🎙️ INTERVIEW: Dedicating Yourself to a Writing Life w/ Jami Attenberg (#1000 Words of Summer)
** This is a LIVE interview with author Jami Attenberg about the craft of writing and reality of building a writing career. Attendees will be sent a recording after the interview. **
How can we commit to our writing in a way that is fun and joyful? How can we care for our writers selves?
Jami Attenberg is The New York Times bestselling author of seven books of fiction, as well as a memoir, I Came All This Way to Meet You.
Her latest book, 1000 Words: A Writer’s Guide to Staying Creative, Focused, and Productive All Year Round, is inspired by her wildly popular literary movement #1000WordsofSummer, and includes essays of encouragement from acclaimed authors like Roxane Gay, Lauren Groff, and Celeste Ng.
Join us for a conversation with Jami as we discuss finding inspiration, staying focused, and how we can commit to creativity every day.
We'll also explore:
Jami’s journey as a writer
Tips and tricks to keep creative juices flowing
What it’s like helming a viral writing movement
How Jami stays connected to her creativity
About Jami Attenberg
Jami Attenberg has written about food, travel, books, relationships and urban life for The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, the Sunday Times, The Guardian, and others. She is a New York Times bestselling author of seven books of fiction, including The Middlesteins and All Grown Up, and, most recently, a memoir, I Came All This Way to Meet You: Writing Myself Home. Her work has been published in sixteen languages. She is also the creator of the annual online group writing accountability project #1000wordsofsummer. In 2024 she will publish a new novel, and also a creativity book, 1000 Words:A Writer’s Guide to Staying Creative, Focused, and Productive All Year Round. She lives in New Orleans, LA.
Your London Writers' Salon Hosts:
Parul Bavishi and Matt Trinetti are the co-founders of the London Writers' Salon, creators of the webby-nominated Writers' Hour daily writing sessions, and hosts of the London Writers' Salon podcast.
Parul Bavishi has been an editor for over a decade. In addition to running LWS she helps thriller, YA and non-fiction writers level up their craft and get published. She writes and edits for the Story Grid. She has worked as an editor and literary scout at Random House, Quercus & Eccles Fisher. She analyses TV hit shows (Killing Eve, Ozark, Game of Thrones) on the Story Grid Showrunners Podcast.
Matt Trinetti is a writer, publisher, TEDx speaker, and facilitator. In addition to running LWS, Matt designs programs to help unfulfilled professionals pursue creative work, start businesses, and reinvent their careers. Matt's work has appeared in Quartz, Observer, Creative Mornings, and on his blog GiveLiveExplore.
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