by Carolyn | May 24, 2015 | The SoulFire
It may seem counter-intuitive to suggest that writing is a generous act of the spirit, but I believe it to be true. I love the way books, music and movies can transport us into other worlds. I love how they open up the imagination. Writing is an act of...
by Carolyn | May 23, 2015 | MEDIA & EVENTS
Albuquerque writer Carolyn Flynn reads recently published and prize-winning fiction and pays tribute to other authors, including mentor Rick Bass. Flynn’s literary short fiction “Pretend” won the 2014 Rick Bass/Montana Prize for Fiction and was published in The...
by Carolyn | May 23, 2015 | MEDIA & EVENTS
Carolyn Flynn to speak on the Power of Narrative to Create Your Life at TEDxABQ Women Join Carolyn Flynn and other amazing New Mexico speakers for TEDxABQ Women from 4-8 p.m. May 28 at the Albuquerque Convention Center for an evening of powerful talks, poetry, music...
by Carolyn | May 20, 2015 | Vox & Luz |
Pitch & Synopsis: Searching for Persephone Set in the Greek islands and post-Katrina New Orleans, Searching for Persephone is a contemporary twist to the Greek myth about mothers and daughters, grief and passion. Some readers have characterized the novel as The...
by Carolyn | May 19, 2015 | The SoulFire, THE WRITING SPACE, WORKSHOPS & WEBINARS
Even when we proclaim we want to write that story that matters most to us, we resist. We declare that intention, again and again, and – wait for it! – the temptations and distractions roll in like thunderclouds. Stillness is vital to us as writers,...
by Carolyn | Dec 21, 2014 | Vox & Luz
The dark of December and the Winter Solstice are an invitation, not a death sentence, though it has taken me many birthdays to realize this. In the sparkling LED-lighted frenzy of the holidays, amid our habits of hyperconnectedness and the avalanche of dopamine-fix...
by Carolyn | Dec 10, 2014 | Fiercely Feminine
I’m a journalist. We aren’t the subject of news stories, but the messenger. But when the twins lost the most inspiring and effective teacher they have ever had, taken down by one intolerant student, as hundreds of other students and parents were denied the...
by Carolyn | Sep 1, 2014 | The SoulFire
We live in a world that sets aside a big front row VIP seat for the Left Brainers. As of now, they are still getting Big Salaries. As of now, fathers everywhere, and mothers, too, are advising their children to “Get a real job,” meaning get a very Left Brain job that...
by Carolyn | Aug 17, 2014 | Vox & Luz
THE SOULFIRE WAY: YOUR PATH TO AN AUTHENTIC, RAPTUROUS CREATIVE LIFE Why this book, why now? Five words: Disruption. Renaissance. Divergence. Relevance. Yearning. In December 2013, I started writing a new book for writers, artists, filmmakers, poets, dancers,...
by Carolyn | Aug 7, 2014 | WORKSHOPS & WEBINARS, You, Your Book and a Mouthful of Stars: An Agent Pitch Webinar |
AGENT PITCH WORKSHOP This agent pitch webinar is unlike any other workshop you’ve done. The problem with most agent workshops is that underlying assumption that most writers won’t cut it, that only a select few will get through the gate. And so, you get...
