Mining Your Life for Laughs
Tap into your unique perspective for humor only you can write.
LEARN YOUR CRAFT. LOVE YOUR WORDS.
Tap into your unique perspective for humor only you can write.
You’ve structured your narrative and know your facts--but how do you make your story sing?
Who couldn't use some extra time or money to start or finish a writing project? Come learn tips and tricks for your next funding application.
Worried you'll bore readers by incorporating facts in your creative nonfiction? Make researched material work for you!
Are you speculative-memoir-curious? Learn how speculative elements can enhance your work and welcome your imagination back home!
Writers learn early on to "show, don't tell," but both are necessary. So, how much of each, and why?
Uncertain about handling emotional nuances in your material? Start your journey of crafting a rich, flexible writer's voice
Learn to find and tie together the theme in your vignettes, letters, diary entries and more, to create meaning, continuity and flow.
Unlock your storytelling potential and share your words with captivating brevity.
The fuel that runs the engine of all good writing is our uncertainty…and the true curiosity of the writer
Stuck in a writing rut? Playful exploration will enliven your primary work and foster a sustainable creative practice over a lifetime.
What order? What structure? Which essays? What about previously published work? Demystifying how to transform your essays into a book.