I’ll be teaching online classes via Writing Workshops and the Iowa Summer Writing Festival this spring. Upcoming ones:
I’m teaching a series for Writing Workshops: Building Interiority for Characters. In each one, we’ll look at a different strategy to create interior worlds for your characters.
Building Interiority through a Character’s Memory will be May 8, 7-9 pm EST via zoom through Writing Workshops:
Email me at karenebender1@gmail.com for more information these workshops, or if you want information on my writing coaching, private manuscript consults or help with MFA applications.
My novel, “Like Normal People,” was included in Susan Straight’s map of 1,001 novels to read to find the real America. You can see the list here. https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-05-28/american-novels-1001-literary-geography-map-states
Wilmington Star-News on Refund
11 Apr 2015
Ben Steelman of the Wilmington Star-News writes about the terrific reviews for Refund. I’ll be a guest on the Prologue show on WHQR Monday, April 13. You can read the article here.