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Tag Archives: amwriting
Happy Birthday, Will Shakespeare … whoever you are
My apologies, dear friends and readers, for being so absent. I was not the most frequent of communicators before Covid-19 sent all our lives into a tailspin, and now, well … we all know what now is. My creative life … Continue reading
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Tagged amwriting, books, Clemson University, CNF, College of Charleston, coronavirus, Covid-19, creative nonfiction, English department, English major, essay, happy birthday Shakespeare, Katherine Scott Crawford, life, MA in English, MFA, MFA in Writing, op ed, Shakespeare a woman, Shakespeare's birthday, The Complete Works of Shakespeare, thoughts, Vermont College of Fine Arts, William Shakespeare, words words words, writer, writing life
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How to Build a Creative Life … or, Navigating Creative Disappointment … or, The Rallying Cry of the Working Writer
I couldn’t decide on a title for this post (obviously). I am not normally indecisive—it’s just that each of the above titles fits. They are all part of the story of the working writer. Here’s my story, at least for … Continue reading
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Tagged amwriting, author, Autumn, brainstorming, creative life, creativity, disappointment, Earthshine Lodge, escape, faith, fall 2020, Fall MountainTop, get away, hiking, hope, inspiration, invest in yourself, Katherine Scott Crawford, Lake Toxaway, meditation, mountains, MountainTop Writers Retreat, NC, November 2020, Pisgah National forest, private lodge, professional disappointment, retreats, rustic-elegant, thoughts, WNC, workshop, write your book, write your story, writer, writer's retreat, writing life, writing retreat, yoga
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Extended registration + coupon code for MountainTop Writers Retreat
There is still time to make 2020 your most creative year yet! We’ve extended registration for MountainTop Writers Retreat’s upcoming residency (Jan. 30 – Feb. 2, 2020) through Sunday, Jan. 19th. Register on or before 1.19.2020 with coupon code MTNWRITE … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020, amwriting, creative, Earthshine Lodge, Katherine Scott Crawford, Keowee Valley, Kimberly Brock, Lake Toxaway, lodge, mentoring, mountains, MountainTop Writers Retreat, NC, NC writers, peace, retreats, roaring fires, SC writers, still time, The River Witch, winter escape, Winter MountainTop, WNC, workshop, write your book, write your novel, writer's retreat, writing retreat
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Last day for the Early Bird Special to MountainTop Writers Retreat’s inaugural retreat for women writers and creatives!
Today at 11:59 PM is the last time to register with the Early Bird Special for Fall MountainTop, MountainTop Writers Retreat’s inaugural retreat for women writers and creatives, hosted Nov. 8-11, 2019 at beautiful Earthshine Lodge in the mountains of … Continue reading
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Tagged amwriting, authors, Autumn, creatives, escape, Fall, Fall MountainTop, for writers, getaway, Katherine Scott Crawford, mountain lodge, mountains, MountainTop Writers Retreat, vacation, Western North Carolina, WNC, women, women writers, write your book, write your novel, writer's colony, writer's retreat, writers, writers retreats, writing retreat
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Reminder: Early Bird Special for MountainTop Writers Retreat + Shared Room option now available
Hi, writers and creatives (and other fine folks)! Just a reminder that our Early Bird Special for Fall MountainTop, MountainTop Writers Retreat’s first pure retreat for women writers, is available to those who register by September 30th! Also: our Shared … Continue reading
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Tagged amwriting, author, Autumn, early bird special, Earthshine, Earthshine Lodge, Fall, Fall MountainTop, getaway, Katherine Scott Crawford, Keowee Valley, Lake Toxaway, MountainTop Writers Retreat, MountainTop Writers Retreats, private lodge, retreat, shared room, writer, writer's colony, writer's retreat, writers retreats
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Amazing and unexpected things happen at the mountaintop
Amazing and unexpected things happen at the mountaintop. There’s just something about the solitude and quiet, the crisp air, being truly (maybe finally, for some of us) away from the noise that keeps creativity at bay. This is why we … Continue reading
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Tagged amwriting, authors, creatives, Earthshine Lodge, Fall MountainTop, for writers, get away, in retreat, inspiration, Katherine Scott Crawford, lodge, mountain lodge, MountainTop Writers Retreat, MountainTop Writers Retreats, NC writers, peace, solitude, Western North Carolina, WNC, write in the mountains, writer's colony, writer's retreat, writers, writers retreats, writing
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Returning to a novel project after time away
* If you’re looking for information about MountainTop Writers Retreats, our new pure writers’ retreats hosted in the mountains of Western North Carolina November 8 – 11, 2019, please click here. … continued from Instagram. Returning to a long prose … Continue reading
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Tagged amwriting, author, back at it, draft, dual timeline, first draft, freelance, historical adventure, historical fiction, Instagram, Katherine Scott Crawford, Keowee Valley, mama writer, mother, motherhood, novel writing, novelist, prose project, returning to a novel, rough draft, summer mother, timeslip, work in progress, writer
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Friday lines: Scene from my novel-in-progress; or, “Woman from the future”
Happy Friday! Hope y’all enjoy this scene from the first (and very rough) draft of my historical novel-in-progress. For more about the story, and other scenes, go to my Work in Progress page. * Woman from the future * 72 … Continue reading
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Tagged amwriting, author, books, Charleston, dual timeline, first draft, historical adventure, historical fiction, historical novel, Katherine Scott Crawford, novelist, parallel time, Regency period, rough draft, SC, second novel, time travel, timeslip, work in progress, writer
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Weekly Lines: “Cars and curricles”
Hi! It’s been a while, folks. Writing in the summertime when your kids are at home is a bit like running the gauntlet. (Yes, gauntlets have been around since people were basic brutes and rarely end well for the runner. … Continue reading
New lines: “The Cheshire Cat and Alice”
Hi, all! Here’s a quick new excerpt from my historical novel-in-progress. For more information, go to my Work-in-Progress page. This scene is set in Charleston, South Carolina, 2004. Enjoy! * The Cheshire Cat and Alice * When all else fails, … Continue reading
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Tagged amwriting, author, Charleston, College of Charleston, drafting, excerpt, first draft, historical adventure, historical fiction, Katherine Scott Crawford, new novel, novelist, parallel time, rough draft, South Carolina, time jump, time traveler, timeslip, weekly lines, writer
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