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From March 1-11, the Pen Parentis Book Club will be discussing the beloved classic craft book Bird by Bird by a famous parent who writes: Anne Lamott. We are following the Twitter format used so successfully by A Public Space for #TolstoyTogether.
Using Twitter allows all writer-parents to join the discussion whenever convenient, no matter where we live. If you have never before done a hashtag follow on Twitter, check out @MemoirMaze Pinned Tweet for instructions!
Discussing a craft book is really about sharing our own experiences with the process, and Anne Lamott’s entertaining craft lessons will provide the perfect spark for shop talk. #BookTwitter is a supportive community, so we’ll do our best to keep the threads fun and respectful.
Follow our moderator @MemoirMaze
Here’s the discussion schedule and the hashtags for each day. Join the convo!
(for reference, all times are EST)
Monday, March 1
#PenParentisCraft #BirdbyBird #AnneLamott
11am post: #GettingStarted
4pm post: #ShortAssignments
8pm retweets
Tuesday, March 2
#PenParentisCraft #BirdbyBird #AnneLamott
11am post: #Perfectionism
4pm post: #ShittyFirstDrafts
8pm retweets
Wednesday, March 3
#PenParentisCraft #BirdbyBird #AnneLamott
11am post: #SchoolLunches
4pm post: #Polaroids
8pm retweets
Thursday, March 4
#PenParentisCraft #BirdbyBird #AnneLamott
11am post: #Character
4pm post: #Plot
8pm post: #Dialogue
Friday, March 5
#PenParentisCraft #BirdbyBird #AnneLamott
11am post:#SetDesign
4pm post: #FalseStarts
8pm post: #PlotTreatment
Saturday, March 6
#PenParentisCraft #BirdbyBird #AnneLamott
11am post: #HowDoYouKnowWhenYou’reDone
4pm post: #Looking Around
8pm post: #The Moral Point of View
Sunday, March 7
#PenParentisCraft #BirdbyBird #AnneLamott
11am post: #Broccoli
4pm post: #RadioStationKFKD
8pm post: #Jealousy
Mon, March 8
#PenParentisCraft #BirdbyBird #AnneLamott
11am post: #IndexCards and #CallingAround
4pm post: #WritingGroups
8pm post: #SomeoneToReadYourDrafts
Tues, March 9
#PenParentisCraft #BirdbyBird #AnneLamott
11am post: #Letters
4pm post: #WritersBlock
8pm post: #WritingAPresent
Wed, March 10
#PenParentisCraft #BirdbyBird #AnneLamott
11am post: #FindingYourVoice
4pm post: #Giving
8pm post:#Publication
Thursday, March 11
#PenParentisCraft #BirdbyBird #AnneLamott
11am post: #Highlights
The PEN PARENTIS BOOK CLUB is open to all Pen Parentis Members (including Basic) as well as to writers curious about our community! Stop by – leave some comments!! If you have never before done a hashtag follow on Twitter, check out @MemoirMaze Pinned Tweet for instructions!
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