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 | 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:...
by nicolebreit | creative writing, hermit crab essay, writing about grief
Thank you to everyone who watched the free webinar Rachel Thompson and I hosted on Thursday on how to write about trauma and loss. So many of you turned in live, asked questions, and shared difficult personal stories. It was a powerful, moving experience for me to be...
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...
