Writing is Joy
@writingisjoy.bsky.social
Spreading creative joy through writing workshops, live storytelling, and community meetups in Chapel Hill NC
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It's still pretty dang hot, and today's podcast episode has some love stories that won't quell the fire. Thanks for listening!
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Story Connection, Episode 6: Looking for Love
Two stories about the weird, wonderful world of online dating
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June 27, 2025 at 4:13 PM
It's still pretty dang hot, and today's podcast episode has some love stories that won't quell the fire. Thanks for listening!
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HEARD!
The new episode of Writing in the Dark is all about The Bear and what prose writers can learn from it. Had a lot of fun deep dishing with @ralphwalker.bsky.social on character, conflict, and Chicago. Thanks, as always, for listening--
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The new episode of Writing in the Dark is all about The Bear and what prose writers can learn from it. Had a lot of fun deep dishing with @ralphwalker.bsky.social on character, conflict, and Chicago. Thanks, as always, for listening--
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Season 3, Episode 5: The Bear
Spicy characters rage and sweat in this fast-paced TV show set in a Chicago restaurant
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June 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
HEARD!
The new episode of Writing in the Dark is all about The Bear and what prose writers can learn from it. Had a lot of fun deep dishing with @ralphwalker.bsky.social on character, conflict, and Chicago. Thanks, as always, for listening--
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The new episode of Writing in the Dark is all about The Bear and what prose writers can learn from it. Had a lot of fun deep dishing with @ralphwalker.bsky.social on character, conflict, and Chicago. Thanks, as always, for listening--
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New podcast episode--2 great stories about the ways in which families make us crazy :)
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Story Connection, Episode 5: Family Frustration
Stories about our nearest and not always dearest
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June 13, 2025 at 6:02 PM
New podcast episode--2 great stories about the ways in which families make us crazy :)
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School's pretty much out for the summer, which makes writing hard! Some thoughts on how to keep going amid the chaos:
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Chaos is coming
How to keep writing when summer demolishes routine
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June 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
School's pretty much out for the summer, which makes writing hard! Some thoughts on how to keep going amid the chaos:
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Feeling low? Got a great story up your sleeve? Come to Chapel Hill Public Library tmw night for a Story Jam! Hear stories and make friends and what more could you ask for from a Tuesday night?!
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Story Jam tomorrow night in Chapel Hill!
Story Jam tomorrow night in Chapel Hill!
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June 9, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Feeling low? Got a great story up your sleeve? Come to Chapel Hill Public Library tmw night for a Story Jam! Hear stories and make friends and what more could you ask for from a Tuesday night?!
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I hope everybody CRUSHES #1000wordsofsummer and also I wrote about why I won't do it again. Keep writing friends 💜
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Against Word Count
Why I'll never do the #1000wordsofsummer challenge again.
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May 30, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I hope everybody CRUSHES #1000wordsofsummer and also I wrote about why I won't do it again. Keep writing friends 💜
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Tonight's the night!!! Amazing storytellers on stage at the Carrboro ArtsCenter!!!! SO EXCITED!!!!!
May 22, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Tonight's the night!!! Amazing storytellers on stage at the Carrboro ArtsCenter!!!! SO EXCITED!!!!!
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Story Connection, Episode 4: I Laughed, I Cried
Listen now | Story Connection returns to the Carrboro ArtsCenter tomorrow night!
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May 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Thursday night! Story Connection returns to the Carrboro ArtsCenter! Come hear great stories & feel better in your heart!!
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May 22nd: Story Connection (Live Storytelling) | The ArtsCenter
Date(s): THURSDAY, May 22nd, 2025 Type of Show: Live Storytelling Showtime(s): 7:30 pm Tickets: $0, $10 and $20 sliding scale Halloween Improv show with Wild Mind Improv!
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May 19, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Thursday night! Story Connection returns to the Carrboro ArtsCenter! Come hear great stories & feel better in your heart!!
