EXAMPLE NEWSLETTER FROM JULY 2024

A cleverly worded backspang
Writing authentically, fresh poetry, and thoughts on overthinking...

Eight great things worth sharing this week:
- Nerd Word of the Week: Backspang ~ a trick or loophole that enables one to retreat from a bargain. As in: The shrewd lawyer inserted a cleverly worded backspang into the contract.
- Later this month, I'm offering a free webinar on How to Turn Your Half-Finished Novel Into A Completed Manuscript. Give me an hour and I'll save you years on the road to publishing your novel.
- "The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any." -Alice Walker
- What does it mean to write authentically? This author defies expectations to write more "Indianly," whatever that’s supposed to mean.
- The Verge recently published this piece about how to get rid of books when you have to move. This, of course, assumes you're willing to get rid of books.
- Julie Poole, a writer who joined my online Mindful Writing Community WAY back in the day, has just published a new book of poems called Gorgeous Freak. Check it out.
- Do you include your loved ones in your stories? What would you do if your true love asked you not to?
- This TikToker shares his insights on meditation and overthinking. In a nutshell, meditation is all about being present, while thinking pertains to the past or future. Yup.
Happy writing, my friends,
