Writer, Educator, and Storyteller
What a beautiful message to receive on my birthday. My weekly online creative writing workshops have been a bright light for me these past three months. I plan to continue hosting them every Sunday this summer.
Contact kjfitzsimmons@gmail.com for more info on how to join us.
Lovely to have my creative writing class at The Astoria Bookshop (now online!) featured on We Heart Astoria.
We had three lovely sessions yesterday. Contact me at kjfitzsimmons@gmail.com to sign-up for future Sundays.
I’m also running a special this May on semi-private coaching.
Earlier this month, I set an intention to make my “online writing workshops and private coaching sessions as open and honest as my in-person offerings.”
Transitioning my monthly class at The Astoria Bookshop to a weekly online offering added a bright light to my Sundays. I’ve loved reconnecting with regulars and meeting new writers. We even added a second session to honor my goal by keeping class sizes small.
If you would like to join us at 3 or 5 pm today (2 spots left in each class!) or be added to my newsletter to receive info on future sessions, contact kjfitzsimmons@gmail.com.
SUPPORT The Astoria Bookshop every day by purchasing books through their Bookshop page or preordering titles/buying gift certificates directly at astoriabookshop.com.
Great first sessions for two new online creative writing workshops this past Sunday and Tuesday!
Workshops for adults will be held every Sunday. I’m limiting class size so that the session can be more interactive. Email me today at kjfitzsimmons@gmail.com for more information, to sign up, or be added to my newsletter to receive information about future sessions.
Click here to watch a video response from Tuesday’s kids’ workshop.
I also do private writing coaching/tutoring for individual students or small groups (2-3). Reach out if you’d like more info on anything
I was recently interviewed by the Queens Gazette and life has changed so much since then, the article reads like a time capsule. Click here to read the interview.
As mentioned in the interview, I am designing a series of online writing workshops.
Contact me at kjfitzsimmons@gmail.com if you’d like more information, and I’ll add you to my newsletter!
Join us this Sunday for my monthly drop-in creative writing workshop at The Astoria Bookshop! 5-6:30 pm. All are welcome.
Click here for more info and to RSVP via Facebook.
A first page is the first impression. The first chance to make people sit up and take notice of your work.
“Marley was dead, to begin with.” A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens.
Join us today at The Astoria Bookshop at 5 pm to kick-off a new year by exploring how to write powerful openings. Through a mixture of discussion and writing exercises, we’ll take a look at various story starter techniques and use them to revise an existing piece of work.
$10 suggested contribution. BYO Pen & Paper!
Creating Sensory Details: How often have you heard this famous refrain: Show, don’t tell. But how exactly? And why? Most writers interpret it to mean that one should write vividly with detailed images and sensory information (show) rather than dull summaries (tell). Working through a series of writing exercises, we’ll explore the scientific impact sensory details have to emotionally engage readers.
Crafting Mythic Quests: Myths represent the ways that ancient cultures sought to explain the origins of the world and of existence itself. Sounds like a killer creative writing prompt to me! Through a mixture of discussion and writing exercises, we will explore the mythic realm of quests, break down the hero’s journey, and write into a time before time began.
$10 suggested contribution. BYO pen & paper.
Wacky Revision Techniques! All writing is rewriting. Well, great, but how does a writer approach their first, third, twelfth revision from a fresh perspective? In this workshop, we’ll go through a series of fun, bizarre, and efficient methods to tackle those tough revisions. Feel free to bring in something you’ve been working on already and/or practice materials will also be provided.
$10 suggested contribution. BYO pen & paper.