Tag: flash

• October Event: Someone You Should Know- A Storytelling Occasion

  I’m thrilled to be the featured speaker in a unique series hosted by WCC (725 Pine Street) in Winnetka, IL. On Wednesday, Oct. 9th at 7pm, I will host a storytelling event regarding my life and career as a writer, columnist, artist, writing workshop President, and (newly) film producer. Attendees will receive complimentary #FlashCardsByKQA art…

  KellyQAnderson

  September 17, 2024

  Chicago, Entertainment, film, Lifestyle, Love, poetry, Reading, Writer Life

  amwriting, Chicago, Chicago north shore, chicago writer, feminist, film making, filmmaker, flash, flash fiction, flash writing, Midwest, short film, winnetka, Writer Life, writing community

• Writing Workshop TONIGHT: Micro and Flash Fiction/ Nonfiction

  Friends, tonight is the night! Join me for a FREE writing workshop in partnership with Glencoe Public Library: 2/7 at 7pm. I will present for an hour and then move through Q&A. We will review various micro stories, try our hand at writing exercises, and the workshop will conclude with an excellent handout featuring all…

  KellyQAnderson

  February 7, 2024

  Reading, Writer Life

  chicago writer, flash, flash fiction, micro, nonfiction, writing, writing class, writing workshop

• #Shelfie Feature with Chicago Literary Hall of Fame

  It was a delight to be featured with Chicago Literary Hall of Fame on their #Shelfie project. Is there anything more fun than seeing a writer’s bookshelves? I’m so guilty of zooming in to see what’s on someone’s bookcase, nightstand, side table, etc. Bonus points if you can recognize a book’s unique spine (ahem Meg…

  KellyQAnderson

  January 25, 2024

  books, Chicago, Writer Life

  Angie thomas, author, blog, books, bookshelf, bookshelves, Chicago, chicago writer, curtis sittenfeld, flash, flash writer, home office, meg wolitzer, memoir, micro, midwest writer, office, pink office, Reading, shelfie, writer

• Book News: Writing About COVID w/ Capsule Stories

  Let’s get real: it was excruciating to write about COVID while existing through COVID. Whatever I managed to get on the page never felt right and it usually didn’t follow any kind of format, likely because I felt like I was drowning- drowning in e-learning, in uncertainty, in anxiety, and just about every other stressor…

  KellyQAnderson

  July 23, 2021

  books, Lifestyle, Reading, Writer Life

  amwriting, book rec, book release, chicago writer, covid, creative writing, flash, midwest writer, new book, nonfiction, pandemic, short shory, writing