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SUMMARY:WEBINAR | Your Body\, Your Stories: Diving into Your Exclusive Archive
DESCRIPTION:Deepen your writing and discover stories your body knew all along.\n\n\n\nfor Creative Nonfiction  \n\n\n\nOur body is the most reliable record-keeper of life experiences\, much more so than our brain and what we like to call “memory.” For writers\, our embodied experience is a vast and often-overlooked treasure chest of powerful stories. \n\n\n\nLearn the importance of tapping into the treasure chest that is your body and how useful it can be to mine your body parts to re-member\, or make whole\, past experiences that have brought you to this point in your life. Together\, we will consider excerpts from authors whose bodies feed remembering\, and whose beautiful\, memorable writing inspires us by its sheer physicality. \n\n\n\nBecome energized to dig into your own exclusive story archive with body-focused writing prompt ideas to explore in your own writing practice after the webinar. Gain a new set of tools for accessing your stories by collaborating with your eyes\, belly\, hips\, or feet\, etc.\, and discover the wonder of your body’s evocative abilities to turn forgotten incidents into vividly remembered scenes for richer\, more visceral essays and memoir. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, you will:\n\n\n\n\nLEARN the body’s ability to “keep the score” of our experiences\n\n\n\nACQUIRE tools to collaborate with your body in finding stories\n\n\n\nDISCOVER the generative wealth of materials for your story\n\n\n\nBECOME empowered to start your own body-writing journey\n\n\n\nHEAR inspirational examples of embodied writing\n\n\n\n\nThis webinar is ideal for…\n\n\n\n\nWant to explore new ways to access memory and story\n\n\n\nSeek to deepen their stories\n\n\n\nAre curious about what “writing the body” or “embodied writing” is about\n\n\n\nHave been reluctant to consider their bodies a valuable collaborator\n\n\n\nWant to get out of their head!\n\n\n\n\nClosed captioning is available. ✔All registrants receive the recording. ✔ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT YOUR PRESENTER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNina B. Lichtenstein (PhD. MFA) is a recovering academic and the founder and director of Maine Writers Studio\, offering workshops\, retreats\, and book doula services. A native of Oslo\, Norway\, she is an award-winning teacher who has taught literature\, languages\, and writing on three continents. Her writing has appeared in numerous publications and anthologies\, and her memoir\, Body: My Life in Parts is a memoir-in-essays published by Vine Leaves Press in May 2025.  \n\n\n\nNina also runs a monthly literary salon and open mic in Brunswick\, Maine\, and enjoys connecting folks in a warm and welcoming literary community. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nQuestions? Please email Info@writingcraft.com \n\n\n\nFULL REFUNDS ARE AVAILABLE before the replay is sent out. For a refund\, EMAIL us at info@WritingCraft.com. Canceling your Zoom invite will not initiate this process. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Info\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Organizer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation
URL:https://writingcraft.com/event/webinar-your-body/
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SUMMARY:SEMINAR |Short & Sweet: Maximizing the Power of Flash Fiction and Creative Nonfiction
DESCRIPTION:No matter the word count\, engaging stories need emotion and substance on the page. What can you do with less?\n\n\n\nNonfiction and Fiction \n\n\n\nLive on Zoom | Saturday\, July 19 @ 2:00-5:00 pm  EDT \n\n\n\nCan an impactful story be told in a few pages? What about a paragraph? A sentence? Absolutely! No matter the length (flash\, sudden\, micro)\, short storytelling uses the same tools as longer forms—just compressed. Writing efficiently (and effectively) is a valuable skill in both creative nonfiction and fiction. When every sentence counts\, stories become laser-focused and dynamically rich. Writing short can also enhance reader enjoyment—not only by getting to the heart of the story quicker but also by layering nuances for the reader’s contemplation afterwards.  \n\n\n\nUsing fun prompts and practical worksheets\, this seminar offers interactive\, hands-on learning. We’ll deconstruct examples and use an editorial checklist to reduce word count without losing meaning. We’ll focus on essential elements like descriptive language\, sentence structure\, cadence\, and the best starting point for your story.  \n\n\n\nThroughout the seminar\, you will develop a short story and reduce it to essential elements without sacrificing emotion and connection with readers. Capturing quality over quantity with finesse and editing skills\, you’ll create a tight\, powerful story that sings off the page. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this insightful three-hour live seminar\, you’ll learn to:\n\n\n\n\nIDENTIFY and ELIMINATE overwriting habits\n\n\n\nLEARN to focus on a single plot \n\n\n\nINCORPORATE thematic elements\n\n\n\nDEVELOP writing techniques to pare down verbiage while creating descriptive and concise language\n\n\n\nREFINE your overall editing process\n\n\n\nDISCOVER fun contests and submission opportunities\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis seminar is ideal for writers who:\n\n\n\n\nTend to throat clear before leaping into action\n\n\n\nHabitually overwrite\n\n\n\nAre word-count obsessed\n\n\n\nOverthink their story \n\n\n\nAre looking for a new challenge\, or want to shake up their writing practice\n\n\n\nAre interested in submitting to contests and journals\n\n\n\n\nClosed captioning is available. ✔All registrants receive the recording. ✔ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT YOUR Instructor\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKristin Owens\, Ph.D.\, is an award-winning faculty member with over 25 years of university experience. Now a full-time writer in sticky southwest Florida\, Kristin has over 100 bylines with celebrated magazines such as Writer’s Digest\, Wine Enthusiast\, and 5280. Her personal essays have won New Millennium Writing Awards honorable mention\, awarded finalist for the New Letters award in nonfiction\, and included in RISE!\, a Colorado Book of the Year.  \n\n\n\nKristin holds certifications with the Court of Master Sommeliers and Cicerone and travels the world writing about wonderful wines\, beautiful beers\, and surprising spirits. You can usually find her working and playing on a cruise ship. She is the author of Elizabeth Sails (2024 Rising Action/Simon & Schuster)\, a Gilda Award finalist. \n\n\n\nTestimonials from past students:\n\n\n\n“Kristin Owens is a wealth of information and practical advice when it comes to writing\, editing\, and publishing a novel\, essay\, or memoir. She is funny\, comfortable\, and smart in transferring information. I loved the classes and hope you will have more and bring Kristin back.” – Sue \n\n\n\n“Kristin truly excels on the mic\, coming prepared and demonstrating impressive knowledge that captivates her audience. Her ability to command attention is remarkable and adds significant value to her lectures. Additionally\, Kristin successfully facilitated a creative writing workshop that was exceptionally well-attended\, further showcasing her talent. We have received excellent feedback from guests regarding her sessions\, highlighting their appreciation for her engaging approach and expertise.”  – Cunard \n\n\n\nTHE FINE PRINT \n\n\n\nWe understand that life can get in the way of your plans. We want you to be able to get the most out of your course\, and our refund policy is designed to balance your need for flexibility with our deadlines and obligations to our teachers. \n\n\n\nBefore the class\, you may request a full refund. \n\n\n\nPlease keep in mind that no refunds or credits will be issued after class begins. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Please email Info@writingcraft.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Info\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Organizer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation
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