Thank you to
, , , , , and everyone else who wrote live with me today. 🎬If you joined us, you wrote. If you’re watching the replay, you’re about to write. And that is what this is all about.
In today’s post-writing session, I share tips on how to organize your work into a micro essay or micro memoir collection. I also share a booklist of beloved short prose writers who have done what many of you are or hope to be doing (and, bonus, many are past or future “Three Things” guests). “Three Things” are conversations with short prose writers who have found a home for their work in the world. Remember: if they did it, so can you.
“There’s what we want to say and then there’s how we want to say it.”
Darien Gee
When are the Live Writing Sessions?
Free and paid subscribers receive notifications when I’m live on Substack. I also post upcoming sessions in the weekly Micro Monday post. If you see a scheduled reminder, click “I’m Interested” and you’ll be notified when we begin.
Note: I have been having scheduling issues with Substack for the past two weeks. When in doubt, always rely on the posted times in the newsletter.
The weekly live sessions are always free. Don’t worry if you join late—even two minutes of focused writing is valuable. Trust the process and your timing. Remember, we always add titles last, so they can do some heavy lifting regardless of when you join.
“A lot of what comes out on the page is stuff that’s trying to shake itself out, that may want our attention as writers."
Darien Gee
How the 10-Minute Sessions Work
Quick and focused. Drop in at the start (top of the hour) and leave right after—just 10 minutes out of your day
I arrive 5 minutes early to welcome you and say hello; I stay 5 minutes after for questions and a brief craft talk or check-in
We start promptly at the top of the hour with a countdown timer on screen
⤓ Download the Live Writing Session Table of Contents template to help track your work (free for all subscribers).
Latecomers are always welcome—just start writing. The prompt will be on screen along with the countdown timer. Even if you show up with two minutes left, you will have something. Trust your timing and make those two minutes count.
Today’s prompt begins at 4:22
Today’s post-session talk begins at 16:57
Here are some great titles that were shared today:
“Homegrown Harvest”
“Refuge”
“Ownership”
“My Mother’s Gardens”
“My Mother’s Bounty”
“Not a Gardener”
“The Weight of Birds”
Paid subscribers, read on about putting a micro prose collection together. Let’s begin.👇🏼
