Writing a first daft can be a frustrating yet exhilarating process. We start. We stop. We have a story we feel passionate about. We spend days, months, even years thinking about it. When we sit down to write, it feels good, it feels productive. Then we read what we wrote, the story somehow doesn’t feel as rich as […]
Welcome to your new weekend. Spend your Sunday writing Write More. Get Inspired. If you are viewing this on a mobile device and add to cart, your cart shows at the bottom of the page. Introducing the Los Angeles Writers Group Sunday writing workshops! Every Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Los Angeles […]
When I start with a new coaching client, one of the first questions I ask when they are ready to start work on their project is, “Do you have an outline?” Usually the answer is a guilt-filled evasive one such as: “Kind of…” “I know I should…” “I started one…” For years, I resisted outlining, […]
Calls for Submissions Aesthetica Creative Writing Award 2016 Call for Entries The Aesthetica Creative Writing Award 2016 is now open for entries, presenting an opportunity for emerging and established writers and poets to showcase their work and further their involvement in the literary world. Now in its ninth year, the award is an internationally renowned […]
Hello! Please visit the Lunch Ticket website, lunchticket.org, for guidelines to submit to our two free contests that have February 29th deadlines. One contest is for literary translation, the other is for creative non-fiction. These have NO ENTRY FEE and we encourage you to submit today! Thanks!
See our writing workshop page for current workshops. It took me years to admit to myself that I might want to explore meditation. A meditator friend who knew me well suggested more than a few times that I learn. I resisted. And resisted. And resisted. My resistance multiplied again every time I logged into Facebook and saw an article about how meditation […]
4-Week Critique Workshop! Check our Schedule page for dates Writing is such an isolating activity! And yet we write for community and to connect. When I spend a long time by myself with a manuscript, it’s helpful to remind myself that though I write on my own, I’m far from alone. When we view our writing through […]
Many fiction writers in my workshops often ask me how they can get published. This is how the conversation usually goes: Writer: “How do I get a publisher/agent?” Me: “Tell me about your completed stories.” Writer: “Well, I haven’t finished yet.” Me: “Your question is premature. Finish your story first. Then ask me that question. Then […]
Contest & Scholarship to The Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing Summer Conference: “The Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing (http://mvicw.com/) is offering scholarships to help writers attend our Summer Conference on Martha’s Vineyard this July. This year we are also offering a contest with a first prize of full tuition/lodging for fiction and poetry: […]
When you sign up for the 15-Day Writing Challenge, you’ll get an email every day for 15 days that contains a writing prompt and a self-coaching tip to help you create an ongoing writing practice and set reasonable goals for yourself and learn how to incorporate a writing practice into your daily routine. Through the […]