Carrie Classon
Presents
Writing Your Story
When the Trouble Comes
Who she is
Carrie Classon is former professional actor and recovering MBA, who champions the idea that it is never too late to reinvent our lives in unexpected and fulfilling ways. She finds meaning in ordinary life in a weekly humor column called The Postscript, nationally syndicated by Andrews McMeel Universal. Her debut novel, Loon Point, earned over 4,000 Amazon reviews, averaging 4.6 stars. Her second novel, The Turnip House, will be released in 2027.
Carrie brings the novelist’s craft, the columnist’s relevance, and an actor’s presence to an unforgettable blend of humor, storytelling, and revelatory insights in her keynote presentation: Writing Your Story When the Trouble Comes.
What she says
STORYTELLING TIPS FOR WHEN THE TROUBLE COMES
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Save the scraps—the rubble of a failure contains the raw material for the next story.
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Take advantage of the blank page—emptiness is an invitation to fill the page with something new.
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Don’t hurry to change perspective—a view from the underside provides a unique opportunity to find something better.
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Never underestimate the value of a good enemy—sometimes it’s the naysayers who can teach us the most.
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Trouble is not an interruption of the plot. Trouble is the plot—the goal isn’t to return to where we started. The goal is to discover where we are going next.