by Jona Kottler | Nov 30, 2019 | Ireland, The SoulFire, Unwritten, WHAT'S NEW
In this guest blog post, we hear from Jonatha Kottler, co-facilitator of the 2020 Ireland Writing Retreat along the Wild Atlantic Way, to be held June 21-25, 2020. I had wanted to go on a writing retreat for a long time. It wasn’t because I knew what to expect—maybe...
by Carolyn | Nov 7, 2019 | The SoulFire, WHAT'S NEW
Part III: Making It Magic In this post, we conclude the series about how to write a personal essay in three easy lessons. I love the personal essay as a short form that can illuminate a vital issue or a slice of life. Sometimes the essay can be a great way to test the...
by Carolyn | May 16, 2018 | The Flame Keepers, The SoulFire, WHAT'S NEW
The year my father died, my family was shattered. He died suddenly, and to this day decades later, even with an autopsy, we have no satisfactory answer. I was a young writer then, writing short stories with Ron Carlson at Arizona State University and before that with...
by Carolyn | Feb 29, 2016 | WHAT'S NEW, WORKSHOPS & WEBINARS
BOOK PROPOSAL ACCELERATOR Ignite Your Vision for Your Story and Get Your Book Out to the World A course of action from author and story catalyst Carolyn Flynn 10 a.m. to noon MDT Saturday, June 11 Book Proposal Accelerator Ignite Your Vision for Your Story and Get...
by Carolyn | Jun 20, 2013 | Free Conference Calls for Writers, Living in Grace, The SoulFire, THE WRITING SPACE, WHAT'S NEW
“Each drop encases its own separate note, the way each drop engulfs its own blue pearl of light.” –Stuart Dybek, “Nighthawks” The image of raindrops Dybek places in our minds is indelible. That is the way that Tara L. Masih begins to describe the effects of flash...
by Carolyn | Jun 6, 2013 | Free Conference Calls for Writers, Mindful Writing, The SoulFire, THE WRITING SPACE, WHAT'S NEW
Every first Thursday, Terry Price and Carolyn Flynn kick off a whole new month of blissful writing with a talk about Inspiration. We hope you’ll use the ideas we discussed today on The Writing Life: The Free Weekly Conference Call for Writers in your writing...
