4 Reasons Why I Started a Weekly Newsletter
I am a big believer that writing about what you know and sharing that writing through a newsletter has the power to change your life.
I see a ton of newsletters about writing, and many are very informative, but they’re also long. My newsletter is simple: three sentences to imitate and study, two quotes about writing to inspire and motivate, and one writing prompt/tip.
That’s it. Nothing fancy. I want readers to get in, get out, and get writing.
Achieving Rejection
Rejection is part of the business of writing. Especially screenwriting.
But that doesn’t make it feel anymore painful.
I don’t know if there are any “tricks” to dealing with rejection. It’s either something that breaks you, or it encourages to keep at it.
Regardless, the sting of rejection hurts. And it hurts a lot if you’ve been rejected from something you really, really want.
Remixing Permission
In my (virtual) class a student decided to write an essay based on a writing prompt I shared with the class. The only problem is that I didn’t assign the essay yet. I just showed it to them and we talked about it for maybe 10 minutes? This student didn’t ask for clarification, didn’t ask for a due date, didn’t ask how long the essay should be (a rarity in a high school English class), and, get this, the student didn’t even ask if the essay was going to be graded. Hell, she didn’t even complain about writing an essay the second week of school.
Are you running away or towards your writing goals?
The organization I work for LOVES to do community circles anytime we have a meeting or training. Community circles are a culture-building activity and protocol that allows participants to connect and discuss how they’re feeling about each other, their employer, a particular situation or circumstance, etc.