Jenna (Jennifer) McGuiggan

Founder of The Word Cellar. Co-author of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood: A Visual History. {writer, editor, teacher} (she/her)

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@HarvF @Sharla_R_Yates I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for coming.

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@amysuardi I’m delighted to hear this! Thanks for attending the webinar (and for sharing that you found it so valuable)!

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@VecereT @thefourthriver Congrats! I’m so glad to see this essay out in the world!

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@PopCultRainman If you don’t find a Canadian editor, I’d love to learn more about the book and your needs. I specialize in creative nonfiction, including memoir, and I offer all levels of editing from developmental to proofreading. https://t.co/5wzzWZ5KaG

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Pitch: TV show based on "Naked & Afraid" called "Dressed & Stressed." Challenges include harrowing everyday tasks like figuring out what to have for dinner when you're too tired to cook, getting stuck in the rain at the bus stop, & searching for fresh undies in a pile of laundry.

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@tatr Like, the part about the mom's purse just elevated the whole thing.

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@HopeJahren I only got to ride in it in friends’ cars. It felt like a treat.

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@HopeJahren The way-back was the best! It was a lawless kid-only space without those pesky seatbelts!

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@_Christa_Marie Ha! Indeed. I hope you’re well too, Mayhem!

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Today I put on a pair of jeans that I haven’t worn in awhile and briefly convinced myself that they felt good and that I didn’t need to take a pair of comfy pants downstairs with me just in case. Three hours later I’m sitting here on my couch pantsless.

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A few more spots are still available for my next online class, Advanced Flash Essays: Freedom in Structure. Register by Monday (3/5) to save $50. Class starts 3/13. https://t.co/76YIeItTWZ @formerlyCNF

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@Sharla_R_Yates Whoa.

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I sent my first newsletter in [sheepishly checks log] nearly 4 years, and the replies from people glad to see me in their inboxes has really made my week. Lesson: Let #writers & #creatives know when you appreciate their work. Seriously, it will mean so much to them!

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I highly recommend the practice of reading yourself a chapter of a "children's" story each night before bed. I've been reading The Wind in the Willows (for the first time, somehow), and it's such a lovely, low-key way to end the day.

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@martinamyr Thanks, Amy!

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Join me for Advanced Flash Essays: Freedom in Structure, my 10-week online class (which I used to teach for Creative Nonfiction). We start March 13. https://t.co/qnxdgTFbYI

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@lillydancyger Some of us who taught for Creative Nonfiction have gone indie since the sudden cancellation of their winter classes. Maybe there’s a potential collaboration between Catapult and CNF folks to spread the word & support each other?

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Hey Gen X Ladies: Is there a point where we stop feeling like we don't know what we're doing and start feeling like the grown-ass, experienced people we are? Or is the "not good enough" mindset the legacy of our generation?

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@tatr I had to look up what Frownies are. Interesting. Do they work??