Melissa Matthewson – Author of Tracing the Desire Line
This week our guest is Melissa Matthewson, author of Tracing the Desire Line.
In this episode, we discuss her writing process, and
- Moving your body
- Playing with the words on the page
- Researching where to submit
- And more!
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This Week’s Writing Prompt
Each week the featured author offers a writing prompt for you to use at home. I suggest setting a timer for 6 or 8 minutes, putting the writing prompt at the top of your page, and free writing whatever comes to mind. Remember, the important part is keeping your pen moving. You can always edit later. Right now we just want to write something new and see what happens.
This week’s writing prompt is: Make a list of ten beautiful things. Be as specific as possible and ground yourself in all sensory details. Draw each one out into 200 word fragments about each beautiful thing.
Explore Womxn Authors
In this episode, the author recommended these womxn writers:
- Mary-Kim Arnold, Author of Litany of the Long Moment and The Fish & The Dove
- Emily Arnason Casey, Author of Made Holy
- Cari Luna, Author of The Revolution of Every Day
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