I’ve been trying lately to pair what I’m reading with what I’m writing. Since I’m revising a novel that is partially narrated through journal entries, I went off in search of books with a similar structure. I started re-reading A Tale for the Time Being, a book I really enjoyed the first time. One of … Read more
Guest post by Nathalie Bléser, part three in a series of 5At Jennifer’s Monday Writing Session, you are first invited to listen to the seven rules. Rule number seven is that there are no rules. Also, we are allowed seven minutes to write stories. Maybe that’s why the vintage mirror in her space took me back … Read more
Author and intuitive writing coach, Chloe Rachel Gallaway, is the founder of The Winged River Writer and author of The Soulful Child: Twelve Years in the Wilderness, a memoir of her childhood through age twelve in the wilderness of Northern New Mexico. Chloe’s unusual life of growing up deeply connected to nature and spirit has … Read more
Guest post by Nathalie Bléser, part two in a series of 5 So let’s build the set. It’s Monday evening. Tonight the veil between worlds, between vivitos y muertitos (the living and the dead), is the thinnest. Magic already happens in the number of writers around the table: only three women have gathered in Jennifer’s … Read more
Green-Eyed In the age of social media, it’s easy to look at other people’s curated lives of sunny vacations, spousal outpourings of devotion, and Pinterest-perfect desserts, and feel a little tug of jealousy. But what about when it comes to other people’s presentation of their accomplishments and habits in the realm of writing? It’s another … Read more
Guest post by Nathalie Bléser, part one in a series of 5 I recently put out a call for submissions to our website, and Nathalie Bléser quickly volunteered. I used to host regular drop-in writing session called Monday Writers and Nathalie attended on occasion, a delightful addition to our group. ~Jennifer Simpson “From the Moon … Read more
Revising, Please! I am one of those people who enjoys revising more than the initial writing of the thing. Maybe a blinking cursor on blank page fills you with excitement and possibility, but beginnings tend to fill me with dread. Give me a mangy, long, stumbling piece of writing and I will lovingly tend to … Read more
I met Nathalie a few years ago at the Taos Summer Writers’ Conference (now, sadly, defunct). We weren’t in a workshop together, but the conference was known for it’s friendliness, and the camaraderie not only among the participants but with the faculty as well. (I mean I got to hang out with Wally Lamb!) I’d … Read more
I met Sarah when I was in grad school and she was an undergrad at The University of New Mexico. My department had just started a creative writing mentorship program and I was assigned to mentor Sarah. I still have a vivid memory of this tall, bubbly, beautiful young woman coming up to me at … Read more
When trying to find a home for your writing (if that’s one of your goals), sometimes it can feel a little overwhelming combing through the internet (or books! Remember books with places to submit? If those still exist, I’m sure it’s hard to keep them up to date!). We here at Plume have decided that … Read more