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Tag Archives: creative nonfiction

Generating ideas for memoir

November 2, 2018

Photo Credit: MarkGregory007 Flickr via Compfight cc  I’m teaching a generative memoir workshop at The Loft Literary Center on Saturday …

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Storytelling in creative nonfiction: At odds?

March 24, 2018

Photo from Creative Commons via Flickr Sometimes you can teach something over and over and finally it sinks in for …

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3-Act structure for nonfiction (Part I)

December 26, 2017

How the 3-act structure looks for fiction (taken from https://www.nownovel.com/blog/three-act-formula-novels/). The 3-act structure is a common form for storytelling. Movies and …

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Help! I can’t remember!

July 27, 2017

Photo Credit: jaci XIII Flickr via Compfight cc I often hear a version of this concern in memoir classes/workshops that …

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Some wise words of advice regarding memoir

July 11, 2017

Photo Credit: Wiebke Flickr via Compfight cc I’m prepping for my beginning memoir class at The Loft Literary Center (6-8 …

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Writing about peace

May 3, 2017

I’m honored to be part of this “Folios” edition of the journal War, Literature & the Arts. My friend, Jesse Goolsby, edited …

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A short excerpt from my manuscript on Camilla Hall and the SLA

April 3, 2017

I don’t often post works-in-progress here, but I do get a lot of questions regarding what I’m working on now. …

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Memoir class, July 15-16, Grand Marais, Minnesota

January 3, 2017

I’m so excited to offer again a memoir workshop weekend in Grand Marais this year! I had a fabulous time …

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Creative Nonfiction workshop Nov. 3- Dec. 15

October 27, 2016

If you’re in the Minneapolis area and have some creative nonfiction that you want to workshop, I’m leading a workshopping …

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Two fall nonfiction Loft classes

July 21, 2016

I’ll be teaching two nonfiction classes at The Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis this fall. One is focused on narrative …

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