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Friends:
After 7 weeks of shelter in place we will begin to take baby steps out of our nest. We’ll be starting to see friends, venture a little further from home…and hopefully will be able to celebrate the publication of Extreme on July 14th.
We are Open!
Extreme the book is ready for pre-orders.
See the new website for order info, publicity news:
https://extremethebook.com
Coming Right up!
Writing Salon :
I’ll be leading a three session “You Can Be a Winning Writer” class
At The Writing Salon on Zoom.
Wednesdays: May 13, 20 and 27
7-9:30
https://www.writingsalons.com/event/you-can-be-winning-writer/.
May 6th
Meetup “Getting Published”
6:30-8pm
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6360243115
Friday, May 8th
International Literary Event:
Artist Relief Tree
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/we-read-for-artist-relief-tree-tickets-104248738784?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch
New News:
"7 Tips for Writing a Best Seller While Sequestered."
Portland Oregonian
https://www.oregonlive.com/books/2020/04/write-a-best-seller-while-sequestered-says-seasoned-author.html
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IN THE COMMUNITY:
My artist community has been very busy!
The Spring 2020 Issue of "The Marsh Hawk Press Review" has gone live at
https://marshhawkpress.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Marsh-Hawk-Press-Review-Spring-2020.pdf
Safely invite 37 great poets into your living room and read (for free) work by Marge Piercy, Maxine Hong Kingston, Rusty Morrison, Jane Ormerod, Dennis Nurkse, Kim Shuck, Rafael Jesus Gonzalez and Joan Gelfand. This issue was edited by Mary Mackey.
Geri Spieler- "How I Survived the Zoom Apocalypse"
https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/article/How-I-survived-the-Zoom-apocalypse-15241699.php
George Brooks performs a beautiful collaborative piece
“Seven Spices” for #playathome
https://georgebrooks.com
Kelly Sullivan Walden's new goddess cards are here !
Kate Farrell: Mother’s day show - stories of being a mom, having a mom, or not and more.,
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sunday-night-stories-mothers-day-special-tickets-104254171032?fbclid=IwAR0GbTGTUjLR5k5Tr8g_nusKruIlp5VvEUCVGB0tObCrx6GKqVevcMswwSQ
Diane Frank, Publisher of Blue Light Press, edits: Blessings
What I’m Reading
Gentleman in Moscow
Nine Perfect Strangers
Inheritance
New Yorker articles
Donating to:
Litquake
https://www.litquake.org/
SF Youth Theater
https://www.sfyouththeatre.org/
Everyday Zen
http://everydayzen.org/
Elizabeth Block’s film “What Kind of Woman”
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/fiscal-spotlight-three-mother-daughter-tales-about-fraught-families/
From Elizabeth:
We are currently revising the script, readying it for production.
We are putting some puzzle pieces together for the right final financing.
Still collecting Film Independent donations, but will be following up on the status…
If you have not already, please check out what Film Independent wrote (below) about my work and a couple other films and impressive filmmakers dealing with similar themes in their stories.
Thank you for reading!
Send your news!
Joan
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