Read Like a Writer Book Club Recap

We had a great July meeting and discussed Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty.  If you missed it and would like to see the notes, click below. One thing that came up in the meeting was that we would all like to see a Story Grid/Bookmap analysis of this novel.  I am not promising anything,Continue reading “Read Like a Writer Book Club Recap”

Mindset Shift: Is it a Cold Dark Night on the Side of Everest for you as a writer?

Writing a novel is hard.  If you’ve been writing for a while, you know this, it is not news.  But sometimes we scare ourselves out of doing hard things, because we think of stress as only a bad thing.  You are not alone; our culture embraced the idea that all stress is bad stress aContinue reading “Mindset Shift: Is it a Cold Dark Night on the Side of Everest for you as a writer?”

Save the Date:  October 21-23 for the First Annual Readerly NaNoPlanMo Virtual Writing Retreat

Do you dream of joining in with others during NaNoWriMo, but run out of gas about half way through? Do you have an idea for a novel, but you are not sure how to get started and make real progress? Do you struggle with finding time to write, because you have a busy schedule andContinue reading “Save the Date:  October 21-23 for the First Annual Readerly NaNoPlanMo Virtual Writing Retreat”

Read Like a Writer Book Club Recap: The Aspern Papers by Henry James

Hello dear readers! This is the recap of our second meeting. Our next meeting will be July 19, 2022. If you would like an invite, please contact me at readerlybooks[at]gmail[dot]com. Happy Reading! Background Published in 1888, Novella, later edited by James and reissued. Genre:  Realistic Fiction at the time; today it would be classic orContinue reading “Read Like a Writer Book Club Recap: The Aspern Papers by Henry James”