Articles & Announcements
Every month, we send a newsletter to our community featuring upcoming events as well as an article by one of our knowledgeable team members. This page chronicles the articles, but be sure to sign up for the newsletter to get them in your inbox and to be updated about events.
Sit Down, Shut Up, and Write: Summer 2020 Links
Hi, writers! We're continuing our weekly Sit Down, Shut Up, and Write write-ins every Thursday at 6:00 p.m. Pacific Time. We chat for thirty minutes online, and then we all sign off to do an hour of quiet writing time in our own space. If you'd like to join us this...
read moreElevating Black Voices
Dear community, I know that these are tough times. I sat down to write a poignant statement, but all my words fall short, and my voice is not the voice that needs to be in the center anyway. So all I'm going say here is, to our Black clients, friends, and loved ones:...
read more3 Scenarios that Will Help You Become Your Own Best Writing Coach
by Katey Schultz, Guest Contributor I first started teaching about the “creative imagination” and the “technical imagination” after reading Jeff Vandermeer’s Wonderbook. In short, Vandermeer explains, the creative imagination is that spark of punch-drunk energy we...
read moreUpcoming Class: Write Like You Mean It
Write Like You Mean It Saturdays, May 9–June 13, 2020 10:00–11:30 a.m. As great writers will tell you, the craft of writing requires more than putting words on a page.Join professional editor Ali Shaw for a six-week writing class that will both inspire you to write...
read moreSit Down, Shut Up, and Write: April 16–May 28
We now have a recurring Zoom meeting for Thursday evenings 6:00 to 6:30 Pacific time, for our weekly social time before we shut up and write remotely. Here's the info: Join Zoom Meeting https://us04web.zoom.us/j/78164539320 Meeting ID: 781 6453 9320 Use that link and...
read moreApril 9 Sit Down, Shut Up, and Write
"Let's Zoom again, like we did last Thursday. Let's Zoom again, like we did before." Sit Down, Shut Up, and Write Zoom Write-In tonight at 6:00 p.m. Pacific time! Nicole Rosevear will host. Writers of all levels (and now, in any location) are welcome to join. Meeting...
read moreApril 2 Sit Down, Shut Up, and Write
Join us for a Zoom-based Sit Down, Shut Up, and Write session on April 2! Ali will be hosting. Here’s how to participate: 1. Go to www.zoom.us and make an account if you don’t already have one. 2. Between 6:00 and 6:30 p.m. Pacific time tomorrow night (Thursday, April...
read moreNeed Something Positive?
by Ali Shaw, Executive Editor Dear friends, clients, and colleagues, I hope this message finds you safe and healthy. This is a tough time for everyone, and if you’re like me, it’s too easy to let the negativity and the fear take over. I hope you’re able to see the...
read moreMarch 26—Sit Down, Shut Up, and Write
Join us for a Zoom-based Sit Down, Shut Up, and Write session tonight! Kristen will be hosting. Here's how to participate: Go to www.zoom.us and make an account if you don't already have one. Between 6:00 and 6:30 p.m. Pacific time tonight, click on Join a Meeting....
read moreSit Down, Shut Up, and Write on Zoom
Vinnie is our host tonight, and again because of the coronavirus concerns, we are meeting via Zoom online to chat about writing and then head into our own quiet writing time. Join us! We’ll do our usual social time between 6:00 and 6:30 p.m. Pacific time, but it will...
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