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This Wild Montana Writer’s Life (opens the original)
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Today was day one of the Authors of the Flathead Writer’s Conference for 2026, a day I don’t usually go to because it means an extra night away from my family, an extra night in a hotel, and an extra day of extroverting: all of which take a toll.But I had to come to the Friday Masterclass this year, because it was taught by Robert Petrone and it was all about first class POV and the Reflective Voice (basically writing memoir and including your grown-ass assessment of what happened then based on
Sunday’s Scrips (opens the original)
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Whatcha Up To?:Well, not much. See the entire literary community basically takes summers off, a tradition going back to when all the major publishing houses were in New York and all of New York fled the city in summer.Also, many, many literary magazines are run by colleges who’s students leave for summer too. You may have noticed a monthly Rejections post didn’t go out for August. That’s because I didn’t have any. Not because I don’t have anything out on submission, but because when nobody’s rea
Monthly Writing Prompt (opens the original)
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Here’s your chance to write for five minutes with no stopping and no corrections. Send me what you write along with your 1-3 sentence bio to potentially be featured in a future newsletter and my social media.Remember 5 minutes. No stopping. No corrections.Ready?Here’s your prompt:“fish scales sparkled”My timed writing response is below, but try to do your own first so mine doesn’t affect yours!Send me what you write along with your 1-3 sentence bio in an email: sunday @ sundaydutro (dot) comI lo
Sunday's Scrips (opens the original)
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Whatcha Up To?:This summer has not followed the rules:My trailer-office is nowhere near ready, the unexpected findings taking much longer to correct than expected.My afternoons of writing time have been nonexistent due to so many projects around the property requiring my husbands knowledgable hand and my watching of the children so he can do them.We’ve had an unbelievable number of medical issues arise that have made everything unexpectedly complicated.And none of this is meant as complaint or e
Writing Prompt (opens the original)
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Here’s your chance to write for five minutes with no stopping and no corrections. Send me what you write along with your 1-3 sentence bio to potentially be featured in a future newsletter and my social media.Remember 5 minutes. No stopping. No corrections.Ready?Here’s your prompt:“do what you will”My timed writing response is below, but try to do your own first so mine doesn’t affect yours!Send me what you write along with your 1-3 sentence bio in an email: sunday @ sundaydutro (dot) comI look f
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