The temps outside are just about awful. I am fully layered, still wearing a house hat, and still pausing in front of every heating vent I pass. So, this is as good a time as any to hunker down with a video, story on audio, and a circle of writers bundled up indoors all the same. Today’s edition of the Remington Roundup offers you links for all three: #Watch, #Listen, #Learn.
Enjoy. And stay warm!
#Watch
In a few short days, my online course, Flash Nonfiction I: An Introduction* will open. As with all my courses, I like to start each week with a video or podcast that touches on one aspect or another from the week’s lesson. Here’s a peek at what you might see in the course. Not all the videos focus directly on writing, but when we talk about creativity and craft, they almost always apply to story. This one certainly does.
“When one shrinks a craft…into something so tiny, it asks the viewer to imagine how it was done.” ~Althea Crome
* There are still a couple of seats open in the course. Deadline to register is Jan. 5th!
#Listen
In February, Suzanne Conboy-Hill guest posts about an anthology she’s edited, Let Me Tell You a Story. Published in a unique format, each story and poem seen on the page is paired with an audio track online. With a simple QR code reader, you can listen to the author’s voice while viewing their story in print. I love this concept! Here’s are two short pieces from the collection as a listening teaser:
- Lyn Jennings reading her poem, “Not Going Out,”
- Suzanne Conboy-Hill reading her flash fiction, “Albert’s Teeth.”
Stay tuned for February. I can’t wait for you to read more from Suzanne–and, of course, there’s a giveaway!
#Learn
Another online opportunity for deepening your understanding of craft is in Red Oak Writing’s Online Roundtable with Kim Suhr.
I’ve participated in this online critique group before, and it’s a wonderful mix of the face-to-face critique experience with the convenience of online learning. Meaning, you don’t have to live in the Milwaukee metroplex in order to benefit from the camaraderie of seasoned writers and the wisdom of an amazing leader.
“the group camaraderie develops online in much the same way as in an in-person group. And, the highlight has to be Kim…a strong facilitator and great editor, coach and writer.”
~ Pam Parker, Roundtable participant
The Roundtable begins on January 10th and runs for six weeks. Sign up!
What’s on your list for watching, listening, or learning this cold, cold season?
“I entered this house a new baby, coming home from the hospital in 1922. I wonder how many people have planted trees and built rock gardens in the yard and told stories in this layered house since then? I would walk right down to the bakery on Vliet Street (was it Meurers?) and bring back cupcakes for all of us to enjoy. Or walk up to Washington Boulevard and take the bus downtown to Wisconsin Avenue. Somehow there must be a way to bridge the magic fog between then and now.”