Writing Instructor and Presenter

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Past Workshops

Multi-session:

  • Draft First Aid 

  • Educator’s Symposium: Creative Writing for Teachers of Writing

  • Fiction: Reading it and Writing It

  • Foundations of Fiction

  • Novel In- Progress (On-line)

  • Mentor Series: Learning from Flanner O’ Connor

  • Mentor Series: Toni Morrison’s Beloved

  • Mixed-Levels Fiction

  • Novel Jumpstart

  • Short Story Workshop

  • Story Basics Boot Camp

  • The First Twenty Pages

  • Writing and the Examined Life

  • Writing Scenes

  • Writing the Novel Workshop

 

Single-session:

  • Aboutness in Fiction

  • Dialogue and Scene

  • Getting Started

  • Point of View and Voice

  • Possibilities of Plot

  • Sense of Place

  • Studies in Character

  • Story Basics

  • Texture and Tone

  • What We Talk About When We Talk about Style

  • Write Your Heart Out Brown Bag Lunch

 

Presentations:

  • “Building an Arts Organization,” with Susannah Felts, ArtsCamp, 2016

  • “Why Creative Writing Matters” with Susannah Felts, Creative Mornings Nashville, 2016

  • “Writing Scenes in Fiction” WriterFest, 2019

Testimonials:

  • “Katie provides the balance of knowledge and inspiration that gave me the legs to not only write but present in front of the others. I never saw that coming.”

  • “Katie McDougall is a fantastic teacher who is passionate about the subject herself. She gives you all the tools you need as a beginner in fiction writing, with the comfortability of allowing for flexibility and creativity in your own work.” 

  • “Katie somehow managed to break down the nuts and bolts of writing (craft) and the magic; I came away with an understanding of how they're related. This class surpassed my expectations.” 

  • “Katie was an excellent instructor. She was encouraging, was able to meet each individual at their level, and supported us regardless of where we were in the process. She also made it feel safe to share our work with everyone which was initially daunting for me. I really learned a lot and am excited to take more classes.” 

  • “Katie’steaching style is subtle. You don’t realize how much you’ve learned until you see the progress made by the end of the series. Lighthearted and encouraging, she makes everyone feel good about their work.”

  • “Katie is a stoker of writing. She pokes and prods perfectly and immediately makes you comfortable while pushing you. Will take anything she teaches.”