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 | 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 | creative writing, writing about grief
The trauma said, “Don’t write this poem.” …. My bones said, “Write the poem.” ~ Andrea Gibson, The Madness Vase/The Nutritionist Free webinar: How to write about trauma and loss On Thursday, April 20 at 12:00 pm PST, Rachel Thompson...