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Writer Jami Attenberg is presenting a mini January version of her popular annual #1000wordsofsummer event. The goal for the mini event is to write 1000 words a day for six days. It sounds like a fun challenge and great way to start the new year! Would anyone like to join me? It's free. [more inside]
posted by mochapickle on Nov 30, 2022 - 16 comments

I love the idea of NaNoWriMo but the demanding schedule sinks me every time. If you're looking to write more in November but NaNo isn't in your personal forecast, join me for a leisurely, asynchronous, no-rules writing event and spend a day, week, weekend, or month making progress on your writing project -- any writing project -- at your own pace. [more inside]
posted by mochapickle on Oct 4, 2022 - 95 comments

Hi everyone! This spring, I'm giving Julia Cameron's classic creativity program, The Artist's Way, a proper go. It's a 12-week program designed to reconnect to your inner artist, build your confidence as an artist (whether that's writing, music, visual arts, etc.) and be more productive. I plan to start on Sunday, May 8. Join me for gentle accountability, occasional grousing, and (hopefully not infrequent) revelations about the artistic journey. All are welcome! If you are just now finding this, folks have been starting on different weeks, so feel free to join the conversation in the overlap. [more inside]
posted by mochapickle on Apr 24, 2022 - 83 comments

Seven local writers, including yours truly, will be reading short pieces on the theme: "Stories from the Other Side." If you're in the New York's Capital District and not otherwise occupied, come see us. It's free. Details at this website.
posted by gauche on Jan 30, 2014 - 0 comments

Hartford's Living Room, the La Paloma Sabanera coffee house, is shutting its doors at the end of this month, and its owner, Virginia, is moving on to other, better things. We (i.e., people who have run and participated in events at La Paloma Sabanera over the years) are marking this occasion with a bit of sadness but also with a big party on Wednesday, June 26, from 6pm to 11:30. [more inside]
posted by gauche on Jun 11, 2013 - 0 comments

You've been waiting for it, the very first WRITE CLUB Toronto. Live lit as blood sport, we pit writers against one another in the name of CHARITY. Two writers write, but there can only be ONE WINNER [more inside]
posted by Felicity Rilke on Oct 22, 2012 - 1 comment

Reveling in your passion is one thing, but when does it become an unhealthy obsession? Painting with Words and Fire explores the lives of three women: Penny a pyromaniac, who has a penchant for burning brothels; Jane, searching for one more poem from her boyfriend; and Sophia, trapped inside Lady Macbeth. They all find themselves at a crossroads. [more inside]
posted by crossoverman on Feb 1, 2012 - 0 comments

A comedy seminar based on my blog How To Write Badly Well. Here's the Projects post that started it all. [more inside]
posted by him on Aug 7, 2010 - 0 comments