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LitFriends: Your Books Featured, a Free Book Club Kit, and a Giveaway

LitFriends Newsletter

LitFriends Your Books Featured, a Free Book Club Kit, and a Giveaway LitFriends — I’ve been working behind the scenes to bring you a few gifts and connection points for both the readers and writers in our community. I think you’ll love what’s in store. Wilson is asleep beside me, snoring like a tiny lumberjack …

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LitFriends:The Ghost Story Behind Every Search for Meaning

LitFriends Free Download

LitFriends: The ghost story behind every search for meaning I went quiet—and came back with more than a book. I missed my LItFriends! I ghosted you— not the spooky kind. I disappeared to finish The Alchemy of Sass, a memoir about unraveling the lies, secrets, and assumptions that shaped me.  I”m just finishing up the …

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LitFriends: Memoir and Marcellous of Remarkably Bright Creatures

December 2025 Newsletter

LitFriends Mini Newsletter The Holidays keep us busy, but we still want to meet our writing goals. This mini LitFriends honors your busy schedule and writing ambitions. 1. EXPLORE OUR NEW ARTICLE (psssst and gift idea) Writing a Memoir: What Remarkably Bright Creatures Can Teach Us About Characters That Engage Readers. Read more The post ‘Remarkably Bright …

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Litfriends: Discover Why You’re Unbeatable Over AI

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 …

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LitFriends: It Was The Best Of Times

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 …

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LitFriends Newsletter: Making Writing Harder Than It Should Be

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 …

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LitFriends Newsletter: Should A Writer Explore Rabbit Holes?

Subscribe: Litfriends Newsletter Rabbit Holes: Are you Subterranean Too? Another Summer LitFriends Newsletter Click Here to go Directly to the quiz LITFRIENDS* I recently read Carson Tate’s “Work Simply” (affiliate link) and discovered I’m a Visualizer. I am a like a distracted bunny jumping down holes until I get a visual big picture of my writing project. …

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LitFriends Newsletter: New Puppy Energy

New Puppy Energy: Unorganized, Exciting, Needs Work LITFRIENDS* We just adopted Wilson; the new puppy energy in the house is both exciting and draining. Even though we know a puppy will be a lot of work, we forget how much. We have trained puppies before, but each puppy is different. Wilson is smart but uncivilized. …

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