Writemex

Fear and loathing and a good bit of love in my writing life.

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Location: New Mexico, United States

I've been a writer since the age of three, beginning with the oral tradition of storytelling. My first audient was my younger brother. He was reluctant. I remember lying on him in the back of the family Buick, on a trip from Iowa to Texas in 1949, to insure his full attention to my tale.

Monday, August 07, 2006

Writers Workshop in Santa Fe

I'm looking forward to an inspiring writing workshop with Karen Blomain in Santa Fe in September. Poetry and Personal Writings is the title of this three day, over a week-end workshop sponsored by BelleCora Press & Workshops, September 15-17. Karen, like many women, came to a writing career a bit later in life, after the kids were in school, etc. That doesn't, of course, mean she came to writing later in life...I believe there's a writer in most of us the day we leave the womb, just waiting for the skills and the opportunity to put our words and observances out there for the world to share.

Karen's writing is thoughtful, honest,sometimes humorous and often surprising. Her poem "Old Broads" is an example. You can read it and learn more about Karen's writing and teaching career at www.BelleCora.com/Writers.html

I've had a couple of workshops with Karen, most recently at AnamCara in Ireland. Her style of teaching/facilitating is warm, accepting, nourishing and, at vital points, challenging. She doesn't allow anyone to sit around and wait for that previously mentioned opportunity. I hear there are still a couple of seats left in Santa Fe. For more info on this workshop go to the Workshops page of the BelleCora website. Write on!

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