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Buffett Book Launch

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Bill Buffett and cousin, Warren Buffett, at a signing for a book I edited, Foods You Will Enjoy: the Story of Buffett's Store.

Carol, Bill Buffett

Both Warren and Bill worked at the legendary Buffett family grocery. Warren contributed a chapter to the book and helped Bill (above) plug it at the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting in Omaha.

 


 

Loire Valley, France

 

LePin group


In June, 12 of us had a wonderful week of writing and sketching at LePin, a chateau alive with history and full of great places to write.

 

We're hoping this visual writing residency will be the first of many.



Doha women writing students

teaching in Qatar

In October 2008, I took my third trip to Qatar, this time to work on a second essay collection, Qatar Then and Now. I taught two workshops a day to students and community members and was part of the launch of a new writing program: Finding Your Voice, funded by local sponsors including a bank, an art center, and a real estate office.

I had a fascinating six-weekresidency in Qatar earlier this year, where I taught writing to a group of Qatar University students and to the QU library staff. I also taught a day-long writing workshop to a group of ex-pats, living in Qatar. Qatar Narratives,the first essay collection of its kind in Qatar, was published from work developed in those workshops. For news about the programs click here and here.

And for more informal details, and pictures from my stay there, visit my blog.

 



gulf times

My Doha Students' First Reading Made the Regional News

Our program was recently featured, in the (Doha) Gulf News.To read it,

Click Here.

 

For more pictures and impressions of my experiences, visit ...

<Carol's Blog>.

 

A Weekend of Workshops

Hospital

October 26 - 28, Shelby. NC

I was invited to present a series of writing workshops for medical and pastoral professionals, in addition to thelay population. The weekend was sponsored by the Cleveland County NC Healthcare System's Center for Lifelong Learning. Other sponsors included local churches, health care centers, and civic groups.

 

carol in pulpit

Billed as "Finding Hope through Reflection & Writing, a Weekend with Carol Henderson."

On October 13, I was proud to speak at the

3rd Annual Heartstrings Walk to Remember,

in Greensboro, NC, sponsored and produced by the Heartstrings Infant Loss Support Group.

Heartstrings Walk to Remember


 

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Carol's Picks

Carol's Picks

Click here for Carol's Picks,some of my favorite books about writing, along with some memoirs and essay collections I really like. Soon I'll be adding poetry collections and more books about writing. It's my new "store," so feel free to click and buy.

 



Fall 2009


Workshops now posted.

For schedule,

click here



In the Works

LePin

Summer 2009

We hope to return to LePin, in the Loire Valley of France, for another fabulous week of writing. Plan to join us.

Farther into the future...a possible workshop in Scotland. Stay tuned.



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Testimonials

"I have just returned from an incredible week in the South of France with Carol Henderson at the helm of a writers’ workshop. I can’t say enough about it. The accommodations, companionship, scenery, outings, adventures and food, were only outdone by the time spent with Carol discov-ering hidden voices. Writing is no longer a labor, not always inspired, but always a joy. Thank you so much Carol, it was a life changing event for me. I can’t wait to attend the next one."
--Sandra Elliot, Chapel Hill, NC

"My time spent at Carol's writing work-shop in Provence was
a life-changing event. I will always remember it with great joy as one of the best weeks of my life!
"
--Kit Stewart, entrepreneur and author, Pittsboro, NC

"In Provence, with Carol and our workshop, I found the peace and content-ment with which to explore my thoughts, as well as the encouragement and support to write and share them. It was also an enor-mously fun time."
–Liza Collins, playwright and screenwriter, Providence, RI

"Carol Henderson's workshop was exactly what I needed to jumpstart my writing... it was a productive and fun week."–Stephanie Silberstein, Writer, Fayetteville, NC

"My goal for the writing residency was to be motivated to get back to my writing of a memoir that deals with my journey from mourning to joy. You provided that motivation and inspiration for doing just that... Thank you for the integrity and vulnerability with which you facilitated our work together."
–Wilson Brent, pastor (ret.) Cary, NC

 


Carol Now: News, Events, Updates

To the Middle East - a Week in Qatar

male qatari writing students

 

I'm home from another fascinating sojourn in Doha, Qatar, where, in addition to a full schedule of talks and workshops, I helped a group of budding writers develop essays for a second volume in the "Finding Your Voice" series.

 

The project is being funded jointly by Waqid Arts Center, Qatar University, and other sources, and has the enthusiastic support of Qataris. Below, three contributors to the fund.

 

 

book fund sponsors

 

For more detail on "Finding Our Voices," and more on my week in Doha, Click Here.

