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The Unexpected Shape Café
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8 contributions to The Unexpected Shape Café
Dec '23 in
Is there a gift you’d like?
I’m trying to think of a gift I can create (that’s not a workshop; I have too iffy of wifi while abroad right now) that would be lovely for all of you. Is there anything that you’d love to receive? A PDF or ebook? Let me know! And if you see something that someone else suggests that you’d love as well, weigh in! 🌱💕
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6 likes • Dec '23
+1 for journal prompts, it's what I was thinking.
1 like • Dec '23
@Pairaw K I love this but his book Keep Going is definitely the vibe I'm more in need of right now.
Nov '23 in
Journaling advice while I wait for Rawness of Remembering to get here?
I just purchased Rawness of Remembering and despite the fact that I live within 20 miles of Lulu headquarters I guess it's not going to get here until December 20. Does anyone have any favorite resources they turn to for journaling that they'd share with me in the meantime? Thanks!
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Sep '23 in
What are you reading?
Right now, I’m reading and rereading Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail, which is a comfort read for me—a sapphic romance novel. It’s interesting to go outside of my usual genres; I never read romance novels until very recently. At the same time, I’m reading a forthcoming memoir by Morgan Parker. What are you reading, and how are you feeling/thinking about it?
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4 likes • Oct '23
I read romance almost exclusively from May through September. Highly recommend Cat Sebastian's We Could Be So Good. Like if two Newsies fell in love in the 1950s. I've now pivoted to Gothic Fiction for October (and likely beyond). I'm currently reading The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas and really enjoying it.
7 likes • Oct '23
Just started Bird by Bird.
Sep '23 in
Writing Tools
What are some of everyone’s favorite writing tools—pens, pencils, programs, things to help focus, etc.? Over the last few years I’ve found myself incredibly fond of .25mm pens because I press so hard on the page (I think it may be a mobility thing), but I also love Evernote. I’m not good at keeping organized, but I find the notes less intimidating than a Word doc.
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6 likes • Oct '23
Leuchtterm, Dr. Grip, Google Keep, Google Docs. And I keep flirting with Scrivener but never committing. For some reason, writing in Keep or GDocs on my phone removes a bunch of the pressure I feel when I sit down in front of the computer.
Oct '23 in
NaNoWriMo, yay or nay?
What do y'all think of NaNoWriMo? Is it helpful? Just a gimmick? Is it even feasible as a writer living with limitations? Thinking of joining this year to produce the first draft of my second novel...
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3 likes • Oct '23
I have often participated but only won once and that one time wrote 25K on the last night and only because I was a school librarian and my middle school writing assistants were doing YWP. I find November to be just an awful month to try and get 50K words out. I always feel happier with my progress for Camp NaNoWriMo. But since the whole thing is on the honor system maybe I should embrace a more flexible November goal both in being a rebel (one year I called it Dissertation Proposal Writing Month) and word count.
1 like • Oct '23
@Sara Habein For some reason 1000/day seems so much more doable than 1667/day. Maybe also because it's only two weeks instead of a whole month.
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@kimberly-hirsh-7916
I'm a learner who writes. Trained as a teacher and librarian.
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