I made this space to talk about folk history and my (oral) storytelling, which is what I've mostly focused on (aside from pet pictures).
But for a long time, my online spaces were all focused on my creative writing, something I've barely mentioned here. For various personal reasons, I got very discouraged in my writing and mostly stopped doing it, despite having got multiple steps into making it a profession.
All this to say that recently I've been flexing my #writing muscles again, and one of the things that got me back to it was being asked to tutor some kids in creative writing. I've been teaching them about a year now, and it's been such a joyful process! I'm thinking of trying to set something up for adults (beginner or experienced), with the goals of:
- approaching creative writing as a craft, with tools to learn and try and practice, not rules to abide by.
- helping people find their voice and discover what they want to do with their own writing.
- exploring story in all its forms.
- supporting people to direct their creativity with greater purpose and find joy and inspiration in community.
It's just an idea currently, but I'm wondering if anyone on here would be interested in something like that? (FWIW I'm an experienced teacher with a Creative Writing Masters, but I'm thinking in terms of faciliated skill growth more than 'lessons'.)
@northfolk I'd certainly be interested hearing about your writing more! As far as a tutoring group, I don't have the funds for anything like that, sadly .w.
@elfi I feel you on the funds issue x. I really want to make it as accessible as possible if I go ahead with it, and since it's experimental on my part, my idea to start with is to make it voluntary donations only, maybe in return for some endorsements. Possibly moving to a split level at some point, with some free (/optional donation for those who can) resources and some paid-for. I wouldn't expect people to buy into something unproven from the start, and would prefer to start without that pressure myself!