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Writing and Privacy
As a writer and a writing coach, I’ve dealt often with fear around writing a piece that exposes someone in the family, or an ex-lover or friend. A client will say to me: If I tell the truth of t… more →
Art of Storytelling: On Writing
Offering Feedback on Stories
kakonged wrote 2 weeks ago: I am now starting to offer feedback on people’s writing from around the world. With the help o … more →
Writing and Privacy
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caroline allen wrote 3 weeks ago: As a writer and a writing coach, I’ve dealt often with fear around writing a piece that expose … more →
Past Lives as Writing Inspiration
caroline allen wrote 4 weeks ago: Maine, digital photography, www.carolineallen.com I have a client who came to me to coach her in the … more →
From the archives: In Praise of Zero Drafts
creativeliberty wrote 2 months ago: Photo courtesy SXC. Today’s post is a repeat of a popular post from last August related to the joys … more →
So much to learn from Batman
caroline allen wrote 2 months ago: nude, oil bar on paper, www.carolineallen.com In the film Batman Begins, a theme that fascinated me … more →
Writing and Shamanism
caroline allen wrote 3 months ago: www.carolineallen.com I’m teaching a one-day workshop in Seattle November 1st called Shamanism … more →
I don't know
caroline allen wrote 3 months ago: www.carolineallen.com All writers have to learn to live in the place of “I don’t know … more →
The ruler approaches the meeting place
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caroline allen wrote 3 months ago: Maine sunflower, www.carolineallen.com I read an English translation of the I Ching almost daily. I … more →
Do you want the good news first?
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caroline allen wrote 3 months ago: The barn in Maine, www.carolineallen.com I just returned from meeting my literary agent Jon Sternfel … more →
"Not Every Idea is of Equal Value"
caroline allen wrote 3 months ago: Morning grass, New Sharon, Maine, www.carolineallen.com I’m reading Plot & Structure by Ja … more →
Plot is a verb
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caroline allen wrote 4 months ago: www.carolineallen.com I’ve been studying a lot of plot books recently and would recommend two: … more →
Artistic Downtime
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caroline allen wrote 4 months ago: Strawberry medley, mosaic in paper, work in progress, www.carolineallen.com I’ve hit a wall wi … more →
Politically Incorrect
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caroline allen wrote 5 months ago: Tokyo on Ecstacy, tempera paint on canvas, www.carolineallen.com I’m lying on my sofa at about … more →
Hooey
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caroline allen wrote 6 months ago: Mural detail by Karolline, 16, in the teen art program in Lowell, MA. After writing the blog From Ne … more →
Crooked carrots
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caroline allen wrote 6 months ago: Doodle, www.carolineallen.com NPR ran a program recently on community farms in Massachusetts. The gi … more →
From Neglect to Nurturing
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caroline allen wrote 6 months ago: Doodle, www.carolineallen.com I posted this blog earlier today with a digital photo of verdant natur … more →
How I found a literary agent
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caroline allen wrote 7 months ago: The dancing web, Long Hill Forest, Beverly, MA, www.carolineallen.com I just signed with agent Jon S … more →
What is truth? What is memoir?
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caroline allen wrote 8 months ago: Found object sculpture, made of tree branches, and a burlap sack, www.carolineallen.com I’ve j … more →
Using journalism techniques in fiction
caroline allen wrote 8 months ago: One of the best techniques I learned in journalism school and later as a practicing journalist was t … more →
