Eight great things worth sharing this week:
- In the UK, book clubs are the new antidote to the "loneliness epidemic." Let's bring that trend to the states and cure a little loneliness on this side of the pond.?
- Nerd Word of the Week: Raucity ~ the state of being raucous. As in: The raucity of the crowd's cheers in the stadium was deafening.?
- Happy 100th birthday, James Baldwin! No worries if you aren't prepared to party—this Black-owned bookstore has got you covered. They've been?a Baldwin fan hub for the past three years.??
- My new coaching program, Path to Publication, covers everything I teach (mindset, story structure, etc) PLUS guidance on building your author platform and querying agents. Due to enthusiastic response, I'm extending the application window for?one more week.?Learn more here.?
- Got a mountain of unfinished writing projects? Fear not! This writer shares how his pile of failures led him to ultimate success.?
- "We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect." -Natalie Goldberg?
- I love this educator’s article on crafting her classroom reading list to act as both mirrors and windows for her students. It resonates deeply with my own passion for fiction.?
- During my recent appearance on Chelsia McCoy's podcast, Women Wining at Writing, we had a fun chat about how writing is a mindset and how you can nurture your ability to work through those pesky mental blocks.?
Happy writing, my friends,?
P.S.?Design by 83 created this amazing Buddhist temple and education space in Busan. Check it out if you want to geek out on some seriously cool design.
