Christi Krug’s class was one of the best things I’ve ever done for myself. She allowed me the freedom to just move my hand across the page and find my voice.
CherylI want to thank for your positiveness each day and for encouraging writers to stick with the task of telling their stories. —Desiree
DesireeYour Wildfire Writing class was a wonderful introduction into the world of writing for me. Thank you. Your teaching style and the atmosphere of acceptance free of judgment and condemnation is wonderful. I delighted in arriving each Thursday evening to write and to listen as authors shared their pieces. I miss being in your class and hope to rejoin you in the fall. Your class is a gift to be shared with all who seek to challenge the author within.
Val S.I now know that I can write, that I must write. The idea that I have nothing to write about, or that I can’t write, is patently false. What I need to write is my shame, fear, and anger.
BeckyWho knew what lay dormant inside? Thank you for the awakening.
RobinI am especially touched by your sharing your personal stories which helps all of us to feel more confident about accessing and sharing our own personal remembrances. It seems authenticity often requires taking that risk–at least for me. I loved hearing your story last night about the little girl who fell in love with the people in her young life who validated her. It says so much. Thank you.
Bonnie H.I will take your class again because of your wonderful talent. I believe in my own talent now, thanks to you.
JewelThank you again for your positive and uplifting pushes to engage me with my writing. The last few weeks have been very healing for me. Having the freedom to just write and spill out my heart has been wonderful. I was having a hard time enjoying writing and now, I long for the times I can soak myself in it. I attached a few prompts to share with you. Thank you for reading and for your encouragement!
BethThis has made me believe in myself. I see the greatness in all of us – risk takers.
CarleneChristi Krug’s classes changed my life. She helped me return to my creative path, the one that I allowed to be blocked by all the things I was taught I had to do. You know all those grown up and responsible things. She gave me permission to play, experiment, and create.
Val W.“Christi Krug’s writing classes changed my life.” There’s no other way to put it than this because it’s true for me as well!
EdeeChristi, I loved your book. It has had its first read, but now I will start again with a pen. There are so many good ideas to re-start that fire. My daughter encourages people to jump start their creative side, so I am going to give her a copy for her office. I have also had an inquiry from a friend in D.C. My poet friend loved her copy. I have such respect for people who have talent but even more for those who inspire others to seek their own. You have given a gift which all of us can re-open whenever we need a fresh spark.
ArvyYou get to dream, be inspired, be young, be old, be wild! You get to remember how to play again! Thank you!
RolfSeptember 7, 2013, marked my one-year anniversary for publishing my writing. I think the biggest thing I learned in your classes was that I didn’t have to be profound, or even serious, in my writing—that it could and should be fun. Once you freed me to be silly, I’m afraid there was no stopping me. The other very important thing was to just do it (where the speed writing came in very handy). I just finished my fifth book in the Imogene Museum cozy mystery series, and for the past six months writing has been supporting me. I was laid off three years ago in October, but now I can say with confidence that I am a writer, and it’s a job I will never want to retire from.
Jerusha Jones, author of the Imogene Museum mystery seriesThank you Christi for making me (and everyone) always feel welcome. No wonder there was such a crowd!
DianeI can’t believe what you have done for me. I’m so excited, at times I feel I’m about to jump out of my skin.
MaryThanks for helping me recognize my critic. The fun is really coming back!
PatriciaI’m pretty critical of myself. But I’m honoring myself by allowing myself to learn the craft that calls to me. And I get to enjoy the freedom of childhood, the wonder, the joy – all of it, fully and completely.
MelodyI can’t tell you how much this class has meant to me! I’m getting ideas now, all day long.
Val W.You have opened up a whole new world for me.
DeborahI’ve learned that I have to tell my husband, “This is now my time for writing.”
HarrietThe class, taught by Wildfire Writing’s founder, Christi Krug, was so much fun that all of the members of our group attended it twice (that’s when the group formed, but we weren’t ChaCheeJam yet,) and a couple of us attended thrice.
ChaCheeJam Writing Community (www.readchacheemcham.com)Christi opened me to writing from the first class and I haven’t been able to stop since. Her undying enthusiasm for my message and her week after week encouragement to “unpack” each of my painful stories has kept me going. “Your writing is meant to be shared,” she kept saying. And then she became my editor.
Mary DeYon, author of What Does Love Have to Do With It?
Thanks for helping me recognize that my critic existed and was really holding me back.
PatriciaTo have a voice, to hear my own thoughts, to learn about what makes me happy to build the fire within myself and to be comfortable with who I am and what I feel.
JillYou have freed my mind to reach beyond what I thought were my limits.
LaurieThe exercises are fun-filled adventures and everyone has a story and a gift we can enjoy.
DaveThank you, Christi, for all the feedback. You truly have a gift for encouraging writers. You have helped me be released from the self-restriction of “what-ifs” and “not todays” that have plagued me.
BethThanks for your kindness the other night . . . great evening you planned for us, full of gifts and encouragements. Love your invitation to write, (create), or in my case re-up.
Steve
