by Matthew Curlewis | Dec 20, 2025 | Uncategorized
At the most recent Water Cooler (December 7th), we weren’t really talking of holiday season gifts. Instead, taking our cue from this year’s AWA Online Retreat, we simply tried to root our discussion within: What might happen if we discuss AWA and our...
by Matthew Curlewis | Jun 3, 2025 | Finessing and Improving, Marketing and Promoting, Planning and Preparing, Staging and Managing, Your Workshops
Hello All, So, who doesn’t love an ‘origin story’, right? Here’s one for you. The idea for the Water Cooler arose one day during what should have been an AWA Marketing and Communications committee meeting. But since three other members couldn’t make it, it just left...
by Matthew Curlewis | Apr 7, 2025 | Finessing and Improving, Staging and Managing, Your Workshops
So, I’m well aware that AI is something of a volatile topic these days. Saying the wrong thing can lose you friends, and perhaps even faster: win you enemies. I’m seeking to do neither. But as an organisation that is passionate about supporting people to express...
by Matthew Curlewis | Nov 11, 2024 | Writing Life
An Australian friend from long ago, John, who lives in LA, is in search of a book editor. What he has is, in his words: “just over 80,000 words of a travel/history/adventure story based on real events. In the realm of memoir / creative nonfiction, with strong...
by Matthew Curlewis | Oct 5, 2024 | Finessing and Improving, Marketing and Promoting, Planning and Preparing, Staging and Managing, Your Workshops
As these questions are good conversation starters, I thought I’d share a few of them here. • How do we find the time to lead workshops when our lives are overwhelming? • I’ve led a few workshops for WAW, but I’d like to begin my own workshops. Do I...
