Tag: creative nonfiction

• Interview with Canvas Rebel

  I had fun chatting about meaningful art and creative failures with Canvas Rebel. We chatted about making meaning out of our projects, why creating really bad and awful things can actually feed into extraordinary outcomes, and of course, the mantras I use to keep going (as a writer, human, and willing idiot). Enjoy! Read more…

  KellyQAnderson

  March 20, 2024

  books, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Love, poetry, Quotes, Writer Life

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• New Class: Mastering Micro Stories & Finding Your Voice in Flash Fiction/ Nonfiction (ZOOM)

  I’m delighted to partner with my good pals at Glencoe Public Library for another writing workshop (exclusively on Zoom)! On Wednesday, February 7th at 7pm CST, I will teaching a virtual workshop all about short-form writing. There will be LOTS of resources, writing prompts/exercises, as well as a Q&A session. My goal is give writers…

  KellyQAnderson

  December 6, 2023

  Writer Life

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• Virginia is For Lovers: Fellowship at The Porches

  I’m happy to share some snapshots from my week as a Fellow at The Porches in Norwood, VA. A few fun facts: the residence was built in the 1850s (it has a tiny Harry Potter-like bathroom under the stairs; added later on since the original home had no indoor plumbing). The porch was perfection for…

  KellyQAnderson

  April 24, 2023

  Lifestyle, poetry, Travel, Writer Life, Yoga

  amwriting, creative nonfiction, fellowship, flash writer, flash writing, porches, the porches, virgina îs for lovers, virginia, Writer Life