Some writers can barely squeeze a thousand words out and they feel done—they have said it all. Others of us gush, feeling much like Zeno’s Hare—the distance to the finish is perpetually cut in half. Neither setpoint is better or worse—both are useful modes of writing that help you shape and craft your piece. enre, […]
What participants say about Camille’s workshops
March 19, 2010 by
“Camille’s workshop was the perfect first sentence to begin the story of my quest to be a writer.” James Christopoulos, Chicago, IL USA “As a novice writer, I felt sincerely acknowledged as a woman who has a story worth telling. It was Camille’s words, “I want to hear more,” which moved me from ‘thinking about […]
Another Great Writing Workshop
March 19, 2010 by
We just finished up another great workshop here in Buenos Aires. As I told the four participants, Jim, Patricia, Susan, and Lisa, I could not have hand-picked a better mix of writers to work with en masse. We worked individually and in private, too. It was all so rewarding. Each of them inspired me in her/his own way. The writing themes were awesome.
The Last Cannoli
March 16, 2010 by
This is a work of fiction inspired by my growing up in a large Sicilian American family – ten kids, two parents, a few pets here and there (very few survived for long with us, I don’t know why exactly . . . something to explore later). If you are looking for a strongly plot-driven novel, don’t bother with this one. If you like character-driven literature and a dash of the potent spice, magical realism, read this book. Especially fun to read if you grew up in New Jersey/New York area and know places like Rahway, Jersey Shore . . . which you thought would never be uttered in the same breath as literature.
Squaw Valley Institute, tango talk and demo
March 14, 2010 by
Tango and other book author Camille cusumano talks about writing, dancing tango, living in Buenos Aires at the Squaw Valley Institute; she’ll do a tango demo.
Writing Workshops TBA
March 14, 2010 by
Tango and other books author Camille Cusumano offers writing workshops from Buenos Aires to San Francisco to New Jersey–keep checking for details.
Writing Workshops in July, August
March 14, 2010 by
Award-winning author Camille Cusumano dance tango, teaches writing from Buenos Aires to San Francisco, and now even the east coast. Keep checking.
Writing Workshop: A Thousand and One Words – Find your Writing Setpoint
March 14, 2010 by
Writing Workshop to help you understand your writing setpoint – the natural length for you and how to optimize it for finishing your stories and articles with full confidence.
Writers’ Hands, Dancers’ Feet, Zen Heart
March 14, 2010 by
The hands and feet are the farthest body parts from the heart, but they are as integral to mind as the brain or any other organ. Writing is as full-bodied as dancing tango.
How, then, does Zen practice inform your writing? My years of Zen meditation played a major role in my writing life—long before I wrote TANGO, helping me to untangle knots of confusion.
Buenos Aires to San Francisco
March 14, 2010 by
March 31, 2010. On this day I am saying adios to Buenos Aires—for a while—and returning home to San Francisco. It’s been nearly a four-year Odyssey, completely unplanned. I’m looking forward to hitting Home Shores. As with an hero’s journey, the linear time is irrelevant. It may as well have been a century, a millennium, an epoch, or a hundred-thousand-million kalpas. The “unplanned” part has so much to do with the forging of my new outlooks and insights. Therefore, bear with me, as I’ve become extremely un-task-oriented and very much moved by the moment(um).
I know I am going to be doing more writing workshops, in the San Francisco Bay Area, and In Buenos Aires, and in a little town outside of Buenos Aires—all to be announced as I align my webular thinking with calendars and linear time again. Keep checking here for future dates.