One Room newsletter

Here is the latest One Room newsletter for my followers to peruse:

Good Reads   The Myth of "the Writer": "Don't romanticise your 'vocation.' You can either write good sentences or you can't. There is no 'writer's lifestyle.' All that matters is what you leave on the page..." | OneRoom Read »   9 Helpful Publications & Columns: "When coaching the writers in my group, I often find myself recommending articles and publications that will be helpful to members of my OneRoom novel group. Here are nine publications with great reference material..." | OneRoom Read »     Words of Wisdom   "Read widely...and sometimes while immersed in the multitude voices of others, you just might find your own." – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Share >>   "Make it so good and so clear that it doesn't need any further explanation." – Shel Silverstein Share >>   “When you're an artist, nobody ever tells you or hits you with the magic wand of legitimacy." – Amanda Palmer Share >>     OneRoom News         ---   Reviews from OneRoom members:         New Coaches   ---   Brendan Halpin Brendan is the author of over a dozen novels for both teens and adults (so far!), including the ALA Alex Award-Winning Donorboy, A Really Awesome Mess (with Trish Cook) and, writing as Seamus Cooper, The Mall of Cthulu.   If you're interested in working with Brendan, apply soon! There are only 15 spots available in his group, and our groups have been filling up fast.   Visit Brendan's coach page >>       Rowan Hisayo Buchanan Rowan is the author of the novel Harmless Like You. She has a BA from Columbia University, and MFA from the UW-Madison. Her short work has appeared in Granta, the Guardian, Guernica, and NPR'S Selected Shorts, among other places. She has received residencies from the Gladstone Library and Hedgebrook.    If you're interested in working with Rowan, we suggest applying soon. There are only 13 spots left, and our groups have been filling up fast.   Visit Rowan's coach page >>       Caroline Goodwin Caroline has published four poetry chapbooks and one full-length collection, Trapline (2013). Her next collection, The Paper Tree, is forthcoming in April 2017 from Big Yes Press. She attended Stanford in 1999 as a Wallace Stegner Fellow in poetry, served as the first Poet Laureate of San Mateo County, CA from 2014 - 2016, and currently teaches at Stanford Continuing Studies and California College of the Arts in Oakland.   There are only 15 spots left in Caroline's group, so apply soon!   Visit Caroline's coach page >> Connect with us:     Copyright © 2017 OneRoom, All rights reserved.           Our mailing address is: OneRoom 344 20th St, Suite 411 Oakland, CA 94612