Writing from the Womb Available ONLINE

ANNOUNCING For the first time Writing from the Womb will be available as an online course. I am so excited to be able to offer a course where writers from all over the world can participate. All you need is internet and a laptop and you are part of this powerful community of writers. Because…

Video: Writing from the Womb Intro Workshop

Please know that these writing sessions are sacred. Please credit and cite any quote you grab from here. This workshop was magical. https://youtu.be/-hEbJB0ZNV8 Thank you to every single writer who participated. Thank you Dominican Writers and Word Up Books for providing a space for us to come as we are. Your comments are appreciated. Subscribing…

Giving Your All ~ Ep. 250

"To those who give it there all, all will be given." author unknown #selfhealing #healers #lasantera #wocpodcasttoo #inspire #gettowork #amwriting #writerslife #meditation When will we stop making excuses? https://youtu.be/ZZPIyMR6MtY

Ladrona! The Stories We Steal | Message for Aspiring Writers

NYCLWG 13th Anniversary "Ladrona! The Stories We Steal!" Join us for a special reading from members of the NYCLWG, a panel discussion “When is a story not yours to steal?” and to honor, celebrate and connect with the members of these amazing writers collective. Time & Location Nov 15, 6:00 PM – 09:00 PM Alianza…

Writing from the Womb Spring 2019 ~ The Joy of Writing!

When you introduce yourself do you say you are a writer/poet first or do you say you are a professor, teaching artist, social worker, or mother? The answer to this question is telling because it reveals to us where we have placed the writer in us. Choose one you relate closest to: I see my…

La Poesía No Es Un Lujo ~ Taller Gratis Virtual IG: @yoseliescribe #oftwotongues #dominicanpoeta #TalleresDePoesía #Poesía #virutalwritingworkshop

La poesía no es un lujo: Este taller examina el papel que juega el lenguaje, el cuerpo y las experiencias en la mujer, especialmente la afro-descendiente, en cuanto al significado y el arte de escribir poesía. Brevemente estudiaremos el trabajo de algunas escritoras para contextualizar el nuestro. . Facilitado por Yoseli Castillo Fuertes: Yoseli Castillo…

Bronx Memoir Project ~ FREE Workshops

Death, Rebirth and Writing the Memoir With Alicia Anabel Santos Writing her memoir almost killed her but she wrote it anyway—in a month. Alicia Anabel Santos will take you through the memoir writing process with gentle and not-so-gentle prompts and exercises that will help you dig for the stories that must be told. You’ll leave…

FYF ~ Chapter 28: Hitting That Wall Over and Over! #FYFLove #audiobook

This was an incredible gift and opportunity. Why was I afraid? What is it that I'm most afraid of? FAILING!!! I am afraid of failing you, failing my family, failing myself, failing my friends and failing at life. It’s not an easy task to follow our hearts desire when we allow fear to set in.…

FYF ~ Chapter 27 (Pt. 3): What Has It’s Hold On Us? #FYFLove #audiobook

I kept feeling like something was keeping me from writing today. I believed that everything that was happening to me was trying to get in my way. There was something pushing me away from what was important to me like my WRITING. There was something interfering or intervening in my process. I believed that I…

FYF ~ Chapters 27: When Anxiety Swallows You! #FYFLove #audiobook

When you forget who you are, allow me to remind you. When you're afraid of your greatness... I will show you all you've achieved! and then, when you get close... that moment when you actually taste it! I was giving myself an anxiety attack and in that moment I stopped. I stopped doing all that I…