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A student called me Master Splinter today which gave me way more joy than I was expecting on a Monday in the year of our lord two thousand and twenty-five
May 19, 2025 at 6:31 PM
A student called me Master Splinter today which gave me way more joy than I was expecting on a Monday in the year of our lord two thousand and twenty-five
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I'm so excited to share the newest episode of WRITING IN THE DARK with you. It was a joy to chat with @ejwenstrom.bsky.social and @juliafgreen.bsky.social about the Charles Yu story OPEN. Come check it out.
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Writing in the Dark
Fiction Podcast · Updated Monthly · Julia F. Green and Ralph Walker explore getting lost in the writing process, finding their way through rich storytelling, and the importance of creative community.
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May 18, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I'm so excited to share the newest episode of WRITING IN THE DARK with you. It was a joy to chat with @ejwenstrom.bsky.social and @juliafgreen.bsky.social about the Charles Yu story OPEN. Come check it out.
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Make some art this weekend!
May 2, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Make some art this weekend!
What's in your revision toolbox? Ours has a machete
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Mean girls meet the revision machete
My go-to scene revision strategy
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April 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
What's in your revision toolbox? Ours has a machete
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The way I SCREAMED A SCREAM upon reading scanned lines of prose. This made my poet-heart so happy, and is also proof that time heals all wounds (thousands of lines of AP Latin scansion homework.) I read this short story then listened to the podcast and then read the story out loud to myself again.
New podcast episode is out!
If you've always wanted to better understand how rhythm, melody, and sound can play a pivotal role in making your writing sing, give this one a listen!
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If you've always wanted to better understand how rhythm, melody, and sound can play a pivotal role in making your writing sing, give this one a listen!
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Season 3, Episode 3: Something Amazing
Searching for the poetry in Elizabeth McCracken's haunted short story
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April 23, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The way I SCREAMED A SCREAM upon reading scanned lines of prose. This made my poet-heart so happy, and is also proof that time heals all wounds (thousands of lines of AP Latin scansion homework.) I read this short story then listened to the podcast and then read the story out loud to myself again.
New podcast episode is out!
If you've always wanted to better understand how rhythm, melody, and sound can play a pivotal role in making your writing sing, give this one a listen!
writingisjoy.substack.com/p/season-3-e...
If you've always wanted to better understand how rhythm, melody, and sound can play a pivotal role in making your writing sing, give this one a listen!
writingisjoy.substack.com/p/season-3-e...
Season 3, Episode 3: Something Amazing
Searching for the poetry in Elizabeth McCracken's haunted short story
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April 23, 2025 at 12:51 PM
New podcast episode is out!
If you've always wanted to better understand how rhythm, melody, and sound can play a pivotal role in making your writing sing, give this one a listen!
writingisjoy.substack.com/p/season-3-e...
If you've always wanted to better understand how rhythm, melody, and sound can play a pivotal role in making your writing sing, give this one a listen!
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Workshop last night: two people cried. The rest of talked about how often we cry. Normalize crying! Humans have feelings!
Also we read and talked about some great writing. Life doesn't get much better than gathering around art 💜
Also we read and talked about some great writing. Life doesn't get much better than gathering around art 💜
April 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Workshop last night: two people cried. The rest of talked about how often we cry. Normalize crying! Humans have feelings!
Also we read and talked about some great writing. Life doesn't get much better than gathering around art 💜
Also we read and talked about some great writing. Life doesn't get much better than gathering around art 💜
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First night of new storytelling class is always 💜
Your stories matter, y'all.
Your stories matter, y'all.
April 16, 2025 at 12:56 AM
First night of new storytelling class is always 💜
Your stories matter, y'all.
Your stories matter, y'all.
You could make art today.
Really, you could.
Just give it a shot. See what happens.
Allow yourself to be surprised.
Really, you could.
Just give it a shot. See what happens.
Allow yourself to be surprised.
April 14, 2025 at 2:41 PM
You could make art today.
Really, you could.
Just give it a shot. See what happens.
Allow yourself to be surprised.
Really, you could.
Just give it a shot. See what happens.
Allow yourself to be surprised.
