ChristyGayRobinson

Yep,nope,maybe, so long- poems, thoughts & shorts stories

[NaNoWriMo @NaNoWriMo]

Our stats have shown that getting off to a strong start in the first five days is one of the best ways to reach your goal this month. What’s your plan for fitting in some writing time on your Camp project this weekend? Let’s make some public accountability commitments!

[NaNoWriMo @NaNoWriMo]

This April, we've got a special #NaNoFinMo track to help people finish that partial draft that's languishing on their hard drive. 🦈

If you've successfully hit The End on a novel in the past, what's your number one piece of advice for others trying to get there?

[New Yorker Fiction @NYerFiction]

This week's story is “Featherweight” by Sterling HolyWhiteMountain. https://t.co/96p2Ok4Ax7

[NaNoWriMo @NaNoWriMo]

Do you want to be in a writing group on our site but don't know anyone doing Camp and feel a bit shy about asking strangers if you can join their group?

We're matching people up with other like-minded writers and all you need to do is fill out this form! https://t.co/d0ATfHPDeT

[Deep Vellum @DeepVellum]

Another reminder that we're so proud to work with Dalkey Archive's titles/authors! Anne Carson (author of, among books from other publishers, EROS THE BITTERSWEET, Dalkey, 1993) wins the PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature.

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[Keidi Keating @Keidi_Keating]

“I write to understand as much as to be understood.”
― Elie Wiesel
#amwriting #writingcommunity

[Keidi Keating @Keidi_Keating]

“A synonym is a word you use when you can't spell the other one.”
― Baltasar Gracián
#amwriting #writingcommunity

[NaNoWriMo @NaNoWriMo]

Do the characters in your unfinished novel haunt your dreams? Does your incomplete story taunt you from its backup in the cloud?

You need #NaNoFinMo! Our newest track for Camp NaNoWriMo, jam-packed with fin-tastic resources to help you finish your novel. https://t.co/HLqDEyUqbf

[New Yorker Fiction @NYerFiction]

On this week's episode of the Writer's Voice podcast, Ayşegül Savaş reads her story “Future Selves,” from the March 29, 2021, issue of the magazine. https://t.co/QN1HWZv2T3

[The Paris Review @parisreview]

“Loneliness is a part of writing, isn’t it?” —Jean Rhys https://t.co/ThQz2bkr90

[The Paris Review @parisreview]

“If you cut all the lazy shit out of a story, what’s left will tell you what structure to put in place so that none of those good bits need to be lost.” —George Saunders https://t.co/EUc7i0MTBm

[The Paris Review @parisreview]

“I believe in the great importance of nostalgia for the writer.” —Mario Vargas Llosa https://t.co/VmdC38SJgT

[JEN KIRKMAN @JenKirkman]

I feel SO ROBBED when I wake up and it's dark, cloudy, and rainy and then the sun pops out and attacks me. NO. I have already committed to my vibe for the day. STOP THIS MADNESS.

[Feminist Frequency @femfreq]

Feminism is nothing without intersectionality and inclusivity. Uplift and empower all women — not just today, but every day.

[The Paris Review @parisreview]

“We have to learn how to live with frailties. The best people I know are inadequate and unashamed.” —Stanley Kunitz https://t.co/yGQabOc9QT

[Brian Eno News @dark_shark]

"People will go for anything they don't understand if it's got enough hype." - Miles Davis #quote

[The Paris Review @parisreview]

“Heaven is, in the end, wherever we are fully known and fully loved.” https://t.co/Szc3Eg8gSC

[New Yorker Fiction @NYerFiction]

This week's story is “The Shape of a Teardrop” by T. Coraghessan Boyle. https://t.co/Iqlp8Jjxp6

[The Paris Review @parisreview]

“I always finish a draft before I show it to anybody. I’ll rewrite a scene thirty-seven times before I show it to anyone.” —Wendy Wasserstein https://t.co/98FBnw428B

[The Paris Review @parisreview]

“You want to write a sentence as clean as a bone. That is the goal.” —James Baldwin https://t.co/ElUtP29bwF