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Kitsap Area NaNoWriMo Write-in

by MKMarketing | Oct 31, 2016 | Best Writer Tips, Fiction Novel Writing, For the love of writing, Your highest potential

Hey neighbors, friends, and PNW writers! We had so much last year hosting Monday night NaNoWriMo write-ins at the Poulsbo library, we’re doing it again! National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to creative writing. On...

Teen Story Slam 2016 is coming!

by MKMarketing | Oct 17, 2016 | For the love of writing, Your highest potential

On Bainbridge Island, we have a wonderful bi-annual celebration of storytelling called Story Slam. Held at a local restaurant, The Treehouse Cafe, friends and neighbors dare to take the stage to tell a 5-minute true story, without props. Random judges chosen from the...

Memoirs of Teen Writing Camp

by MKMarketing | Sep 1, 2016 | Best Writer Tips, Fiction Novel Writing, For the love of writing, Your highest potential

There’s something magical and heart-warming about teens who choose to set aside a week of their summer break to craft their daydreams and ideas into captivating stories. I had so much fun teaching at the filled-to-capacity Teen Creative Writing Summer Camp last...

Getting Started in Writing – Class visit testimonial

by MKMarketing | May 4, 2016 | Fiction Novel Writing, For the love of writing

I’d like to say a special thank you to all the writers who attended the Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network (BARN) inaugural “4th Thursday Roundtable.” We had a full house with every stripe of writer, from novelists to picture book writers, playwrights to poets. Thank...

My horror story was voted Best of Wordhaus!

by MKMarketing | Jan 29, 2016 | For the love of writing, Short stories

OK, my mind is blown. THANK YOU for voting for my short story, Like Father, Like Son, to WIN The Best of Wordhaus 2015! Writing Horror was one of the craziest challenges I faced in 2015 was–a complete departure for me. I am so thrilled and honored to have my...

Cara Lopez Lee’s Thoughtful Rules for Compassionate Critiques

by MKMarketing | May 18, 2015 | Best Writer Tips, For the love of writing, Guest posts, Your highest potential

I have a small, trusted circle of critique partners. I know I’m lucky, they’re hard to come by. I met two at Writers’ Studio at UCLA, a couple of years ago, and I count them dear friends. Two others, I met when I began volunteering for Field’s...
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