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SUBMISSION OPPORTUNITIES FOR NOTES FROM THE LABYRINTH (Katherine's Substack)

Calling for Your Sentences!
This week I want to feature…you in my Substack! What are you working on right now? Have you had a moment when the words came together and you got that lovely tingle?
Choose up to three favorite sentences from your unpublished work and send them my way, along with your working title and your writing name. I can’t publish everyone, but I’ll choose from among the submissions and then all of us can savor them!
You can submit through messenger or, if you’re a subscriber, just hit “reply.”
Deadline: 11:59 PM, Monday, February 16

Calling for Your First Page!
In the last week of February, I’ll offer critique on the opening page of a novel, memoir, or work of creative nonfiction. Feeling brave? Submit your first page (generally between 200 and 350 words) double-spaced, in 12 point type, in a Word-compatible document. Post in Messenger or, if you’re a subscriber, hit “reply.”
Deadline: 11:59 PM Friday, February 20
https://substack.com//note/c-214956294?r=2ipki&utm_source=notes-share-action&utm_medium=web.

Hi!

I've been putting together these master classes with seven amazing guests, and they start next Wednesday, the 20th at 6:30 PM Pacific/9:30 PM Eastern.
We're going to answer the question, "How do we keep going creatively when the times are so urgent?"
Each free 90-minute session brings you:
→ A candid conversation about creating in times like these
→ A practical craft or publishing tip you can use right away
→ A giveaway to keep your momentum going
The guests are:
Dr. Gloria Burgess – author of Pass it On, an international speaker and catalyst for courageous leadership, whose father’s life was changed by William Faulkner.
Kevan Atteberry – creator of the most annoying paperclip in history, who now creates tender, funny picture books that celebrate empathy.
Chip MacGregor – literary agent, editor (and immigrant) who has spent decades in Christian publishing, championing books that change readers.
Kirby Larson – Newbery Honor winner, whose novel Dash—about Japanese American internment—was removed from classroom shelves in Florida.
Dana Sullivan – author-illustrator of the Dead Max books, who partners with a grassroots school in Kenya that is literally saving lives.
Janet Lee Carey –whose new edition of The Dragons of Noor, with its wise trees, feels especially timely right now.
Joni Sensel – author of the memoir Feeling Fate and of luminous children’s fiction, who brings readers to the threshold of the liminal.

Light: Five Days of Creative Renewal
Also, I wrote a little book last weekend. Well, I didn't write all of it last weekend--it's got poems in it from my archives, and those have been written for a while. It's called Light: Five Days of Creative Renewal, and it gives you five days of mind-body, creative, and connection-to-others tasks to help you refocus if you've been discombobulated.

Speaking of discombobulated...
I've got a team putting together a video that invites people to all of the above and gives you the book when you sign up. What I've seen so far looks amazing!
But because making videos isn't my expertise, it was a huge learning curve where my sound stopped working or didn't line up, or I had weird blurry lines around my face, and I couldn't get my messy office to disappear without the blurry lines, until I finally figured out another place to film.
Two all-nighters resulting in zero usable footage caused me to (stifle my tears and then) ask my son Tom for help and then dig in again. Finally, success!
But it's all still being worked on by the team that patiently awaited said footage, and the clock is ticking and I don't have my links for signing up set up yet, so I. am. freaking. out (a little).
Fortunately, I've discovered EFT Tapping. (Look it up if you live in your limbic system a lot.) So it is not a continuous state of freak-out.

This is just to say, there are some amazingly cool, free master classes, and an amazingly cool, free book coming at you very, very soon.
So could you help me out here? Can you spread the word to ALL your friends who love writing and creativity, and who may be in a despair spiral over current events? You can start by inviting them to sign up for my mailing list (in the link)
I want as many people as possible to sign up for the master classes, because I believe that together we can lighten each other's loads, and with our creative power we really CAN change the world.

Yours from minor freakoutdom,

Katherine

Free Master Classes: How do I go on creating when the world is on fire? I write to heal the rifts in ourselves and our culture. Embodiment is my thing, and I coach writers who are longing to bring their authentic voice to the world. Sign up for my newsletter and get hope in your inbox!

I’ll be honest: I’m feeling a little world-weary this week.
I read the news and feel that dull ache I know many of us are carrying. It’s been messing with my sleep.
What helps? Getting into flow with my own story world. It not only moves my project forward—it energizes me. And right now, I need that creative energy.
I’ve heard that collective energy can shift things. I think I believe that. I want to.
I do know my mood lifts when I’m creating in the company of others. I leave changed. The Labyrinthians who come every Thursday say the same: they walk away more hopeful, with new words and new ideas.
Come join us tomorrow, Thursday from 2:30–4:30 PM Pacific at our free Labyrinth Write-In
We’ll open by setting intentions, then write for about 45 minutes. After an optional check-in, we’ll write again until 4:25, and close with a final check-in before we head back into the world.
No pressure. No assignments. Just company and peace.
Click the picture to find the sign-up link.
Feeling nervous? Bring a friend.
See you soon,
Love,
Katherine
P.S. I’ve been dreaming up a new series of Master Classes—each one with a different guest. Together, we’ll explore the question: “How do I go on creating in times like these?” And we’ll tie that to concrete craft strategies you can use in your own work. Stay tuned.

Writing together--especially this week I write to heal the rifts in ourselves and our culture. Embodiment is my thing, and I coach writers who are longing to bring their authentic voice to the world. Sign up for my newsletter and get hope in your inbox!