Hello #mastodon. Thought I'd try this platform out. Any suggestions for where to start? I am hoping to find a #writingcommunity similar to that on Twitter. I abandoned that ship long ago....
(Pictured, an old timey typewriter that I have never laid hands on.)
@jenniferjordan I have never been part of a Twitter writing community, or one in real life for that matter.
But I did make some connections with new folks on Mastodon who were doing #TheArtistsWayAtWork / #TheArtistsWay or were otherwise on some kind of creativity journey and it was great.
I want to do more essay writing and happy to connect on that with you or others. Hope you find the right connections to support your writing dreams!
@jenniferjordan It has been life-changing for someone I know; I haven't had any major magic happen. But it's something to do to shake things up.
For work, I write nonfiction about climate/sustainability, particularly for buildings (e.g. https://www.drawdown.org/news/insights/net-zero-is-bigger-than-any-one-building-but-every-building-can-help-us-get-there). For myself, occasional poetry. I'm a recovering academic trying to unlearn a lot of dull and defensive writing habits.
What do you write?
@AmandaDSmith OMG, I also write academically and creatively. I write poems and memoir =0) In my writing life, I feel like a unicorn being pulled in two directions.
Academic work: https://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2023/compounded-labor-developing-oer-as-a-marginalized-creator/
Creative Work:
http://thecoachellareview.com/2022/07/11/four-poems-by-jennifer-jordan-schaller/
@jenniferjordan Open educational resources—yes! 💪 And thanks for writing about your experiences as a female working class LatinX person in academia.
I really love White Space—so much in there! and A Fossil Record—have only spent a week in ABQ but it seems to be saturated with the place.
Jennifer Jordan
Amanda Smith