CRAFT: Leaning Into the “Creative” Part of CNF by Lori Yeghiayan Friedman April 5, 2021 In addition to my questionable memory for details, I have little concrete information to work with when it comes to family stories. Read full story →
CRAFT: Make a Walk Work for Your Writing by Michelle Levy March 8, 2021 Philosophers, writers, and musicians have romanticized walking throughout the ages… Read full story →
CRAFT: Writing Science by Sarah Boon February 7, 2021 This craft piece covers the basic tenets of how to write about science, which can be applied across journalism, essays, op-eds… Read full story →
CRAFT: Keep Your Comma Splices by Jennifer Chong Schneider January 8, 2021 “Learn the rules, so you can break them.” It’s an adage that’s so well-worn in the creative writing community that it is a cliché Read full story →
CRAFT: For Instructors – Workshop Dynamics in the Zoom Room by Michelle Levy December 2, 2020 Does anyone else freshen their breath before a Zoom meeting? I do. Read full story →
CRAFT: Reflections on Roomy Writing by Stephanie Hunt September 8, 2020 She made the drapes. Yards and yards of heavy silk graced the huge old windows, softly framing the view of the Tennessee River below. Read full story →
CRAFT: Writing to Heal – A Primer by Yolande House August 4, 2020 Describe a traumatic incident cinematically, as if it were playing out as a movie. Read full story →
CRAFT: Writing Up a Storm (How Severe Weather Alerts Improve My Prose) by Stephanie Hunt July 7, 2020 From my desk I have the teeniest glimpse of Charleston Harbor, which means I’m a storm watcher, especially during hurricane season. Read full story →
CRAFT: How to Revise and Share Writing About Trauma in a Safe(r) Way by Yolande House June 3, 2020 I’ve developed some guidelines to help you revise and share drafts of deeply personal writing with others in a safer way. Read full story →
CRAFT: How to Structure and Organize Your Memoir with Visual Techniques by Kathy Pooler May 5, 2020 At a time when you might be struggling to stay focused and make progress on your memoir, visual techniques might be helpful… Read full story →