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Discovering new ways into story: A Q + A with Rowan McCandless

by nicolebreit | creative writing online, creative writing online course

“These innovative forms have allowed me to discover new ways into story, especially about difficult subject matter. I’m excited and honoured to be joining Nicole in mentoring writers as she has mentored me.” ~ Rowan McCandless   I first came to...

How I help life writers craft their best work

by nicolebreit | creative writing online course, creativity, Uncategorized

I love the work I do, helping brave truth tellers write their stories. And I love celebrating when writers are recognized for the work they produce in one of my classes — when they get their first acceptance with a journal, their name on a contest shortlist, or...

CNF Outliers: next session starts September 18!

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...

Distract your writer fear with form

by nicolebreit | creative writing, creative writing online course, hermit crab essay, prose poem

“Your fear must not be allowed to make decisions about creativity, passion, inspiration, dreams. Your fear doesn’t understand these things, and so it makes the most boring possible decisions about them.” ~ Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Big Magic:...

Tell your stories fearlessly

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...

CNF Outliers registration opens Monday, February 20!

by nicolebreit | cnf outliers, creative writing online course, flash essay

“I absolutely loved the first lesson, such a wonderful overview. It really helped me to contextualize some of the reading that I’ve absolutely loved over the past few years, and to start to deconstruct the elements of the essays that resonated with...

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My company, Spark Your Story, is a queer, cis woman owned business that respects, embraces and celebrates difference including race, gender expression, sexual orientation, ability, neurodivergence and socio-economic background. We honour the work of underrepresented and marginalized writers. We believe your voice matters and the world needs your stories. If you share our values and have a story to tell, we’d love to support your brave truth-telling work.