Writers Lab: Recap Week 1 September Sundays (Live)

Hooray for us! We came, we saw, we ate cake! Virtual cake, yes, but I did make one:

Yesterday in our very first Storybelly September Sunday (Live), we began at the beginning — even before chapter one. I shared some of the scraps and notes at the top of my Charlottesville manuscript, and how they have changed as I have changed, and as the story has changed. We looked at how “preamble” fragments can steady us and point us forward.

Then we wrote to that craft focus for about 15 minutes. Then we checked in with one another and shared what we wrote, and/or what we’re working on. The conversation was rich… and thrilling! It is always a thrill to be in-country with others who are writing their stories.

We had a terrific mix of stories and story ideas, too. So interesting.

We’re getting to know one another in the Lab, face-to-virtual-face, so we didn’t record the session, but we plan to record the first half of the hour going forward, for the next three Sundays — everything before our writing and sharing — so if you are a Lab Coat and you aren’t able to make the September Sunday Lab, you can still watch the intro and craft focus, and do the Assignment.

As always, if you want to join us in the Lab, and write with us — the synergy and camaraderie is wonderful — you can do that here.

Inside the Lab

In the Lab Notes below, you’ll find a wrap-up of what we worked on in our Live yesterday, along with the Assignment and a few elements to carry forward.

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