Mark David Gerson's Blog
October 14, 2009
Episode Four ~ Thursday, Oct 15, 1pm ET(click here to listen live or to the archived version)
• Ask the Writing Coach (your questions for me about writing and creativity) and a feature interview with Kristin Bair O'Keeffe co-author of Thirsty
My first introduction to Kristin Bair O'Keeffe was a few months back on Twitter, where I learned she had amassed this weird and wonderful collection of writers' quirks and eccentricities. "What a fun opener for one of my shows," I thought at the time. But...
October 10, 2009
Join me Sunday, Oct 11 for #writechat, a live (and lively) real-time chat about writing on Twitter.From noon to 3pm PT Sunday, Oct 11, I'll be once again guest-hosting this weekly event, where aspiring writers and published authors come together to talk about what they do.
If you're on Twitter, simply access it however you normally do. Then open a new browser window to http://search.twitter.com. If the link didn't already do it for you, type the hashtag #writechat in the search bar. This will ...
October 7, 2009
"Boldly go where no one has gone before."~ Star Trek
Creative artists are innovators. Creative artists are trailblazers. Creative artists go where others dare not go.
Your job as a creative artist is to write what yearns to be released from you onto the page. Not as others have done it in the past. Not as others tell you to do it. But as only you can: with your unique history, style and voice.
Don't write what you should. Write what you must. Write it as only it can be written. Write it now!
Ho...
Have you heard the call? The call that thrills as it terrifies you?
The call to set something down on paper?
The call to inspire others...in ways you do not yet understand?
The call to write?
For a complete list of Mark David's upcoming classes, workshops and events — around the country and on the web — visit or subscribe to his page on www.booktour.com.
Saturday, Oct. 17 (1 - 5 pm)The Call to Write: Answering the Voice of Your Muse
A blend of tools, tips and inspiration, guaranteed to get ...
If you're looking to live a more vibrant life, you can't do better than to listen to Spiritual Coaching, a weekly online radio program from the Unity online radio network hosted by Rev. Carla McClellan of Unity of Independence, Missouri.Mind you, I'm not entirely objective. I just appeared on Carla's show on October 6, and it was one of the most fun interviews I've ever done. We talked about writing, creativity, spirituality and life -- and it was so enlightening, inspiring and entertaining ...
October 6, 2009
I wasn't expecting to be guest-hosting #writechat again quite so soon. (I just hosted it this past Sunday.) But I've been asked again, so please join me once more on Twitter on Sunday, Oct 18 for this live (and lively) real-time chat about writing, as aspiring writers and published authors come together to talk about what they do.If you're on Twitter, simply access it however you normally do. Then open a new browser window to http://search.twitter.com. If the link didn't already do it for yo...
September 20, 2009
Mark David Gerson's Medal-Winning Writing Book Honored in Statewide CompetitionMark David Gerson's The Voice of the Muse: Answering the Call to Write has been named a 2009 finalist in New Mexico's top literary contest, the New Mexico Book Awards.
The Voice of the Muse was nominated in the competition's self-help category. Winners in more than two dozen categories will be announced at a November 20 banquet in Albuquerque.
This is Gerson's second honor for The Voice of the Muse. Earlier this yea...
For a complete list of my upcoming classes, workshops and events — around the country and on the web — visit or subscribe to my page on www.booktour.com.ALBUQUERQUE, NM
Sundays, Sept 27 + Oct 4 (1 - 4 pm) ** date/time change **From Memory to Memoir: Writing the Stories of Your Life
Tap into your memories to create compelling narratives that bring words to your life and life to your words.
• $75 by Sept 18; $99 after Sept. 18
Saturday, Oct. 17 (1 - 5 pm)The Call to Write: Answering the...
September 16, 2009
Episode Three ~ Thursday, Sept 17, 1pm ET
(click here to listen live or to the archived version)
• Ask the Writing Coach (your questions for me about writing and creativity) and a feature interview with Joanne Chilton and Jeanne Ripley co-authors of Wings to Fly
"Wings to Fly shepherds us through inner territory with delicacy and precision. Each word cleanly counts and each image goes the appropriate depth -- many, way deeper. It has the authenticity and strength of a long and honest journey...
(click here to listen live or to the archived version)
• Ask the Writing Coach (your questions for me about writing and creativity) and a feature interview with Joanne Chilton and Jeanne Ripley co-authors of Wings to Fly
"Wings to Fly shepherds us through inner territory with delicacy and precision. Each word cleanly counts and each image goes the appropriate depth -- many, way deeper. It has the authenticity and strength of a long and honest journey...
September 14, 2009
For a complete list of my upcoming classes, workshops and events — around the country and on the web — visit or subscribe to my page on www.booktour.com.ALBUQUERQUE, NM
Saturday, Sept. 19 (1 - 5 pm)Birthing Your Book...Even If You Don't Know What It's About
Connect with the book that's been inside you all along and leave with tools to get you focused, started...and finished!
• $55 by Sept 16; $77 after Sept 16
Saturday, Oct. 17 (1 - 5 pm)The Call to Write: Answering the Voice of Your Muse
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