One word that can cause a lot of harm
Photo Credit: Anderson’s All-Purpose Flickr via Compfight cc I hate this word. It’s a word that sets us up for …
Category Archives: Creativity
4 reasons to take my memoir workshop in Grand Marais July 15-16
You totally want to be here, right? This is a completely awesome place on earth to write for a weekend. …
Upcoming writing workshops
I’ll be teaching various memoir and nonfiction workshops around Minnesota in the next few months. If you write memoir/nonfiction please …
Memoir class, July 15-16, Grand Marais, Minnesota
I’m so excited to offer again a memoir workshop weekend in Grand Marais this year! I had a fabulous time …
On writing slowly
I saw this video on Facebook a few days ago. For all of us who need a little boost, who …
Two fall nonfiction Loft classes
I’ll be teaching two nonfiction classes at The Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis this fall. One is focused on narrative …
Writing workshop: Grand Marais, Minnesota
If you’ve never been to Grand Marais, it’s the perfect place to bask in creativity. The town, in the very …
4 ways to not be a jerk when you return from a conference
Professional conferences can be exhausting. Can be? Make that “are always exhausting.” You’re running from panel to panel, perhaps sitting …
Will I always write about the Manson family?
If you’re a writer, try this exercise: Sit down with a group of people who’ve read your book and have …
From rejection slips to a book: Part II of my interview with Paige Erickson
Here’s Part II of my interview with Paige Erickson, author of The Nice Thing About Strangers. Part I was published on Tuesday, …
If You Have Five Seconds to Spare 