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Join Me In a Global Conversation on Writing This Sunday

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...

The Voice of the Muse Named a Finalist in 2009 New Mexico Book Awards

Mark David Gerson's Medal-Winning Writing Book Honored in Statewide Competition

Mark 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...

Albuquerque Writing Workshops ~ Fall 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

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...

The Muse & You #3: Radio for Writers and Readers...with Mark David Gerson

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...

Fall NM Writing Workshops (schedule change)

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
A...

The Only Writing Rule That Matters

There are no rules -- This is the one rule that never changes.

No matter what you're writing or revising, the only unqualified certainties are that flow is fluid, your creation is unique and your writing makes its own rules.

Truly, there is no universal right or wrong way. There is only your way, the way of your Muse.

• Click here to read/listen to more rules for writing from The Voice of the Muse book and companion CD.

Fall 2009 Writing Workshops in AZ and NM

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.


SEDONA, AZ

Sunday, Sept. 13 (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!
• $75 by Sept 8; $99 after Sept 8


ALBUQUERQUE, NM

Saturday, Sept. 19 (1 - 5 pm)

Birthing Your Book...Even If You Don't Know...

New Rhythms, New Routines

Because so much of my writing history at the time I created The MoonQuest was linked to desks, deadlines and other people's projects, the only way I could banish old associations that felt anything but free-flowing was to break all the patterns of my previous writing life.

First I abandoned the computer, composing The MoonQuest's early drafts with pen and paper. Next, I abandoned my desk, bound as it was to the soul-numbing words that had so recently comprised my livelihood.

Mornings, with a pa...

The Muse & You #2: Radio for Writers and Readers...with Mark David Gerson

Episode Two ~ Thursday, Aug 20, 1pm ET
• Ask the Writing Coach (your questions for me about writing and creativity) and a feature interview with Jared Lopatin, author of Rising Sign

I first met Jared Lopatin on Twitter and was struck by his eloquence, passion and charm. Those are the same qualities he brings to his new novel, Rising Sign, the first installment in his projected StarChild Trilogy.

Quick-paced and clever, Rising Sign is a compelling astrological fantasy thriller that forces twelve re

My Writing Workshops — "Spirit Writes" in New Mexico, "Birthing Your Book" in Arizona

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.

Spirit Writes: Awakening to the Heart of Your Creativity
~ Tuesdays, Aug. 25 to Sept 8 (6:30 - 8 pm)
Deepen your connection with your Muse and Inner Guidance. Learn to write easily and spontaneously from that authentic place within where Spirit resides.
~ Albuquerque, NM
$75 for the 3-week series

Birthing Your Book...Even If You Don't Know What It