Dear WriteByNighters,
If you're reading this email, you're a writer we've connected with, either recently, way back when, or sometime in between. However long it's been, we hope you and your loved ones are staying safe and healthy during this challenging time.
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The other day we had to use a broom to sweep the dust off David's journal, but then he opened it and started writing. "This is... weird," he began.
The "this" is the pandemic and lockdown, but he might've also been referring to the act of writing in that particular notebook. Turns out the previous entry was something he wrote in Dublin, in October... of 2018.
If you're going through a difficult time right now -- "if"?!?! -- writing about it can be one of the most effective and therapeutic activities.
Give it, or something like it, a try.
We at WriteByNight feel lucky to be able to continue to serve our clients during this time; all of our services, including coaching, are delivered remotely via email, phone and video. (We've always been
social distancers!)
And we'd love to keep in touch with all of you during this time. We need community now more than ever.
Over on the blog, we have four ongoing COVID-19 discussion posts:
Here are a few more writerly resources to keep you grounded:
- Over at Writer Unboxed, Julianna Baggott tries to answer the question "Can we still be creating in the time of quarantine?"
- WriteByNighter Will Ruff has put together an excellent site called Werdist that helps you find the right literary journals for your work.
- At Typewriter Tarot, WBN coach and consultant Cecily Sailer is offering a free virtual gathering "that looks to Tarot and writing for small but meaningful ways we can support ourselves during this difficult time." It takes place Sunday, March 29, at 2 p.m. Central, and includes guided
writing time.
If you've seen or heard of any other writers or writing organizations doing cool things during this outbreak, reply to this email to let us know and we'll include it in our next message.
Until then, be well. And stay in touch.
