This is like planting a garden and watering it. Get your materials and put them in a handy place in your bedroom. Start writing something small, four lines maybe, not a book or anything. This is just a playground for ideas.
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Creative and Memoir Writing Class (yes, even during a break)
Many of you know that two months ago I fell on the treadmill and broke my kneecap. Really smart maneuver! Consequently, my writing corner, set up in the family room, was transferred to a corner of the dining room.
Creative Writing and Memoir Class Notes
Carol Brennan King March 8, 2022 This week we discussed some of the business sides of writing and promoting. Therefore, because I want to leave you with helpful resources, I am going to pass on to you some comprehensive websites I have found useful. We talked first about the path to publication with the tools…Read more Creative Writing and Memoir Class Notes
Creative and Memoir Writing Class Notes March 2, 2022 by Carol Brennan King
We must consider the people who share or impacted our story and how our writing about them impacts them. We can hurt feelings. Does that matter? Do we have enough distance to be rational about what happened?
Planning Your Novel or Memoir: Feb. 16, 2022
Creative and Memoir Writing Class Notes by Carol Brennan King We talked in class at the Abington Community Library in Clarks Summit, PA, this week about the reality that all writers are not created the same. But you knew that already. Some of us are Pantsers: those who write our story “by the seat of…Read more Planning Your Novel or Memoir: Feb. 16, 2022
Journaling For Your Life or at least your career, or hobby!
Carol Brennan King February 9. 2022 This week in our library writing class, we talked about journaling, how to do it and why. I bet you’d never imagine how many kinds of journaling there are to do, nor how very valuable journaling as a practice might be. And if you can't remember all those ideas, here's…Read more Journaling For Your Life or at least your career, or hobby!
Classes Start This Week
January 29, 2022 from the desk of Carol Brennan King Long time, no ??? See doesn’t work, or maybe it does. It has been a log time since you have seen me here. That does not mean that I have stopped caring about our writing community. I have been taking classes – the most recent…Read more Classes Start This Week
Creative Writing and Memoir Writing September 15, 2021
Welcome Back! from Carol Brennan King It has been a while since we have been together and it was great to see you in person and via Zoom. In person people - please note that you can bring your laptop or tablet to class, and set it to zoom so that you can see the…Read more Creative Writing and Memoir Writing September 15, 2021
Creative Writing and Memoir Writing July 14, 2021
Carol Brennan King Both classes may benefit from these notes because whether you are writing fiction or nonfiction, you must be authentic. That means you may have to check and confirm what you think you remember, for fiction and for nonfiction. The narrative must take place in an authentic and believable world, believable because you…Read more Creative Writing and Memoir Writing July 14, 2021
Creative Writing and Nonfiction/Memoir Writing Class Notes
So your characters must not sound like you; they must sound like who they are, reflecting their education, life place and experience, and perhaps their family of origin. In general, everything we experience has a part in the development of our voice.
Carol's Notes 