Annenberg Beach House Artist in Residence

Public Office hours are every Saturday from 11 am until 2 pm. Stop by, chat, share a story, talk books, movies, or tv, and have a cup of tea. I'm here until 12/12/17.

Have recuperated enough from this past Tuesday's public event that I'm writing again. Had a great visit here with my writing partner yesterday, who lives up near Yosemite. Yes, I have writing partners! One lives in San Francisco and one lives near the gorgeous national forest where she runs an Airbnb in addition to volunteering with a nonprofit and writing.

The lesson in in this message--with technology, you no longer have to be in the same town, neighborhood, or state as your writing partners. More important than geographic location is an honest and open working relationship and that you have the ability to communicate with a generous spirit of promoting each other's writing (in other words, wanting for your partner what you want for yourself).

After the first, I'll share more about the writers who are bringing the 11/14/17 program to life under the umbrella of identity in writing, characters, work, and building their own writing public profile. All writers will read from their work before launching into a discussion with the guests. Reception at 6 pm; program to start at 6:30 pm, in the Marion Davies Guest House parlor. RSVP via Eventbrite.

For now, I'm going to get into my own work, which I've been itching to do since getting back from Dorland.