The natural cycles of reading
Seasons and days have their own rhythms. You plant in the spring, harvest in the fall, sleep at night and …
Tag Archives: creative nonfiction
Generating ideas for memoir
Photo Credit: MarkGregory007 Flickr via Compfight cc I’m teaching a generative memoir workshop at The Loft Literary Center on Saturday …
Storytelling in creative nonfiction: At odds?
Photo from Creative Commons via Flickr Sometimes you can teach something over and over and finally it sinks in for …
3-Act structure for nonfiction (Part I)
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 …
Help! I can’t remember!
Photo Credit: jaci XIII Flickr via Compfight cc I often hear a version of this concern in memoir classes/workshops that …
Some wise words of advice regarding memoir
Photo Credit: Wiebke Flickr via Compfight cc I’m prepping for my beginning memoir class at The Loft Literary Center (6-8 …
Writing about peace
I’m honored to be part of this “Folios” edition of the journal War, Literature & the Arts. My friend, Jesse Goolsby, edited …
A short excerpt from my manuscript on Camilla Hall and the SLA
I don’t often post works-in-progress here, but I do get a lot of questions regarding what I’m working on now. …
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 …
Creative Nonfiction workshop Nov. 3- Dec. 15
If you’re in the Minneapolis area and have some creative nonfiction that you want to workshop, I’m leading a workshopping …
If You Have Five Seconds to Spare 