PWN Success Stories
We are thrilled to share recent success stories of our writers and instructors!
Captivated: What PWN Was Obsessed With in 2022 …
What PWN Was Obsessed With in 2022 …
It has become a year-end tradition to ask our Project Write Now team what captivated them throughout the year. What did they read, listen to, watch, eat, or do outside of class that kept them engaged and inspired?
Here’s what they said …
Twelve Lit Mags to Get to Know
A literary magazine a.k.a lit mag is an online or print periodical that publishes a wide variety of literature including short stories, poetry, and essays, along with literary criticism, book reviews, author interviews, etc.
Q&A with Fiction Instructor Alyson Mosquera Dutemple
Here at Project Write Now, we are excited to announce a NEW class with a NEW instructor. Introducing Alyson Mosquera Dutemple, who is teaching Fiction 101, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. ET, for six weeks on Fridays, starting January 20. We “sat down” with Alyson to find out her experiences with the genre.
Captivated by Holiday Food Memories
Pies, mashed potatoes, and of course, turkey. Not only is holiday fare delicious, these annual culinary traditions often spark nostalgic memories for us writers, giving us fodder for our writing. To get a taste (see what we did there?) of these food-related memories, we asked our memoir students: “What’s your favorite holiday food and what memory does it invoke for you?”
Beach Reads: They’re Not Just for Summer
by Jennifer Gaites
This summer, several 10,000 words into the manuscript I’m writing in book inc’s Memoir Incubator, I needed a break from the mentor texts I’d been reading. As the days grew longer, I sheepishly eschewed memoirs and books on craft. Instead, I made a quiet–almost self-conscious–commitment to myself to keep my literary consumption to [ahem] lighter fare.
Poetry Q&A with Yesenia Montilla
We are honored to have poet Yesenia Montilla joining our team of writing instructors this fall. Yesenia is teaching Poetry & the Muse, 7 to 9 p.m. ET, for six weeks on Thursdays, starting November 10.
Is My Hair On Fire? How to Find Writable Moments
by Elizabeth Jannuzzi
“I don’t know if I became a writer because I notice writable moments. Or because I notice writable moments, I write.”
‘Hair’s On Fire’ Is an Idiom, I Looked it Up
The other day my hair caught on fire. I don’t mean that as an idiom. (And yes, I googled “what type of expression is ‘my hair is on fire’” to learn that it is an idiom.) I mean literally, my hair burst into flames.
Q&A with Songwriting Instructor Mimi Cross
In our upcoming fall session, PWN instructor Mimi Cross is once again teaching Songwriting. We “sat down” with Mimi and asked her a few questions about this exciting class.
Captivated by Books On the Craft of Writing
We are celebrating National Book Month with book inc, Project Write Now’s book-writing community. And what better way to celebrate books than to ask book writers what is their favorite book ABOUT writing? We surveyed our book inc team members, including this year’s and next year’s Peer Artist Leaders. Here are their responses: