Posted by Carolyn on May 10, 2012

330 Days of Sunshine – Day 207

Posted by Carolyn on Apr 29, 2012

A breakthrough weekend, from the Magic Time Writing Retreat

At the Magic Time Writing Retreat, writers emerged not just with writing time but spectacular breakthroughs on their creative projects. Some came after a long time away from writing and found rejuvenation and purpose. Another came away with confidence in her writing abilities and a solid trust in her creativity. Another came with a doubts about a novel project and a desire to find ways to focus on her...

Posted by Carolyn on Apr 29, 2012

By the piece: Short Story Review and Short Story Intensive

Short Story Review Jump-start your short piece and save yourself the rejection letters with a quick review. Critique includes discussion of point of view; narrative time; significance, subject, style and structure, as well as use of language. Prices start at $75 for 15 pages, $95 for up to 25 pages For an extra $15, an assessment of market sectors for publication. Email me at info@carolynflynn.com to find...

Posted by Carolyn on Apr 29, 2012

Unleashing Your Creative Spirit

GETTING THE PARTY STARTED The Unleashing Your Creative Spirit package is a way to achieve a breakthrough with your creative work. Are you 60 to 75 pages into a novel? Have you set your writing aside for a while and need to find a way back? Do you have many poems, short stories, novel scenes and other seeds of stories that have collected — in your journals, jottings and your imagination — but...

Posted by Carolyn on Mar 10, 2012

Playful Times, from Unleashing Your Creative Spirit

From where does inspiration come? As writers, we are seekers of inspiration. If we could understand that, perhaps we could understand when it comes. And if we could understand when it comes, perhaps we could schedule it so it would arrive just when we need it. At the Magic Time Writer’s Retreat, mentors Terry Price and Carolyn Flynn will guide you in how to tap into your creativity that brings...

Posted by Carolyn on Aug 1, 2011

The Tampa Review publishes ‘Pound of Flesh’

“Pound of Flesh,” my creative nonfiction piece about the impoverishment of the life spirit, was published August 2011 in The Tampa Review. This welcome news flash came while I was at the Associated Writing Programs conference in Denver standing in line to get a latte (which is, I assure you, my only vice) and playing with my iPhone (my other only vice). “Pound of Flesh” was short-listed in 2009 for...

Posted by Carolyn on Jul 7, 2010

SutroMedia Releases Travel Apps
 for Santa Fe and Albuquerque

ABQ Essential Guide: From the iTunes app store The proliferation of mobile devices has changed the face of travel guides. Instead of carrying a weighty book, which often is outdated before it hits the bookstore, travelers now can consult frequently updated apps on their mobile iPhone, iTouch or iPad. SutroMedia.com and Apple have teamed with local experts to create travel apps for national and...

Posted by Carolyn on Dec 3, 2008

The Five Tibetan Rites

One of my 9-year-old twins is an early riser. Paul is up the minute the sun pulses over the mountain. Grace, on the other hand, likes to sleep until the last possible moment. It takes some doing to wake her up. But you wouldn’t know she’s a groggy-head in the morning by looking at her. She’s drenched in the beauty of childhood, dewy-eyed and radiant. (Maybe it’s all that beauty sleep...