Monthly Archives: February 2013

The Importance of Details in Writing & Next Month’s Prompt

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Christi

Last weekend, as I sat around the table and listened to stories written by my friends at the Retirement Center, we discussed the the power of details. Almost everyone wrote on last month’s prompt, “I look like _____,” and we … Continue reading →

Posted in writing, Writing Prompts | Tagged Barbara Hurd, Brenda Miller, Christi Craig, details in writing, flash nonfiction, memoir, The Rose Metal Press Fieldguide to Writing Flash Nonfiction, Walking the Wrack Line: On Tidal Shifts and What Remains, writing, writing prompts | 5 Comments

Author Interview with W.H. Beck & Book Giveaway

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Christi

“What if [Malcolm] could prove to the Academy that he was a critter of…valor and merit? Maybe…he could admit the truth. Maybe then everyone could start thinking that not all rats are skuzzy.” ~ from MALCOLM AT MIDNIGHT I’ve always … Continue reading →

Posted in Author Interviews, writing | Tagged author interviews, book giveaway, Christi Craig, kid lit, Malcolm at Midnight, W.H. Beck, writing | 8 Comments

A Writer’s Mind Never Rests

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Christi

There’s a scene in the movie, Becoming Jane, when Lady Gresham and Mr. Wisely pay a call to Jane Austen’s family. After Lady Gresham suggests Jane and Mr. Wisely take a walk together in the “pretty little wilderness” nearby, we … Continue reading →

Posted in life, writing | Tagged a writer's mind, Becoming Jane, Christi Craig, Julia Cameron, writing | 4 Comments