Woo Reading
I want to tell you about Courting the Wild Twin by Martin Shaw. I read this little gem in one night, and I expect I’ll reread it many times. In fact, I have already started compiling a list of people who I will send this to as a gift.
It’s about reclaiming the wild self and the role of the truth in storytelling. I’d recommend it to anyone who considers themselves a storyteller. I enjoyed so much I also signed up for an online course on storytelling by Shaw through the Mystery School. Below is a video of Shaw reading an excerpt from the book.
Woo Write-Ins
Last Friday, I hosted my first write-in for paid subscribers of this here workshop. We met for about two hours, and everyone got some words written. I really enjoyed being able to chat with everyone between writing rounds.
If you’ve been longing for accountability and community, I’d urge you to give it a try. All you have to do is subscribe to the newsletter (it’s $6 a month or $50 a year), if you try it for a month and it’s not for you, just cancel it.
P.S. Wells Writing Workshop isn’t just for writers. It’s for creative types from all walks of life who want to live a good story.
Woo Moon
Monday was the new moon in Cancer. The second Cancer moon in a row, as a matter of fact. New moons are good times for cleaning, organizing, and setting intentions. Cancer is a watery sign, and you might be feeling more emotions or memories rising from the depths. You might need to crawl into your shell for a few days—take more naps, retreat to do some thinking/feeling, or maybe you’re experiencing a sudden rush of nesting urges. I’m doing all three.
For my Gen X friends I’ve also had this song dancing in my head since Monday.
It’s been more than two decades since I watched the video, and when I pulled it up for this post, I was struck by how timely the narrative of the video seemed. Portland, anyone?
Don’t really have a point, except that we want the world and time to be linear but it’s actually a great spiral. In 1983, when this song came out, I was eight years old and thought anything was possible. Now, I’m 45. I have things I’m afraid to lose, but I still think anything’s possible.
See? I told you I’ve been pensive this week.
Anyway, what’s woo with you?
Woo Wednesday
If you do sign up for the paid subscription, you can find the link to register for our Friday Zoom call i Monday's post. I'll also send a reminder email on Thursday with the link to all subscribers.
I love Duran Duran and I'm going to see about downloading Martin Shaw's book