Writing in a hotel—Day 9. Would I, could I in a hot tub? Check and check. Bombeck Workshop

Writing in a hotel—Day 8. Folks have asked, “Don’t you have a desk?” Yup. This glass counter where I keep snacks. But my boobs are too big & this chair is built for someone 2x my height, so I get shoulder lightning bolts. Hence, I roam. Off again now.
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On Fri. May 3, Red Hen Press editor Kate Gale will read from Under a Neon Sun, which draws upon her college experience of living in her car. Amber Flame, Oregon Book Award finalist Alyssa Graybeal & I will join Kate at Elliott Bay Book Co. to support her Three Rooms Press: Open for Submissions novel. Come!

Writing in a hotel—Day 7. The day I feared finally arrived. I ran out of clean clothes. Of all my unorthodox nooks, this one tried me most. Chair was too low. Washer too noisy. Nearly abandoned ship. But then I climbed on top of the dryer and enjoyed its pleasing tumble…. Bombeck Workshop

Writing in a hotel—Day 6. Ironing board desk. I can’t think when I last even used one of these, but I’m drafting a fight scene and channeling the spirit of generations of women who thanklessly ironed, starched, & pressed and aren’t gonna do it any more. Bombeck Workshop

Overwhelmed to be on this list of Guggenheim Fellows along with so many writers I admire. Immensely grateful to GuggenheimFoundation
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Living in a hotel—Day 5. Rainy day here, so I took to the treadmill. Maggie Freitag Ask Ann Patchett how on earth she wrote Tom Lake this way? Even on the slowest setting, I’ve nearly toppled off 3 times. Tomorrow, I might go write in that pool…. Bombeck Workshop

Living in a hotel—Day 4. Breakfast. When the words are flowing, you have to listen. Can’t mess with the muse. Bombeck Workshop

Living in a hotel—Day 3. What a difference a day makes. The eclipse coaxed all the flowers into bloom. Even the dandelions said hello when I finally got out for my walk. Bombeck Workshop

had the loveliest time chatting with Annmarie Kelly-Harbaugh about the complicated nature of upbringings, the joys of weightlifting, and how both those influenced the creation of BROUGHTUPSY for the Wild Precious Life podcast.

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Living in a hotel, Day 2. ECLIPSE. I was excited to see it and take a photo for posterity.
I missed.
Luckily, others did better. Here's to gazing through darkness to reach the light. And to making friends who take better pictures.
Now, back to work. Bombeck Workshop

Living in a hotel, Day 1. Still in my pajamas. Floating along on the wisdom, grace and honest-to-God magic of the Bombeck Workshop writers I’ve met these past few days. If you need me, I’ll be right here: Channeling the power of this robe. Saying YES to the words that come.

Annmarie Kelly-Harbaugh 4. Can I Hook You on My Book? - Finding an Agent & Writing the Query (FULL)by Karen Odden
5. Your Story Matters: The Building Blocks of the Personal Essay by Gyasi Hall
6. The Ekphrastic Hour: Art as a Feedback Loop for Fiction
by Amber Sparks

📢 Here's our lineup of adult writing classes starting this week! 📝💡
1 Furthering Your Writing Habit Through Feedback by @  Kattie Daley
2. Poetry, Prose, and Pie (FULL) by Annmarie Kelly-Harbaugh
3. Developing a Writing Habit - April (FULL) by @ Darlene Montonaro

If you’re both a writer and bookseller/ comix-seller, you have until April 7 to apply for a $10k Susan Kamil Scholarship for Emerging Writers. Do it! bincfoundation.org/susankamil-sch…

Ever feel split down the middle, like you're simultaneously too much and not enough? Dabbling in your own midlife existential crisis? Perfect. Grab a copy of Sarah Kain Gutowski (she, her, hers) 's new poetry book, THE FAMILIAR. I promise you're in good hands. New interview here: bit.ly/3CLn1je

📢 Here's our lineup of adult writing classes starting this week! 📝💡

1. A Sentence as Clean as a Bone taught by Denne Michele Norris
2. Doorways Into Ekphrasis by #AmaCodjoe
3. Poetry: Breaking Down Walls (Instructor to be announced)

Come write with us! In one heart-filled hour, we put pens on the page & move past ego & self-doubt & voices that tell us we’re not enough. We create together, honor stories, & share the truth that only surfaces when we get out of our own way. Sign up here: forms.gle/jErigi3EuyP34E…

'SPLINTERS is Leslie Jamison's most fearless, searching, vibrantly alive book yet' and Leslie Jamison is 'one of the most compelling and trustworthy memoirists we have.' Thank you, Priscilla Gilman and The Boston Globe for the thoughtful review!

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Happy pub day to Leslie Jamison and SPLINTERS!