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A useful process from Lynda Barry
Since attending WRITING THE UNTHINKABLE with Lynda Barry at Omega Institute in July, I’ve used a process Lynda (aka Professor Andretti) described for writing her amazing novel, Cruddy. I adapted the steps a bit to write a short story. My … Continue reading →
Lynda Barry, Omega Institute workshop (scratching the surface)
I can’t yet write deeply/fully about my experience at Lynda Barry’s WRITING THE UNTHINKABLE Omega Institute workshop last week, because it’s all still coalescing, and it’s summertime, and I just don’t have the mind space word space right now. But I wrote a … Continue reading →
The inner critic is everywhere! But that won’t stop us, no!
Recently I had the pleasure of teaching at the Antioch Writers’ Workshop‘s Dive Into Your Story: Where do you get your ideas?. We dealt with the inner critic and how to renegotiate the relationship, moving aside the noise so we can … Continue reading →
“Go away, you rainsnout…” NOVEMBER! (30 days with the inner critic)
Dear people, I am issuing a gift/challenge/invitation for the month of November (a month I love to abhor, by way of Tom Waits’ “November,” which you can see him perform here and read lyrics below.). (If you read this after November, … Continue reading →
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Tagged Amy Cuddy, inner critic, Lynda Barry, making a mess, November, Power poses, Tom Waits, Writing The Unthinkable
Register NOW for Writer’s Play Time!
WRITER’S PLAY TIME Rediscover and liberate your sense of play! Unleash your creative spark! Demystify and disarm the inner critical voice that’s holding you back! Nourish any creative process. Inspired by the work of Lynda Barry (Artist and author of … Continue reading →
Use your hands.
I just found a great piece of advice (with an exercise!) from Lynda Barry on the Omega website. “I’m worried about our relationship to our hands, and the kind of intuition they make possible. One of the things I love … Continue reading →
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Tagged drawing, Lynda Barry, Omega Institute, writing, writing process, Writing The Unthinkable
Mark your calendars: (Free!) Writer’s Play Time in September
I’m thrilled to offer WRITER’S PLAY TIME, a FREE (!) WORKSHOP AT YELLOW SPRINGS LIBRARY, Sunday, September 10, 2017. In other words: Rediscover and liberate your sense of play! Unleash your creative spark! Demystify and disarm the inner critical voice … Continue reading →
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Tagged drawing, Lynda Barry, play, Syllabus, What It Is, workshops, writing, writing process, Writing The Unthinkable
Everyone gets an A
“Everyone gets an A for napping.” —Lynda Barry, 7/25/16, WRITING THE UNTHINKABLE, Rhinebeck, NY.
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Tagged flying, Lynda Barry, Omega Institute, trapeze, Writing The Unthinkable
Craving Omega (an ode to tahini)
Last summer, I went to the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, NY, for a workshop with Lynda Barry. (I’ve blogged about her here.) The food at Omega was really good and really healthy. There was a lot of tahini, especially in a … Continue reading →
Short story accepted!
I’m thrilled to announce that my short story “Curb Day” was accepted for Shadows and Tall Trees 7, forthcoming from Undertow Publications. It’s particularly exciting to me because, as I blogged here, in writing this piece, I adapted a process from Lynda Barry‘s … Continue reading →
