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
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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.
Creative Writing and Nonfiction Writing Class Notes
June 9, 2021 Carol Brennan King Let’s start with the writing prompts for this week, and this should be especially helpful for those of you who could not make it to class last week. You can use either one of the prompts given below or continue writing on a project you are currently working on…Read more Creative Writing and Nonfiction Writing Class Notes
Creative Writing and Memoir Writing Classes Notes from June 2, 2021 for June 9, 2021 by Carol Brennan King Hello Ladies and Gentlemen, As you know my brother passed last Wednesday, and I had to miss our afternoon class at the library. I am hoping that this week’s class goes well, and I am hoping…Read more
Creative Writing and Memoir Writing
This will be a different post, with resources I mentioned in class and some new ones that you may find helpful now and in the future.
Creative and Memoir Writing Class Notes
By Carol Brennan King April 14, 2021 Creative Writing In Creative Writing today, we talked about some writing exercises for richer character, material that came originally from https://www.nownovel.com/blog/creative-writing-exercises-character/ Today we discussed the first three exercises. Play ‘head, and shoulders, knees, and toes.’ Think about what your character looks like, starting at the head, then downwards,…Read more Creative and Memoir Writing Class Notes
Carol's Notes 