by nicolebreit | cnf outliers, creative writing, creative writing online course, flash essay, hermit crab essay, lyric essay, prose poem
“As a fiction writer, this course saved me years of experimentation. My knowledge and practice with CNF outlier forms grew exponentially each week with the support of comments on my work that I could actually use. Nicole is a gifted teacher, writer. She is a life long...
by nicolebreit | cnf outliers, creative writing, writing about grief
“You can be a drunk, you can be a survivor of abuse, you can be an ex-con, you can be a homeless person, you can lose all your money or your job or your husband or your wife, or the worst thing of all, a child. You can even lose your marbles. You can be standing...
by nicolebreit | cnf outliers, creative writing, writing about grief
Happy Friday, Writers! I hope it’s been a good week for all of you. It’s been an exciting week here at CNF Outliers HQ. CNF Outlier E-course Update The summer session of my CNF e-course sold out within 24 hours when registration opened on Wednesday. If...
by nicolebreit | cnf outliers, creative writing, flash essay, hermit crab essay, lyric essay, prose poem
Hello Writers! Starting to daydream about summer’s more laid back pace? A chance to kick back and catch up on all the books you want to read — and more free time to write? I’m hoping to unplug for the month of August — but until then I’m...
by nicolebreit | cnf outliers, creative writing
Dear Writers, I recently shared some writing tips I thought you might find useful in an article for Donna Talarico’s CNF online journal, Hippocampus, and Gabriela Pereira’s wonderful DIYMFA.com blog. 4 New Ways to Tell Your Stories offers a quick breakdown...
by nicolebreit | cnf outliers, creative writing online course, flash essay, hermit crab essay, lyric essay, prose poem
“I wouldn’t allow fear to get in the way. Because it’s fear, after all, that kills us.” ~ Tori Amos, on the writing of Little Earthquakes CNF writers are brave. We share personal stories presented as truth, not disguised as poetry or fiction. When we write our...
