Taptap send comment ça marche3/21/2024 ![]() ![]() What is the role of jealousy? A little career-envy? Or do you have the type of career that other writers envy, and do you struggle with that? Maybe a significant question is: do you prefer “isolation”? Would you prefer not to spend time with other writers? And on social media, I want to see that writers have Other Things going on in their lives besides selling me their work. ![]() Those are the people I want to spend time with. I want to hang out with people who says things like, “I can go for a walk after three in the afternoon.” And for them that is because they are BUSY WRITING before three. I even tire of those who promote others, in order to promote their selves. I’ll admit: there are people who are so tiresomely all about self-promotion that I tune out! When I see that their every social media post is sharing news of a new book, a new contract, and all about me me me, I tune out. How and where have you met others? Are there red flags that you watch for… for what reason? see what people are working on, and how others respond to your work connect! (To connect with the Unschool workshop group, click on the title to go to the Substack site, or use this link, and click on underneath the title… right where it says “the Unschool workshop space.” As always, to explore your subscription, click on the upper-right hand icon, to “manage subscriptions,” and click on the workshop.) If you’re a paid subscriber here, you can take part in the Workshop groups. Geography doesn’t have to limit us if you appreciate someone’s work, send them a note. How do we forge friendships with writers?Īs writers we want to support others’ works… so off to launches and readings we go, good places to meet others and to start conversations. ) The next time we met, we discussed the book. (I shared a review of the book in our August 1 newsletter. On a walk through a forest some months ago, a friend told me to be grateful for rejection, and to read Stephen Marche’s On Writing and Failure. I learn from these connections-and not all affirmative! Friends have told me some hard-to-swallow words about my work. While we don’t talk about writing all the time (that would be too much) it is a significant part of what we share. There were also a number of acquaintances with whom I later put together a community group.Īt this point in my life, at least half of the people I spend substantial time with are writers. We exchanged novels and collections of stories and poetry. We would see films and discuss the plot, the dialogue. From that, I ended up with one very solid friendship, and we shared our work and had lengthy conversations not only about specific pieces of work and ongoing projects, but about the craft. I didn’t know another writer until I took a night school course. I suspect many writers write in isolation until they take a class or stumble over someone. ![]() But it makes me wonder if you don’t have friends who are writers, or if you write in isolation. That was not a response I expected! I don’t know what the story is behind this-numbers never tell stories. Last, with absolutely ZERO, was “friend/other writers.” The first of the month post is always free for all subscribers, with a mix of elements from craft to commentary, review to restorative-a mix of what The Unschool is about. January’s first-of-the-month post was lengthy, and the read numbers were low-was that related? I’d like to make this as short as possible. Post your words by clicking on “leave a comment” and copy/paste.įor first of the month posts, I do a re-cap of the previous month’s posts. But on the snow day a couple weeks ago, when I took this photo, my son lost hundreds of dollars in singing-gig income, and that made me think of how weather can mean different things for different people. ![]() Maybe not so much when it’s slush and Vancouver grey. I love when it’s fresh and adds to silence. In spite of everything technology, it still affects our lives, our emotions, our being. (I’m dispensing with the extra thread-it’s too confusing.) If you’ve never posted to an Unschool prompt before… go ahead!Īnd post respectful and thoughtful comments on others’ works, please. Inspired by the photo and/or weather (!) write poetry, flash fiction, a snippet of nonfiction or memoir, and post right here. ![]()
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