I'm teaching How to Write a Memoir Book Proposal July 12th at 5pm Pacific Hugo House (a one-session, 3-hour class). Register here:hugohouse.org/product/how-to… #memoir #publishing #nonfictionbooks

Come join me tomorrow for three fun days of writing memoir (via Hugo House and Zoom). Learn more about the craft + obstacles; write to premium prompts that help you drill down into your “real material”; get feedback on your work + more. hugohouse.org/product/memoir… #memoir

I’m making plans to see my entire family for the first time in three years. I want to read essays and stories for The Sun magazine that explore the meaning of home. Message me!

Commonalities of writers who sign up for Platform Building 101: procrastination, website decision overwhelm, bone-level dread of posting and/or emailing their non-existent list. PB 101 course meets you exactly there + helps you build.10/15-12/3.#memoir theonestor.com/classes

🔹The next round of my 7-week course Platform Building 101 starts this Saturday 10/15 (All classes recorded on Zoom). 1 eval comment: "This class was a great introduction to platform building.Theo takes you through the process in do-able chunks." theo-s-school10.teachable.com/p/platformautu… #author

Hi #writingcommunity! I #amquerying a memoir and I've been told Twitter is the best place to connect with other writers, and I'd love the community. Please say hi and wish me luck on the submission process!

#HappeningNow - Now that the protest has hit the streets we can see the large number of students that have come out today to make their voices heard.

Dear #writingcommunity - I just finished writing a blog post on #complexPTSD. Excited to share it with you and would love to hear your thoughts. #childhood #trauma shigekoito.com/blog/reflectio…

I love seeing writers explore their themes + stories in personal essays before their memoir. Live classes for the January section of my Platform Building 101 start Wednesday 1/18. #memoir #AuthorsOfTwitter #authorscommunity #writing writingismydrink.com/2023/01/11/the…

We opened 21 Freedom Libraries across a men's and women's prison in California. That's 10,000 books; dozens of conversations; a young cat reciting a poem he'd written to me; a woman telling me she's been down 36 years; and so much more than those things.

ICYMI, we are accepting submissions for our portfolio of writing from the farmworker and farm laborer community: the migrant, seasonal, and often immigrant laborers who make up much of the US agricultural workforce. Submit by February 1st! thecommononline.org/farmworker-wri…

For victims, survivors, and impacted individuals: @AAPIEquityAlliance, a co-founding partner of Stop AAPI Hate based in Los Angeles, has put together a list of mental health services in multiple AAPI languages. 🔗bit.ly/3GZ8NwB

You're invited to A Very Important Karaoke Party! Duets and groups are encouraged. Middle-school-style spur-of-the-moment choreography would be incredible. Nab your spot here here: bit.ly/3xhgutI #AWP #AWP23 #Seattle @hugohouse

I wrote about Saturday's Taylor Swift Eras Tour concert in Glendale & facing our own eras on the page. Photo: Taylr Scott @tayylr13 writingismydrink.com/2023/03/20/wha… #WritingCommunity #TaylorSwiftErasTour #TaylorSwiftTheErasTour #memoir

Is My Manuscript Ready to Send Out? writingismydrink.com/2023/03/28/is-…

My friend and colleague @janinekovac is offering a FREE! Scrivener Primer next week. I took a Scrivener class from her and loved it. janinekovac.com/events/2023/4/…

Want to write a new essay? I am giving a free virtual workshop on Wed. June 14 at 7 with @NCWLibraries, WriteOnTheRiver & @HumanitiesWA. Guided by prompts I've designed based on Gloria Anzaldúa's "How to Tame a Wild Tongue," you'll leave with new pages. ncrl.evanced.info/signup/EventDe…

I'm teaching a free masterclass Tuesday on how to get started building your author platform--esp for those who don't like posting on social media and feel like they're not great at tech stuff. Hope to see you in there: theonestor.com/masterclasspla…

"The writer hopes to leap over memory chasms and the potholes of other people’s secrets. Memoir does not love the leap. Memoir loves the steam engine of nonstop chronology plowing earth to expose strip-mined landscapes. Collections can play peek-a-boo." tinyurl.com/4eds52na