LitFriends: Breakthrough With the 2-Day Challenge! Latest News & Updates: Free Writing Challenge, Anthologies, Course Updates and More! Dear LitFriends This month has been a world of opposites for me. I finished a long-awaited trip to Italy with my husband. We planned this before COVID and finally made it. I’m still happily haunted by the …
Find the Story of Your Memoir and Make Lasting Meaning for You and Your Readers Discover the Memoir Within You: Join Our Free 2-Day Challenge! Are you an aspiring writer or an experienced writer who is ready to tackle the personal narrative? You have treasure trove of life experiences waiting to be shared. Have you …
Call for Submissions: Voices on the Gift of Aging Jack Walker Press invites writers to submit personal essays for our upcoming anthology, “Voices on the Gift of Aging” (working title). We seek reflections, and insightful and transformative narratives exploring the multifaceted aging journey. We aim to celebrate the richness, wisdom, and unique experiences that come …
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The Magic of Tiny Writing Goals and Consistency LITFRIENDS* One of our subscribers, let’s call her “T”, sent me a brief email. She said she needs motivation to reach her writing goals. I understand, it’s so easy to NOT write. Sir Issac Newton taught us in his first law that “every object will remain at …
©by Laura Backes Maybe you’re one of those lucky writers whose head is bursting with ideas. Or perhaps you have one idea that’s been nagging you for weeks, always at the edge of your thoughts. Either way, you’re itching to begin writing. That’s good. But before you rush headlong into your story, stop and ask …
If someone asks you to write a blurb for a book, it’s a compliment. It wasn’t easy for them you ask you. No one wants to impose. Writers need blurbs. Your opinion and recommendation have been deemed valuable. A blurb is a bylined recommendation. It can be long or short, and even if it is …
We are thinking about titling our new anthology of literary nonfiction, which collects essays with the theme of transformation and inclusion. Some of the changes are big–death; some are impactful in less obvious ways–a shift in how we see the racial divides expressed in our family. This is a literary collection, and we need to …