K.D. Miller is an experienced speaker, teacher and award-winning author of four books, including Holy Writ: A Writer Reflects on Creation and Inspiration. Former students comment on her courses and workshops:
“K.D. Miller sets a warm, supportive, encouraging tone.”
“… very well prepared, informative and stimulating.”
“One cannot help but bring down their guard and be open in the ‘safe zone’ that K.D. Miller creates.”
“The Blank Page — And What’s Really Written On It”
is a creative writing course for beginners and those who are beginning again. Stuck in the middle of a memoir for your grandkids? Can’t quite reach that story or poem that’s tapping on the inside of your heart? Afraid to open the drawer where you once hid your novel? All writers face a “blank page” covered with their own inhibitions and self-doubts. Come do some listening, some talking, some writing and some sharing. Just bring a notebook, a pen and a yen to write. Take home excellent handouts, exercises and tips for getting your hand moving and your creative juices flowing. Best of all, make friends with writers just like yourself.
This course takes place over four weekly sessions, each lasting 90 minutes. I would be happy to teach this course in your home, church, school or community centre.
"THE SECRET WRITER" - A half-day journal writing workshop
A journal is a friend who listens forever, who keeps your deepest confidences, who forgives your rants and chronicles your joys. Still, the sight of that first creamy page in a brand new book can make you hesitated to pick up your pen. Whether you're just starting to keep a journal or have written every day for years, this half-day workshop will help you honour the richness of your daily life by putting you in touch with your secret writer.
Please bring a notebook and pen.
K.D. Miller is available to teach this course in your home, school, church or community centre. Suitable for up to 12 participants.
"PSALMS FOR OUR TIMES" - A half-day workshop
A psalm is a song and a poem and a prayer, all rolled into one. It can start with, "Thank You..." or "Why can't You..." or "Hey, You!" It can be a gripe or a rant or a manifesto or a love letter or a wish list or a hymn of praise.
In this half-day workshop, we will compose psalms for our times that express what we want to say to the Creator as we see Her or Him. Though our point of reference will be the Hebrew psalms, people of all traditions, or no particular tradition, are welcome.
Please bring a notebook, a pen and an open mind.
K.D. Miller is the author of the chapbook Psalms of a Boomer Consumer. She is available to teach this workshop in your home, school, church or community centre.
"BEYOND THE BLANK PAGE - A Creative Writing Course for your Work-In- Progress"
Do you have a first draft of a novel, memoir, play/film script, short story or poem collection in the works? Could you use some positive, practical feedback to help you bring your creation to completion? This course will introduce you to a community of writers who, like you, have a work in progress. Each class will consist of a half-hour talk by K.D. Miller on such topics as dialogue, scene structure, and character development. The rest of the time will be devoted to discussion of your and your collegues' work. Come and share your writing, give and receive valuable commentary and sharpen your revising skills in a creative, supportive environment.
K.D. Miller is available to teach this course in your home, school, church or communtiy centre. Suggested length: 6 weeks for 10 participants or fewer; 8 weeks for up to 14.
