Orange Community Education & Recreation

Are you interested in dabbling in fiction writing? Think you might have a short story or a novel in you but don’t know where to start? If you answered yes, this introductory fiction writing class is for you. Designed specifically for those with little to no fiction writing experience who want to learn how to begin a fiction writing project, this class helps you find a pathway toward your fiction writing goals. You will learn the basic building blocks of story: character, plot and setting, as well as the different forms of fiction writing and some of the genres you might like to explore. You will also learn about researching avenues for marketing your work: online versus print magazines, self-publishing versus publishing with a traditional press. Whether you’ve never written a word of fiction, or haven’t written since high school or college, you will complete the course with the skills you need to get started on a new work of fiction (or to revive an old one that’s been sitting in your bottom drawer) as well as an outline for moving forward with your project, including goals for ultimately marketing. Instructor: Jacqueline Lipton Location: Online Asynchronous

Learn the signs of readiness and benefits of infant massage, as well as infant massage strokes for the whole body. Ideal for babies 2 months to pre-crawlers. Strokes can be practiced on a doll if your baby is unavailable. Participants can expect to bond with their baby, meet and bond with caregivers in similar life stages, discuss hardships and share milestones related to parenting and their baby, gain insight and understanding related to developmental milestones or feeding.