Many of us look to our own lives for starting points, triggers or material for our stories. Is this a bad thing? What are the dangers entailed here? Catherine will lead a 2-hour session investigating the problems that can crop up, including perspective, distance and true fiction. Where do we stop and where does our fiction begin? Is it okay to plumb your life experience or the lives of others? How can this limit or enrich your work? This session will include discussion and prompt exercises, and will challenge you to rethink your creative techniques.