It is important to remember this great quote by Annie Lamott in her ground-breaking book on writing,
Bird by bird:
“Because of the spirit. Because of the heart. Writing and reading decrease our sense of isolation. They deepen and widen our sense of life; they feed our soul.
“When writers make us shake our heads with the exactness of their prose and their truths, and even make us laugh about ourselves or life, our buoyancy is restored. We are given a shot of dancing with, or at least clapping along with the absurdity of life, instead of being squashed by it over and over again.”
To help YOUR writing this winter, here are 3 courses and writing aids for you …
The Creative Penn
Author Joanna Penn writes: “I’ll teach you how to write, publish and market your book — and make a living with your writing. Non-fiction and fiction. I’m an award-nominated, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author with over 30 books. I’ve sold over 600,000 copies in 162 countries and 5 languages.”
There is a Free Newsletter at: https://www.thecreativepenn.com/
Writers Online
From the Writing Magazine: Advice on how writing can improve your mental health: Webinars, such as a 12 step guide to writing a novel; and a Free Newsletter at:
https://www.writers-online.co.uk/
Alison Jones, Practical Inspiration Publishing
Host of The Extraordinary Business Book Club podcast (338 episodes):
The recent podcast is all about Felicity Dwyer’s excellent book ‘Crafting Connection’.
I thoroughly enjoyed Alison’s 10 Day Book Proposal Challenge in October. This has set me up with a strongly structured proposal for my next book, ‘Secrets of winning writing’. I will write this during the winter and aim for publication in Mid 2023.
Alison’s next challenge [£199] is in January 2023:
https://pi-q.learnworlds.com/course?courseid=proposal-challenge-jan-23
Also ,Watch her TEDx talk ‘Let’s Rethink Writing’.
www.practicalinspiration.com
