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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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Becky Levine and the Basement of a Mall
When I first dove in to read Becky Levine’s book, The Writing & Critique Group Survival Guide, I grabbed a pencil. I knew I’d be underlining and bookmarking and returning to the pages again and again. Every writer needs a … Continue reading
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Tagged Becky Levine, Christi Craig, reading out loud, The Writing & Criti, writing, writing groups
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The Writing Critique: Sign Up and Show Up and Stick Around
“This is your writing. It’s important. I’m not advocating shoving yourself into the middle of someone else’s discussion or waving a red flag in the bathroom line, but put yourself out there.” ~ Becky Levine, in The Writing & Critique … Continue reading
How to Stay Abreast of Your Writing Goals
The beginning of the year is a great time to set new goals, or cut and paste last year’s goals onto the “new” list. I mean, that’s how it works sometimes, right? We all have good intentions come January 1st, … Continue reading
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Tagged a little pre-planning can't hurt, accountability, advice for writers, benefits of writing groups, Christi Craig, don't quit, fear and writing, finding community, flash fiction, Get Writing, how to beat hefty goals, Jane Friedman, persistence in writing, Sarah Callender, struggles in writing, Write It Sideways, writing, writing a novel, writing groups
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One Key to a Writer’s Success: Find Your Community
Recently, I hung out with a group of women for a few days, on retreat. There were Fall colors, belly laughs, and snacks sprawled out on a long, buffet table — salty and sweet, free for grazing at all hours … Continue reading
Writing Groups: Turning Problems into Progress
Part of the fun in being the author of your own blog is hosting a guest. Please welcome Lisa Cron: writer, instructor, and story consultant. Lisa shares on the pros and cons of writing groups, and how problems can be … Continue reading