Eight great things worth sharing this week:
- A?big thank you to everyone who attended my Hooked From the Start workshop yesterday. It was so much fun, I'm already planning to do it again in October... stay tuned.
- What role does humor have in your writing? This review of the new book
The Souls of White Jokes
got me thinking about how jokes can either bring us together or drive us apart.??
- Nerd Word of the Week: antipelargy ~ the reciprocal love of children to their parents, or (more generally) any requital or mutual kindness. As in: The?reunion was filled with warmth and antipelargy.?
- If you missed your chance to apply to join the Mindful Writing Community, we're hosting another application event this coming Wednesday at 9:30am PT. Sign up here.
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- I absolutely loved talking with Savannah Gilbo on her podcast Fiction Writing Made Easy
. If you're not familiar with her podcast, you should be.???
- And speaking of Savannah, she's hosting a FREE training called Your Start To Finish Book Blueprint: How to Write a Novel In 5 Easy Steps (No MFA Or Creative Writing Degree Required)—and I snagged you an invite.
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- "The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say, but what we are unable to say." -Ana?s Nin
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- Looks like it’s eulogy-writing time—your own, that is! This article
dives into the surprising benefits of this little experiment.?Mine will start with: She loved stories...
Happy writing, my friends,?
P.S.?Take a look at this compilation of quotes
on mindfulness. My favorite line: “If you’re hearing it talk, it’s obviously not you. You are the one who hears the voice.”
