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Christi Craig is a native Texan living in Wisconsin, working by day as a sign language interpreter and moonlighting as a writer. She leads a creative writing class at a retirement center and a Roundtable at Redbird-Redoak Writing. She is a regular contributor at Write It Sideways and an Editorial Assistant for COMPOSE: A Journal of Simply Good Writing. Her stories and essays have appeared online and in print, and she was a Finalist in Glimmer Train's Family Matters Competition.
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Perfect Writing Weather
The sun has been out full force these past few days. But last month around this time, the skies were gray and the air was cold and the clouds insisted on throwing rain and sleet–perfect weather, really, since I had … Continue reading
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Tagged Christi Craig, noveling, Write It Sideways, writing, writing weekend
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What She Wants
She wakes early on a Sunday, when she wants to sleep in, and mumbles that an hour and a half of Yoga is asking too much. Still, she moves downstairs in bare feet and loose clothing and quiet. She hopes, … Continue reading
Redirect: Writing in Short Form
Today I’m guest blogging for Rochelle Melander, the Write Now! Coach, and talking flash nonfiction: There are certain stories my gut wants me to put down on paper. Like the one about the summer I turned twenty-two, when I climbed … Continue reading
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Tagged Christi Craig, flash nonfiction, Guest Post, Rochelle Melander, Write Now! Coach, writing
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The Importance of Memoir and a Prompt
When I first set out to write seriously, I cranked out essay after essay, believing I could never make up an entire story from scratch, much less a novel, but I had plenty of life experience to share. Now, I … Continue reading
Posted in life, writing, Writing Prompts
Tagged Bruce Feiler, Christi Craig, E. L. Doctorow, family narratives, historical fiction, memoir, writing, writing prompts
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When Less Equals More, Guest Post by Rochelle Melander
Today, I welcome Write Now! Coach, Rochelle Melander to the blog. Rochelle and I met a short while ago over coffee, and, while I nibbled away on a giant blueberry muffin, I groaned about my inability to move beyond the … Continue reading
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Tagged Christi Craig, novels, Rochelle Melander, tackling big projects, Write Now! Coach, writing
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