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‘Marketing’ doesn't have to be gross (opens the original)
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Ah, writers. We do great work in our minds and on our laptops, and then. We offer beautiful learning opportunities, thoughtful workshops, and meaningful connections. In our minds. Sometimes on our websites. And then.I had a GP we used to joke about: ‘They’re a great doctor as long as they don’t have to touch their patients.’ They seemed to be terrified of physical contact. Almost as much as writers are afraid of marketing.And yet, we’re communicators. That’s what we do. But when the word ‘market
After the Workshop (opens the original)
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Bike Trailsby Dotty WilberI wrote this poem following a workshop with Jan Haag. In the workshop, she provided us with the poems “The Once Invisible Garden” by Laura Foley and “When the Acacia Blooms” by Barbara Crooker. I didn’t write anything that I liked during the workshop, but I kept my copy of the poems and continued to read them and think about describing the nature around me and my place in it. What follows
Ink and Stethoscope (opens the original)
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Susan Wingert shares her remarkable trajectory through the worlds of academia and medicine, and thanks to a chance discovery, to the relief and wonder of the AWA method.Leave a commentThanks for reading Writing Alone and With Others! This post is public so feel free to share it.<a class="button primary" href="https://amherstwriters.substack.com/p/ink-and-stethoscope?utm_source=
Reflections on Reviewing Books (opens the original)
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Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you.—Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe first review I wrote for publication, for a book I loved, exhausted me! It took days because I had to learn about writing book reviews, as well as what the journal I was submitting to required. When I tried again with a book I didn’t necessarily love, it seemed mean to be subjectively critical of something already in print. What ramifications did a negative review in a public forum have on a writer and
Denial, Dedication, & Persistence (opens the original)
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Listen to the remarkable story of how one woman decided not to allow her creative life to be derailed. Through dedication and persistence, she rises above limitations and gets her work out. And gets it published. Such an inspiration!Find her here: https://www.barbarakrasner.com/Barbara KrasnerThe AWA RETREAT<
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