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Memoir and yoga workshop, Grand Marais, Minnesota, Sept. 28-30

September 4, 2018

Lake Superior at Grand Marais, Minnesota. Photo by author. I am thrilled to be teaching at the Grand Marais Art …

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I <3 book clubs!

July 2, 2018

https://www.instagram.com/p/BkvZrXmASXG/?taken-by=bloodmilkbookclub When my book first came out in 2013, I knew of a lot of book clubs (especially in the …

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Ek….what? Writing about art in nonfiction

March 20, 2018

In my MASS436 Specialized Writing class at MSU-Mankato on Monday, I introduced students to ekphrasis — writing about art. We …

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3-Act structure for nonfiction (Part II)

December 28, 2017

A good narrative twists and turns, and something changes from beginning to end. Photo Credit: daveynin Flickr via Compfight cc …

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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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Grand Marais Art Colony memoir workshop, 2017

July 20, 2017

For the second year in a row, I taught a memoir workshop at the Grand Marais Art Colony. Grand Marais …

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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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4 reasons to take my memoir workshop in Grand Marais July 15-16

June 23, 2017

You totally want to be here, right? This is a completely awesome place on earth to write for a weekend. …

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Upcoming writing workshops

March 3, 2017

I’ll be teaching various memoir and nonfiction workshops around Minnesota in the next few months. If you write memoir/nonfiction please …

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