The In Betweens Creative Writing Community (Week 1)

Everyone experiences the “in between,” a transitional chapter of life where there is often a desire to shape outcomes and plan what comes next, even when much of it is outside of our control. So what can be controlled? Ourselves, our creativity, and our community.

 

Join us for the first session of the In Betweens Creative Writing Community, a 5-week series focused on building community through creative writing and shared experiences. In this introductory session, participants will meet the group and learn what to expect from the series. Open to writers of all experience levels, this series offers a supportive space for non-professional writers to connect and reflect on life transitions through creative writing.

 

Presenter Bio:

For over four decades, Claire Berger has been earning a living as a comedian, improv actor, speaker, and writer. She began her career in Chicago with The Second City and earned acclaim as a warm-up comedian on over sixty five of your favorite sitcoms, including Seinfeld, Murphy Brown, and Mad About You. Claire was also the first comedian HGTV hired to host a series on their network (Fantasy Open House). Claire has always found humor in unlikely places, including Italian kitchens, where she served as resident writer, ambassador, and cookbook contributor for two popular culinary immersion programs, Tuscan Women Cook and Italian Culinary Adventures.

 

In 2025, Claire proudly published “How Much Is Enough? Getting More By Living With Less,” an interactive memoir giving voice to the ever present conversation we’re all having in our heads. How Much Is Enough… Exercise? Religion? Health? Shoes? Family? Food? Claire tackles an array of topics filled with opportunities for conversation and self-reflection.

 

After returning from a seven month promotional cross country book tour, Claire created The In Betweens Creative Writing Community to keep the conversation going and inspire others to write and tell their own stories.