Replay: Ann Hood shares Five Things She's Learned about Finding the Story Growing in Your Heart
Check out the first five minutes of her recent class.
“I know you have a story in your heart that is trying to be told. Maybe you are worried about what people will say if you write it. Maybe you aren’t sure how to fit all the characters and ideas you have into a story. Maybe you have too many stories bumping into each other, and you aren’t sure which one you should be writing. Maybe you are having trouble putting pen to page — or fingers to keyboard — at all. Believe me, I have had all those concerns, and more. But after experiencing them all myself, and teaching fiction and memoir at universities and writing conferences all over the world, I have lots of ways to help you discover and get started with your story.”
- Ann Hood, Five Things I’ve Learned about Finding the Story Growing in Your Heart
Last week, Ann Hood joined us on Five Things to share all she’s learned about finding the story growing in your heart—how to bring the characters, conflicts, and plot points that keep you up at night from your heart to the page.
Five Things I’ve Learned about Finding the Story Growing in Your Heart helps writers discover and tell the stories growing in their hearts by offering practical advice, inspiration, and tools to overcome common writing challenges. Through engaging activities and real-world examples, participants will gain fresh insights and tangible next steps to bring their stories to life.
Ann is the author of more than a dozen novels, including bestsellers like The Knitting Circle, The Obituary Writer, and The Book That Matters Most. She has also penned five memoirs, such as Fly Girl and Comfort: A Journey Through Grief, which was named a New York Times Editors’ Choice and one of Entertainment Weekly’s top ten nonfiction books of 2008. Her essays and short stories have been featured in prestigious publications like The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Paris Review, and The Atlantic, among others. A recipient of two Pushcart Prizes, as well as awards for Best American Food, Travel, and Spiritual Writing, Ann is a celebrated voice across genres. Her latest novel is The Stolen Child.
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