 


Winter 2009 Workshops - [CLICK HERE]

 

Try My Picks

I'm constantly recommending books to my clients and workshop students. Now, I've gathered them in a single place, a "store" on my site where, if you're inclined, you can find out more, even click and buy them. It's called Carol's Picks, and you can check it out by clicking here.

 

Carol's Picks

 

 

Hear My "Morning Stories" Interview

Recently, I was interviewed by Tony Kahn co-host of "Morning Stories," produced by WGBH, Boston.

 

The finished interview, "Malcolm," was broadcast live on July 22 (8:30 am EST).

 

You can download a podcast version here.

 

Carol on Morning Stories

 


The Workshop at Le Pin

 

In June, I hosted
a visual writing residency at Le
Pin, a chateau in the Loire Valley of France, a place alive with history and full of great places to write.

 

 

 

 


Lepin group

Inside and
out, Le Pin
is a constant
feast of extraordinary images.

We all rediscovered
how inspirational travel can be.

 

 

"My week at La Pin was like a writer's fantasy camp. I wrote until I couldn't keep my eyes open, and when I woke up I wrote down my dreams. The most writing I've done, the best writing I've done, and I've been going strong ever since."

Patrick Link,
New York City

 

Lepin group outside


This year's successful program was the first of what we hop will be many here at LePin.We plan to do it again next year--and possibly add a new workshop in Scotland.

 

 

Lepin gardens

 

Plan ahead to give your creative self a blast of new experience.

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in one of next season's international workshops.

 



Home from the Middle East

I’m back in the US after a fascinating six-week residency
in Qatar, where I taught writing to a group of Qatar University students and to the QU library staff. I also
taught a day-long writing workshop to a group of ex-pats, living in Qatar. For news about the programs click here and here.

 

And for more informal details, and pictures from my stay there, visit my blog.k Here.

Carol with studentsCarol in all-day workshop

Carol readingCarol teaching

Clockwise, from top left: Carol with Qatari students, leading a workshop, teaching a class, giving a reading.

 


 

Let Carol help you turn your idea into a book

Boston writer Bill Buffett (below, right) and designer Rick Rawlins, consult with Carol on Bill's new book, Foods You Will Enjoy–the Story of Buffett's Store. It's an informal history of his family's grocery store, founded by his great-grandfather in 1869. At the time his father closed it in in 1969, "Buffett's" was the oldest independent grocery in Nebraska.

 

Carol works with writer and designer

Bill Buffett talks about Carol...


"I became a writer at age 74 and couldn't have had a better coach. Carol Henderson is clear, direct, focused, and leaves me feeling that it is my own voice on the written page. She helps me say better what I want to say, and I value that highly. I have writing plans to last me a long time and hope Carol Henderson will walk that road with me."

Carol Henderson

works with writers at all levels of skill and experience. Her beat is the power of writing to create change–and she offers three distinct ways to help make that happen:


• Coaching

• Workshops

• Professional programs.

 

Coaching

Carol Henderson coaching client

One-on-one, live or by phone, Carol helps writers realize their projects by finding the story in their material, then developing the most effective voice and form in which to realize it. [More]

 

 

FROM A RECENT WORKSHOP...

 

"I'm so grateful for your workshop. I think I'll be writing a lot more now that I'm reawakening in a way—the group gave me some community that was safe and encouraging, where I could try out words and images . . . and it reminded me that on the fringes is where I fit best. It was also very encouraging of my actual writing as well as my voice."

–Caroline Proctor, Executive Director and Chaplain Presbyterian Prison Ministry, Inc. Raleigh, NC

 

Workshops

Carol leading a workshop

Carol's workshops have become well-known for their synergy. Her approach works for groups of writers at all levels–from the beginner, eagerto delve into the challenges of transforming feelings and ideas into polished, vibrant prose, to professional, looking new patterns, new creative sparks. [More Info]

 

Professional Programs

Carol workshop - corporate group

Specializing in 1-to-3 day workshops designed to introduce transformative writing as a powerful revitalization tool for health professionals, counselors, and human resource managers. "We use language every day for the necessities, but seldom for self discovery, to learn what we think or feel – or simply to delight ourselves and others." [More info]

FROM A RECENT WORKSHOP...

 

"As if you can do such a thing, prepare yourself for surprises. Stories will emerge you didn't know were inside of you. Your fellow participants will take risks that shock you. Writers will shed their personalities to become authentic storytellers. You can expect all this and more, though you must experience it to realize the power of Carol Henderson's writing workshop... Carol provides insightful, thought-provoking prompts that encourage a variety of writing styles and types. The creative, supportive atmosphere Carol creates seeps in and takes hold so that by the end of the week her writers are reaching new depths and producing a different caliber of writing."

 

–Celina Mincey, Charlotte, North Carolina

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