So I've not had much time to do anything in lockdown, but I *have* found it a really useful pause for reflection. I've been busy in my notebook asking: what do I want life to be like from now on? What do I care about now? What's next for me?

So here are the results...

I've realised I'm missing having teaching as part of my mix, so I've set up my very own writing school on Teachable! I'm quite excited about it, because I can do so much more online than I could ever do/cope with in person.

I launched my first two courses yesterday...

1. Wintering for Writers, which is for anyone who's hit a fallow period in their practice - blocked, frustrated, rejected, feeling invisible, losing ground.

It's a kind, reflective, self-directed course drawing on nature & folklore to find wisdom.

https://katherine-may.teachable.com/p/wintering-for-writers

2. Writing Your True Story - this is for anyone who wants to get serious about creative non-fiction as part of a small learning community - memoir, nature, narrative NF, book-length journalism...

It's a 6-week course, starting in September.

https://katherine-may.teachable.com/p/writing-creative-non-fiction-memoir-subjective-journalism-or-narrative-nonfiction

Writing Your True Story is good for:
• Writers with a bit of experience who now want to level up (and don't want to commit to an MA)
• Journalists, bloggers and novelists who are turning their attention to writing a non-fiction book.

It's not a 'starting to write' course.

Finally, I want to form a community of other people who, like me, love non-fiction best of all. So I'm starting a newsletter for anyone who writes or edits NF. First post on Friday. Sign up here:

https://writingtruestories.substack.com/ 

Thanks to @Nicola_Slawson for newsletter advice!

So there you go :)

Hit me up with any questions.