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, 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 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...
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...
by nicolebreit | creative writing, flash essay, personal essays
Recently one of my personal essays, Shame Shame, was published at Hippocampus, an online literary magazine devoted to memorable creative non-fiction. I was so excited when I received the acceptance email over Christmas, I leaped out of my chair, screamed and jumped up...
