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: 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 …
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 …
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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Gift-Writing Unleashed: Introducing Write-A-Gift Launchpad Click Here To Learn More How wonderful would it be to transform your appreciation for others and your way with words into cherished gifts that don’t break the bank and certainly won’t end up gathering dust in the yard sale or the back of the closet? Imagine gift-writing without running …
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 …
New book trailer for ‘Corners; Voices on Change” I’ll be honest here. We had a book trailer created for Corners when it first came out. We never released it because it felt like the wrong tone. The music sounded like an alternate theme to the Mission Impossible movie series. Corners; Voices on Change is about the …
Betsy Robinson and Amy Lou Jenkins in a Conversation About What can be Learned Within Friendships of Contrast Buy Friends at Amazon or your favorite bookseller including your indie bookstore. ALJ Hi Betsy, I loved your essay, ‘Two Kinds of Gardeners,’ in Friends: Voices on the Gift of Companionship and I admit, I tend to …