"Love is in the air! Valentine's Day is fast approaching and you still don't know what to give your other half? Go for the ultimate in romance and declare your love on paper. Good news! Les Mots, France's first writing school (in Paris and online), founded by Alexandre Lacroix and Élise Nebout, is offering you a virtual writing workshop on Tuesday February 7, 2023 at 7pm, to learn how to compose your own love letter.
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To celebratelove on Valentine's Day, author Maud Jan-Ailleret invites you to a videoconference writing workshop entitled "Lettre à un aimé". Under the guidance of the writer, the 2-hour course will involve writing your most beautiful declaration of love to the one you love, a family member, a friend, yourself or the person you'd like to become.
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The workshop will be divided into three phases:
- advice on how to write your letter, and all the tips you need to get off to a good start
- writing your letter on your own, with a sheet of paper and a fountain pen
- a live reading of some of the texts produced during the workshop, to share with you concrete suggestions for improvement, to be applied to your own prose.
Participants in the digital course will leave with a beautiful love letter to post before February 14, Valentine's Day!
Some might call it old-fashioned, but it works every time!
Registrations open until January 31.
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Dates and Opening Time
On February 7, 2023
From 07:00 p.m. to 09:00 p.m.
Prices
€35
Average duration
2 h
Official website
lesmots.co
Booking
lesmots.co
More information
Registrations open until January 31, 2023