Brainerd Writers’ Retreat

Writing in the Garden Writing Class & retreat for All Genres Focus on “The Heart of the Story” With Instructor Angela Foster Cost $45 Friday, August 19, 2011 9 a.m. To 3 p.m. Brainerd-Baxter, MN This class is suitable for all writers, beginning to advanced. Writing retreat will be held on Friday, August 19, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Location: 6584 Parkville Circle, Baxter, MN 56425 Writer and artist, Bev Abear, has generously offered her lovely home and gardens for this unique writing retreat and class. Detailed driving instructions will be provided. Our day together will be productive, but casual and fun! Instructions on craft will be followed by time to write (in the garden or inside Bev’s beautiful home). You will be inspired to stretch your writing to a...

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New Chicken-Soup Call-Out!

If you have taken a class from me, you’ve probably heard me talk about the Chicken Soup for the Soul market. The pay is $200 per story, plus ten free books and if your piece is selected, you will be published in a national book. Here’s your chance to submit something. There’s no cost involved with submission, so what have you got to lose? Chicken Soup for the Soul: Say Goodbye to Stress! Manage Your Problems, Big and Small, Every Day Chicken Soup for the Soul is teaming with Dr. Jeff Brown of Harvard Medical School to create a wonderful new book, full of inspirational stories and useful medical information, to help people manage their stress, no matter where their stress comes from.Everyone feels stressed out at some point in their lives. Many...

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New Retreat Scheduled

Writing in the Garden    Writing Class & retreat for All Genres Focus on “The Heart of the Story”  With Instructor Angela Foster   Cost $45  Friday, August 19, 2011 9 a.m. To 3 p.m. Brainerd-Baxter, MN This class is suitable for all writers, beginning to advanced. Writing retreat will be held on Friday, August 19, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Location:   6584 Parkville Circle, Baxter, MN 56425 Writer and artist, Bev Abear, has generously offered her lovely home and gardens for this unique writing retreat and class. Detailed driving instructions will be provided. Our day together will be productive, but casual and fun! Instructions on craft will be followed by time to write (in the garden or inside Bev’s beautiful home). You will be inspired to stretch your...

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