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05/26/2026

Oldie but goodie

05/19/2026

Today at 5:30 pst. Come!

05/15/2026

You want to write? 📝✍🏽We got you! Welcome mama bears 🐻 papa bears 🐻 and baby 🐻. Zoom & Live! See 🔗 in bio.

05/04/2026

A new substack: "To us, this feels different from the general backlash against AI. AI is inevitable. It’s here, and realistically we all have to adjust. But this feels positively obscene." https://substack.com/home/post/p-196322654

04/24/2026

We all think we know what a cliché is. But mostly we’re thinking of language clichés: Tired to the bone. Shaking in your boots. Etc. etc. But in the kind of writing we aspire to, it has a broader meaning, encompassing not just words or phrases, but images, plots, or character types (also called stereotypes or “stock” characters) that have been used so often they’ve lost their freshness, precision, or emotional force. https://open.substack.com/pub/thelabcreativewriting/p/how-to-hunt-down-and-vanquish-plot?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

04/22/2026

As writers, we’re always trying to tap into our good stuff. Our best material. If you’re lucky, you’ve had writing sessions in which you couldn’t type (or move the pen) fast enough to keep up with everything you had to say. We guess these times almost make up for the dry spells when nothing, but nothing, will come. Maybe....

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02/09/2026

ONE WEEK FROM TODAY!

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01/07/2026

this saturday!

12/06/2025

big announcements about opportunities to deepen your creative writing along with us, including an intensive in Mexico City 9/30/26-10/8/26. save the dates and stay tuned!

11/25/2025

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