Olive Tree Writing Club: Copy a Classic
Hunter S Thompson hand typed the entirety of The Great Gatsby to understand what it feels like to write a great American novel.
Ben Franklin copied essays he’d admire from memory, then he'd compare them to the original.
Vincent Van Gogh bought 600 woodblocks and copied Utagawa Hiroshige.
Copying, not imitating, is a way to think and feel what it’s like to make something you appreciate.
For this event, bring a piece of writing you enjoy, copy it from memory, then compare it to the original. We’ll share insights and comments from this exercise at the end of the session.
What's OTWC?
Olive Tree Writing Club is a New York City-based writing community founded on the belief that writing is thinking. Since 2022, they've hosted 100+ events for 1,000+ writers, spanning weekly writing sessions, workshops, retreats, and community gatherings.
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