067: Teaching and Learning to Write - Interview with Ken Murray

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Welcome, welcome Word Nerds! I am so excited to share today's interview with author Ken Murray with you all.

Ken Murray is a writer and creative writing teacher. He teaches multi-genre, using fiction, nonfiction and poetry to help students get started, listen to their work, and amplify the opportunities therein. Ken teaches at University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies and also at Haliburton School of the Arts. He is a graduate of the MFA program at The New School (like me!), and also the Teaching Artist program at Community Word Project. Ken writes mostly fiction and Eulogy is his first novel.

Originally from Vancouver, Ken grew up in Ottawa and has lived in various locations across Canada, and also New York City. He now divides his time between Prince Edward County and Haliburton Ontario, and teaching at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies. Beyond reading and writing, he can most often be found dabbling in various sports, or doing broadcast work with 99.3 County FM in Prince Edward County.

In this episode Ken and I discuss:

• the impetus for Eulogy
• the process of going from writing shorter pieces to writing a book-length work
• teaching writing and writing workshops

"Get started and be open to whatever comes out of your pen." ~Ken Murray

Plus, Ken’s #1 tip for writers. Resources:

If you want to know more about Ken Murray, you can follow him on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, or visit his website.

For more info and show notes: DIYMFA.com/067