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Creative Writing
You’re Already a Writer
May 2, 2023
Think about your daily life: You write texts and emails to friends, family and colleagues. You make comments and posts on Instagram,...
Fifteen Hours and 5,900 Miles Away
Aug 30, 2022
In March 2020, my UC Berkeley Extension class shifted suddenly from a live classroom-based course to one held via Zoom. Although I...
A Flame Rekindled
Aug 5, 2022
For Natalie Lynn Harrison, finding her path in life via non-traditional educational opportunities is not something new.
Neither is...
Crafting Stories for Middle-Grade Readers
Oct 8, 2021
“I would not have applied to nor been accepted to an M.F.A. program if it weren’t for the instruction I received through the...
Believing in What She Writes
Writing essays and short stories may not be on Nancy Tompkins’ career path. But it is now part of who she is.
Let Your Crazy Child Run Free
When you take published poet Clive Matson’s Exploring Creative Writing course, you get an opportunity to experiment and discover your...
More Than Just Messages
On Thursday, March 27, 2013, Ken Mandelkern had an aha moment. It was after supper, and he was on the couch reading A Farewell to Arms...
Writing Like a Champion
More than five years ago, Vincent Chu took an important step toward officially becoming a writer: enrolling in The Craft of Writing, a...
The “Non-Teaching” Teacher
“He is such a naturally talented teacher that I bet a knitting class with him would be fun and informative,” a Post-Baccalaureate...