Start Writing Fiction – What does it mean?

Shows a flat lay of 8 different books on the craft of writing

The course I’m teaching with the National Centre for Writing this January is called Start Writing Fiction. I like the title (I didn’t come up with it). But it does what all the best sentences do: it makes each word count. Those are some of the thoughts that come to mind when I hear the … Read more

Write with me in 2023

Image shows a pottery figurine of an Isleta storyteller, a candle, and a bear figurine. Below is a quote from Margaret Atwood, 'In the end, we'll all become stories.'

I’m excited! After a several year hiatus while I worked on my debut novel, Peach Blossom Spring, I’m going to be teaching writing again this coming January! The course is Start Writing Fiction, with the National Centre for Writing, based in Norwich, UK. It’s online, asynchronous (aside from a Zoom meeting at the beginning and … Read more