Welcome to week three of Patchwork!

This week, we’re focusing explicitly and specifically on autobiography.

As always, you can write your own autobiography, or the autobiography of a character. Autobiographical tools are useful for fiction and non-fiction writers, because autobiography tells stories that explore both the small details and broad themes of lives. Mining our own lives […]

Our mid-week prompts, for those writing along with the group!

First, self-care! Stretch, make yourself some tea, drink some water.

Set your timer for whatever feels comfortable for you – I would suggest our usual 15 minutes, with the option to keep writing past that time if it feels comfortable. Before you start writing, take […]

We’ve completed one week of Patchwork! Congratulations, writers.

Since one goal of Patchwork is to build a sustainable writing practice, including self-care for both our physical selves and our writerly selves, it’s important that we leave room in our expectations for weeks that do not include writing outside of the workshop, for prompts that don’t […]

Today is World Mental Health Day. Grab your writing tools, stretch your wrists and neck, take a sip of water, and settle in to write about mental health.

There are many ways to take this prompt, and I recognize that discussing mental health can be challenging! I will also be writing on this, and am […]

We’re partway through the first week of Patchwork, and if you’re anything like me you might be judging yourself for how little you’re writing, or worried that your stories aren’t worth telling. Getting into the habit of writing is incredibly challenging! There are so many blocks to overcome, and it can be difficult to start […]

A pair of writing prompts for your mid-week:

Get yourself a glass of water or a mug of tea. Get comfortable. Take a deep breath, stretch your wrists and your neck, and set a timer for yourself. Although you can write for as long as you want, I suggest setting a timer for 15 minutes […]