It's a whole thing living in this world right now. Be kind to yourself, to others, as much as you are able. And make a little art if you can. A two minute doodle, a little haiku, some plunked piano keys--it all will make the world a brighter place 💜
April 13, 2025 at 10:16 PM
It's a whole thing living in this world right now. Be kind to yourself, to others, as much as you are able. And make a little art if you can. A two minute doodle, a little haiku, some plunked piano keys--it all will make the world a brighter place 💜
Are you ready to take your writing to the next level? The Journey to Jupiter Writing Retreat is for fiction and memoir writers who are hungry for the time, community, and craft they need to advance their projects to the next level.
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Are you ready to take your writing to the next level?
The Journey to Jupiter Writing Retreat launches again with two new instructors
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April 12, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Are you ready to take your writing to the next level? The Journey to Jupiter Writing Retreat is for fiction and memoir writers who are hungry for the time, community, and craft they need to advance their projects to the next level.
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And we've got guest faculty too! Wanna learn from the best? @ralphwalker.bsky.social @juliafgreen.bsky.social @pennyzang.bsky.social and Caroline Manring! Click back to the OP, fill out the form, block your calendar and LFG to Jupiter!
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April 7, 2025 at 10:13 AM
And we've got guest faculty too! Wanna learn from the best? @ralphwalker.bsky.social @juliafgreen.bsky.social @pennyzang.bsky.social and Caroline Manring! Click back to the OP, fill out the form, block your calendar and LFG to Jupiter!
#5amWritersClub #WritersRetreat
#5amWritersClub #WritersRetreat
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Still a few spots left in FREE live storytelling class for underrepresented voices in #carrboro NC. All the info is here: writingisjoy.substack.com/p/a-free-sto...
April 4, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Still a few spots left in FREE live storytelling class for underrepresented voices in #carrboro NC. All the info is here: writingisjoy.substack.com/p/a-free-sto...
It's Friday. You've got plans for the weekend, I know. Maybe you're planning to resist.
Don't forget what Tricia Hersey told us: rest is resistance, too. Don't forget what Toi Derricote told us: joy is an act of resistance, too.
Don't forget what I know in my heart: your voice matters.
Don't forget what Tricia Hersey told us: rest is resistance, too. Don't forget what Toi Derricote told us: joy is an act of resistance, too.
Don't forget what I know in my heart: your voice matters.
April 4, 2025 at 10:18 PM
It's Friday. You've got plans for the weekend, I know. Maybe you're planning to resist.
Don't forget what Tricia Hersey told us: rest is resistance, too. Don't forget what Toi Derricote told us: joy is an act of resistance, too.
Don't forget what I know in my heart: your voice matters.
Don't forget what Tricia Hersey told us: rest is resistance, too. Don't forget what Toi Derricote told us: joy is an act of resistance, too.
Don't forget what I know in my heart: your voice matters.
Monday thought: What a world it would be if we all walked around with t-shirts declaring our emotional state.
I am tired.
I am scared.
I am sad.
Would there be more hugging?
I am tired.
I am scared.
I am sad.
Would there be more hugging?
March 31, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Monday thought: What a world it would be if we all walked around with t-shirts declaring our emotional state.
I am tired.
I am scared.
I am sad.
Would there be more hugging?
I am tired.
I am scared.
I am sad.
Would there be more hugging?
Wisdom from Oliver Burkeman:
"you should make sure your psychological centre of gravity is in your real & immediate world – the world of your family & friends & neighborhood, your work & your creative projects.... It will make you more meaningfully productive."
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"you should make sure your psychological centre of gravity is in your real & immediate world – the world of your family & friends & neighborhood, your work & your creative projects.... It will make you more meaningfully productive."
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The Imperfectionist: Reality is right here
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March 17, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Wisdom from Oliver Burkeman:
"you should make sure your psychological centre of gravity is in your real & immediate world – the world of your family & friends & neighborhood, your work & your creative projects.... It will make you more meaningfully productive."
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"you should make sure your psychological centre of gravity is in your real & immediate world – the world of your family & friends & neighborhood, your work & your creative projects.... It will make you more meaningfully productive."
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