Writing Group retreat next week

And an Essay Revision Intensive for ALL paid subscribers

Next week, our Writing Group will meet virtually for our biannual virtual retreat. If you want to join us for a week of generative writing and discussion sessions, office hours, and community with the most supportive and interesting feminist writers I know, upgrade to a Writing Group membership this week (that’s a “founding” subscription). Next week’s retreat will focus on re-defining your writing practice as a form of resistance to these dark and unrelenting times.

We do these virtual retreats twice a year. They’re designed to offer a full week of reconnection with your writing, without having to leave your house or daily responsibilities. If you join the Writing Group now, you can also come to our spring writing retreat, and you can join our weekly Writing Group chats to connect further with me and other writers. You’ll also get other little treats throughout the year like discounts on classes and on working with me one-on-one.

Right now, Writing Group membership is $50 off.

For regular paid subscribers, I will also be offering a 1-day Essay Revision Intensive class to ALL paid subscribers next week, on Monday Sept 15 at 12pm PT/3pm ET. More info below. If you want to attend just this class, all you have to do is upgrade to a regular paid subscription before Monday.

All paid subscribers get immediate access to all past and future author salons, a monthly feminist essay Reading Group, writing prompts, and paywalled essays.

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Retreat schedule (all times are PT)

Below is the schedule for next week’s retreat. Come to as few or as many events as you’d like. Zoom links will be emailed directly to paying subscribers next week.

Monday September 15 at 9am-10am

Community Check-in— come share what you’re working on and your intentions for the week, and talk through how to make it all happen; we’ll discuss how to understand creativity and writing as a practice of resistance, and how we are all coping and making time for the work (not recorded for privacy)

Monday September 15 at 12pm-1pm: Essay Revision Intensive

**this one is open to ALL paid subscribers. Everyone who attends live will also have the opportunity to sign up for a discounted one-on-one session with me to discuss their essay. This event will not be recorded— it’s live only.

Tuesday September 16 at 12pm-1pm

Guided Cowriting— come write with us! I’ll offer a prompt at the top of the hour and/or you can work on anything you want; we’ll have a check-in at the end, but feel free to pop in and out of the Zoom depending on your schedule (not recorded, but I’ll share the writing prompt later in the week if you can’t make it)

Wednesday September 17 at 12pm-1pm

Live Office Hour w/ me— come ask any and all questions about writing, publishing, or whatever is on your mind (not recorded)

Thursday September 18 at 12pm-1pm

Guided Cowriting— come write with us! I’ll offer a prompt at the top of the hour and/or you can work on anything you want; we’ll have a check-in at the end, but feel free to pop in and out of the Zoom depending on your schedule (not recorded, but I’ll share the writing prompt later in the week if you can’t make it)

Friday September 19 at 9am-10am

Closing discussion— come ask questions about the writing process or publishing, connect with other writers, talk through your own projects, and debrief on the week; all writers will be invited to share out loud a bit of their work, if they want (not recorded for privacy)

Remember, you must be a Writing Group subscriber to attend all retreat events except the Essay Revision Intensive, which is open to all paid subscribers.

All events will be held on Zoom— meeting info will be sent to your email next week. See you there!