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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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Writing. It’s serious business.
There’s nothing like a good, long meet-up with a writing friend to get the creative juices flowing. Yesterday, I drove the ninety miles headed west to sit with Victoria Flynn for several hours and talk shop. We worked up some big plans, exchanged … Continue reading
Posted in fiction, life, writing
Tagged 101 Creative Writing Exercises, Christi Craig, daily writing, discovery writing, E. Victoria Flynn, How to Write a Novel Webinar Series, Joanna Penn, Melissa Donovan, Patricia McNair, Roz Morris, The Creative Penn, writing, writing exercises, writing prompts
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Between Panster and Plotter: Finding a Middle Ground
When it comes to writing, I’m a “pantster,” as they say; I spit out drafts of a story in one forward motion, without looking back. That’s the kind of writer I started out as, anyway. The first essay I wrote … Continue reading
Maybe If I Had Those Boots: A List, Linda Carter, and Letting Go
I am a listmaker, a planner, and a victim of my own high expectations. I began the summer by designing a hefty writing goal: finish the current draft of my novel by the end of June. Even now, as I … Continue reading
The iPhone: It’s like having another brain.
That’s what my friend told me, when I said I was considering an upgrade from my old-school cell phone to an iPhone. “I keep going back and forth, though,” I sighed. “I mean, I don’t really need it.” “Get it,” … Continue reading
A Synopsis and a Critique: Distance is a Good Thing
A few months ago, I took a novel writing workshop. Most of us in the group had little experience critiquing another’s work. And, several of us were beginners when it came to writing a novel. Everyone looked forward to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Joni B. Cole, Novel, Rewrites, Roz Morris, The Writer Magaizine, writing, writing a synopsis
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