ll use layman’s terms to explain the different components of a book, show you what’s important, what’s not, and explains why. You’ll no longer be miffed by the book parts. 

Sierra College Community Education (Organize) – WORKSHOP IN PERSON at Rocklin Main Campus: Saturday, May 10, 2025  10 am - 3 pm  Registration $69; Materials fee on-site $20

Did you give up on writing a book after the thrill of writing the first 20 pages left you dizzy. Or maybe you got to the end of the story and were too exhausted to assemble the other pieces required to complete your book project.

You’ll get tips to ease you through the writing and assembly of the essential, but non-creative, parts of your book. In the end – you’ll know how to turn your story into a real book without feeling like you forgot something in the rush to get done.

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