A gardening photo, from the years I had a front yard of vegetables and fruit; writing should have moments of feeling like this. August figs grown from a sapling fig tree my father gave me; heritage potatoes; cherry tomatoes—pounds of them daily.
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I’m stunned that this index will be the 4th of annual posts! Please browse through all of them—the posts are organized by topic and form. You can create your own reading list to study.
And let me know if you’d like to see a post in response to a question you have, or if you need help finding some topic. (Leave a comment, or email me at alison@alisonacheson.com)
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First-of-the-month potpourri post — for all readers, free and paid (note that prompts and responses to prompts are included WITH these)
January ’24 - “Hopeless in Hope”—a book review; thoughts on stepping into a project—readiness! and looking at “metaphor”
February ’24 - thoughts on “writer friends”; weather/snow prompt
March ’24 - focused time; pain vs discomfort
April ’24 - teaching/learning to write; children’s games prompt/thoughts
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Writing Life
Reflections on my writing year of 2023 - Jan. ’24
How do we GROW as writers? (Tired of your own words??) - Jan. ’24
Sweaty Pliés - our practice work - March ’24
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Fiction
Pets and Animals in our work - Jan. ’24
Editing and the Roles of Presence and Absence - March ’24
Further thoughts on Editing—returning to original dreams and old notes - March ’24
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Poetry
February Poetry discussion - the beat goes on… - Feb. ’24
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Close Reads
The Snow Child - by Eowyn Ivey - Feb. ’24
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Memoir writing
When is the Right Time to Write a Memoir? - Feb. ’24
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On the Road Annual Q&A Series
Bring on your questions! - March ’24
Q&A #1 - How do I start to publish? - April ’24
Q&A #2 - How do I find tech for speech-to-text? - April ’24
Q&A #3 - How do I promote my first novel (or nonfiction!)? - April ’24
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An index is such a good idea!