LitFriends: What Didn’t You Write Today? Click Here to Subscribe Dear LitFriends, I’ve been underground lately, figuratively speaking – hiding in my cave of blankets and comfort reads, nursing a heart, heavy with current events. Maybe you’ve been there too. The world has felt a bit too sharp, too loud, too everything. But here’s the …
Litfriends: Discover Why You’re Unbeatable Over Weird AI LitFriends Newsletter from JackWalkerPress.com and AmyLouJenkins.com As narrative nonfiction storytellers in the age of AI, you’ve probably encountered moments where AI tools just miss the mark—like the weird picnic image I recently received, featuring a chef with a stethoscope. While artificial intelligence can assist us by repurposing …
LitFriends: It Was The Best Of Times, It Was The Time To Write. From JackWalkerPress.com and AmyLouJenkins.com In this edition: New articles for craft and inspiration. Writer news (add your news for the next edition). Calls for Submission Hello LitFriends, Welcome new subscribers and thank you for being part of the LitFriends Community. I know …
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 …
Write Your Memoir With Us This is the summer we begin our memoirs or our next writing project. I’m heading out for a few weeks on a bucket-list trip to Italy. Then a Summer of writing begins. In June, we begin our memoirs using the JUMP method. With homage to the writing process, we learn …
Subscribe to LitFriends First Name: Email: I agree to receive email updates and promotions. Submit LitFriends: New Year, New Projects Dear LitFriends, Happy New Year to our esteemed community of writers and readers. We hope this message finds you immersed in the joy of storytelling and creative exploration. If not, we hope you find inspiration …
December is a Great Month! Know Why? LitFriends Newsletter –Because this community cares about the written word and critical thinking. Dear LitFriends, This holiday season, I’d like to share why this newsletter and the work of JackWalkerPress.com and AmyLouJenkins.com is so important to me. My thoughts and opinions have evolved as I’ve aged (I’m in …
LitFriends: A Life of Letters, With Coupons LitFriends Newsletter from JackWalkerPress.com and AmyLouJenkins.com Dear LitFriends, Did you ever consider the phrase “living a life of letters?” I thought it might be a hoity-toity phrase for snobby people. At Bennington, where I earned my MFA in literature and writing, at first, I’d cringe when I heard …
LitFriends Exclusive: No-cost Book Promotion and Exciting Updates! New anthology, new course, new articles, new news From JackWalkerPress.com and AmyLouJenkins.com First, let me offer my sincere concern and love for all those suffering from acts of violence, hate, lies, and power grabs all around the world. If all we have to respond are acts of …
LitFriends Newsletter: The Personal Essay and Resistance Are You Making Writing Harder Than It Should Be? (I am) LitFriends, every time I overcome resistance to writing, I feel better. I wish resistance would go away, but it never will. I wanted to write this little intro days ago, but I was working in my head …