Craft Talk with Carrie Knowles: Writing Stories From Start to Finish
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In this episode 263, host Landis Wade has a craft talk with Carrie Knowles, an award-winning author about ten of her nineteen tips on how to write stories from start to finish, drawing on her book published by Owl Canyon Press: “A Self-Guided Workbook – And – A Gentle Tour on Learning How to Write Stories from Start-to-Finish.”
About the Author:
Carrie Knowles has published five novels: Lillian’s Garden (Roundfire Books, 2013), Ashoan’s Rug (Roundfire Books, 2013), A Garden Wall in Provence (Owl Canyon Press, 2017), The Inevitable Past (Owl Canyon Press, 2020), A Musical Affair (Owl Canyon Press, 2021) along with a collection of short stories, Black Tie Optional (Owl Canyon Press, 2019) and writing workbook, A Self-Guided Workbook (Owl Canyon Press, 2020). Her memoir, The Last Childhood: A Family Story of Alzheimer’s (Three Rivers Press, 2000), was reissued through Amazon.
Her latest book, Shifting Forward, a collection of the first 50 essays published in her Psychology Today column: Shifting Forward: A Wanderer’s Musings (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/shifting-forward) will be published by Owl Canyon Press in May 2022.
Carrie was the NC Piedmont Laureate for Short Fiction in 2014.
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Reviews for Shifting Forward releasing May 2022
From essays on fashion rules to making it through a regular day, don’t let Carrie Knowles fool you. Her writing appears whimsical and mercurial, but there is always a deeper meaning beneath. It also helps when you cannot put the book down.
–Lybi Ma, Executive Editor, Psychology Today
Here’s a collection of delightful stories on how to live a more satisfying life, day by day. No will power needed. Just the willingness to savor the ordinary, celebrate the good, consider the myriad possibilities. Carrie Knowles’ essays in Shifting Forward first appeared on the Psychology Today site. They are lyrical, witty, upbeat, useful, and fun to read.
–Peggy Payne, author of Sister India, co-author of The Healing Power of Doing Good
If you’ve ever – or never – wondered why we live our lives the way we do, you’ll love this collection of quick insights into everyday life. Carrie Knowles verbalizes those bits and pieces of life that we never ever think about, leaving us with “ahh-haa” moments and smiles.
–James Patrick Maney, author of It’s your day, make it your Tao
Carrie Knowles’ collection of informal essays, written for her Psychology Today column, draws on a lifetime of self-reflection and people watching. Often funny, sometimes touching, and always wise, Shifting Forward is a book that begs to be shared, ideally out loud, with those you love. Each piece stands alone; taken together, they have the power of memory and hope.
–Molly Beck, Minister of Congregational Care Millbrook United Methodist Church
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