Kate's Most Popular Classes and Presentations:
Trust Your Writing
Do you have a draft of a novel or memoir underway but don’t know the next step? Not sure how to approach
revision? In this class you'll learn not only what you need to include for your story’s opening, narrative arc, and
character development––all of which as as essential in memoir as it is in fiction––but you'll also learn what to
look for in what you've got on the page and how to trust your story. The more you understand what to look for
in your draft, the better you'll know how to bring the idea in your head to life on the page.
Get practical guidelines needed for the re-vision of your narrative.
Write Your Life
How can you best write the story of your life? This class provides real world solutions to challenges memoir writers face.
Find out how to cull your journals and mine your memories––even the hazy ones. Learn what you need to know about writing
effective dialogue. Get the guidelines needed for telling that family secret. Get the essentials of writing life.
Making a Scene
Scenes are the building blocks of every story written, whether fiction or nonfiction. Find out what makes a chapter complete––
and what's needed for an effective cliffhanger. Discover how to build out and build up a scene’s
essential components so you can more effectively set your stakes and raise them as you cull
out weak spots. Get tips needed to write scenes that make your readers want to keep turning pages.
Next Level
Lift your fiction or memoir writing to the next level! Discover essentials for developing compelling characters,
contexts, and scenes. Learn how to hook readers with opening lines, strengthen a narrative arc, and build a
powerful ending. This class is a favorite for those early in the writing process and for those seeking ways to jumpstart their writing.
In-class writing exercises are designed to inspire.
Kate happily tailors her offerings to meet the needs of any audience. Click here to contact Kate for more information.
Trust Your Writing
Do you have a draft of a novel or memoir underway but don’t know the next step? Not sure how to approach
revision? In this class you'll learn not only what you need to include for your story’s opening, narrative arc, and
character development––all of which as as essential in memoir as it is in fiction––but you'll also learn what to
look for in what you've got on the page and how to trust your story. The more you understand what to look for
in your draft, the better you'll know how to bring the idea in your head to life on the page.
Get practical guidelines needed for the re-vision of your narrative.
Write Your Life
How can you best write the story of your life? This class provides real world solutions to challenges memoir writers face.
Find out how to cull your journals and mine your memories––even the hazy ones. Learn what you need to know about writing
effective dialogue. Get the guidelines needed for telling that family secret. Get the essentials of writing life.
Making a Scene
Scenes are the building blocks of every story written, whether fiction or nonfiction. Find out what makes a chapter complete––
and what's needed for an effective cliffhanger. Discover how to build out and build up a scene’s
essential components so you can more effectively set your stakes and raise them as you cull
out weak spots. Get tips needed to write scenes that make your readers want to keep turning pages.
Next Level
Lift your fiction or memoir writing to the next level! Discover essentials for developing compelling characters,
contexts, and scenes. Learn how to hook readers with opening lines, strengthen a narrative arc, and build a
powerful ending. This class is a favorite for those early in the writing process and for those seeking ways to jumpstart their writing.
In-class writing exercises are designed to inspire.
Kate happily tailors her offerings to meet the needs of any audience. Click here to contact Kate for more information.