by Christina Howell | Dec 4, 2023 | Uncategorized
Observations on Jennette McCurdy’s memoir: I’m Glad My Mom Died We had a great discussion on Thursday about I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy. Everyone who read it loved it (though it took a bit for some of us to warm up to it). While the...
by Christina Howell | Oct 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
New Workshop: Overcoming Feedback Fears to Enhance Your Writing In collaboration with Creative Questers: The Art of Using Feedback – integrating constructive criticism without losing your voice I’m excited to welcome the accomplished author and IP lawyer, Ella...
by Christina Howell | Sep 29, 2023 | Uncategorized
The Magic of Repeating Themes While I was looking through old book club questions and notes, I was reminded of how much I loved Wild Game by Adrienne Brodeur. It had it all: beautiful writing, a story as captivating as any fiction, stunning imagery, and complex...
by Christina Howell | Sep 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
Book Club Last week, we had a great conversation about the Pulitzer Prize winning book Angela’s Ashes in our book club. It was interesting to hear how some people loved it and thought it was quite funny while others felt that it was too much misery piled upon...
by Christina Howell | Jul 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
Back by popular demand: Polishing Your Pages Last year, we had a popular and constructive event called Polishing Your Pages where we edited and provided written and verbal feedback on each other’s first ten pages. Many of you have requested that we have an event...
by Christina Howell | Jun 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
Advice for Breaking out of the Summer Writing Slump Breaking Out of the Summer Writing Slump: Beat the Heat and Ignite Your Creativity! Hey there, fellow memoirists! Summer is in full swing here in Munich, and while the sun may be shining bright and the beer gardens...
