April, the first full month of spring in the northern hemisphere, is my favorite month. I’m returning from Southern Africa and looking forward to getting back into my #memoir.🔆 Happy new month, friends! #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity

Join the Empowered Women Book Club for a chat with author @blairglaser.bsky.social about her #memoir THIS INCREDIBLE LONGING: Finding Myself in a Near-Cult Experience. Contact me or join via link in comments. #writingcommunity #5amwritersclub

Cheering on the No Kings protests in the US and the Together march in London from Southern Africa today. Change takes time but it happens eventually.

“Narcissists don’t target the weak” - my latest from Memoir Lines. Link in comments. Subscribe if you enjoy!😊 #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #memoir

I’ve been thinking about how to end this #memoir and woke up with word-images ready to pour into #5amwritersclub. Sometimes the brain works for you! #WritingCommunity

I woke up wanting to edit what I wrote yesterday, feeling it wasn’t right. I’m resisting the urge, writing on to see what else emerges. #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #memoir

I’m so sad about the destruction of the girls’ school in Iran. I keep thinking about those parents and families. What kind of a world do we live in.

Excited to get into the last section of my #memoir manuscript, the part I didn’t write in draft 1. Have a good one, friends! #WritingCommunity #5amwritersclub

Hello #memoir writers in the south of England! My workshop at the Bournemouth Writing Festival on the 25th of April is for you. Let’s ignite your true story! Sign up by 28 Feb to claim your early bird discount - code EARLYBIRD15. Ticket £15. Link in comments. #writingcommunity

I write a chunk and then I stop. That’s how I get through the words. Happy Thursday, friends. #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #memoir

Sometimes writing feels like flying. You’re onto something, going somewhere. It’s a good feeling. #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #memoir

It’s been a good writing week with several days of flow. Ready for the weekend. Have a good one, friends! #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #memoir

I can’t wait for two #memoir author events coming up - one online and one live in #Guildford. More info in my newsletter - link in comments. #5amwritersclub #WritingCommunity

Sometimes I’ll be typing at my keyboard and I’ll feel a flash of joy at this wondrous activity we call writing. Such a simple thing when you think about it, yet also a great privilege. #5amwritersclub #WritingCommunity #memoir

Monday morning, I’m back to the writing desk. Moving into the next section of my #memoir: first days at Harvard. It’s a fresh start. Have a good one, friends! #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity

Now I know what I’ve been doing all these years—keeping notebooks! Happy Friday! #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #memoir

Writing is a process of discovery. I wrote a scene today I thought would much longer. It’s an important one, and I’ll revise it in the next draft. Happy new week, friends! #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #memoir

Great article by @rebeccamorrison.bsky.social. So encouraging for writers! #writingcommunity #5amwritersclub #memoir janefriedman.com/writing-at-t...

If there’s one thing I like as much as writing #memoir, it’s talking about it! Join me for a workshop in #Guildford where we’ll talk about how to approach or deepen your project. Tickets at Paper Moon bookshop or online. Link in comments. #writingcommunity

Read what you want to write. Immersed in literary #memoir to help me weave in layers of my story. #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity

I’m close the midpoint of my #memoir manuscript. Grateful to writing for giving me a place to go and remember different times. May your week be off to a great start! #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity

Finding my roots in Egypt + exciting events to kick off the new year. Starting with a free, online #memoir author event: Karin K Jensen, The Strength of Water. Read about it in my latest Substack - link in comments. #writingcommunity #5amwritersclub

Jumping back into my #memoir manuscript after a 3-week break. The hardest part is starting. Happy Wednesday, writers! #writingcommunity #5amwritersclub

What a privilege it is to write in safety. Enjoy it, friends! #5amwritersclub #WritingCommunity #memoir

Back at the writing desk, it feels like home. Have an inspired day! #writingcommunity #5amwritersclub #mlkday #memoir

Wishing all my friends a happy, writerly new year on this icy clear morning!✨ I’m preparing for a holiday, then it’s back to my memoir manuscript. My main goal this year.🔅 #5amwritersclub #WritingCommunity

This is so exciting, @alicebooks333.bsky.social! Congratulations!!

I don’t usually choose a word of the year, but this year one came to me. I wrote about it in my latest newsletter. What about you? Do you have a word of the year? #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity open.substack.com/pub/joelleta...

Back from a holiday break and excited to share my conversation with a fellow cult survivor and expert. Listen to the DisAllusioned podcast on any platform or watch here: youtu.be/XaKVsmHrkz8 #cult #yoga #spirituality #memoir #writingcommunity

You can hear me talking around my book Fascist Yoga on the Elevating Voices podcast here: youtu.be/kFBYCIXcr5U

I had a fascinating conversation with @stewarthome.bsky.social author of FASCIST YOGA: Grifters, Occultists, White Supremacists and the New Order in Wellness. Read about it and watch interview through my latest newsletter.💫 #writingcommunity #yoga #spirituality #5amwritersclub

When I start writing, the minutes move slowly. Then I get caught up in the story, and an hour is gone. Enjoy the writing magic, friends! #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #memoir

My latest newsletter is out: how I chose my new author photo, plus short reviews of three 2025 survivor memoirs. Link in comments. Subscribe to stay in touch! #writingcommunity #5amwritersclub #memoir #survivor

Conjuring places, scenes, interactions from words is an act of faith. Best indulged before the real world takes over. #5amwritersclub #WritingCommunity #memoir

Starting this week’s writing with my December newsletter. May the words be with you, friends! #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #memoir

Walking the streets of early 80s New York City this morning. That’s the power of writing. Happy Friday! #memoir #writingcommunity #5amwritersclub

Writing is my happy place. Meet me there. Happy December, friends!✨ #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity

So excited to chat with @heathersweeney.bsky.social about her divorce, recovery, and reinvention #memoir! Contact me to join this free online event. We’d love to see you there!📕💫

Very excited to welcome @heathersweeney.bsky.social at the Empowered Women Book Club on Dec 3rd to discuss CAMOUFLAGE, her fantastic #memoir about #divorce, recovery, and reinvention.📕 Contact me to join us online at 1pm EST. We’d love to see you there!😍 #5amwritersclub #WritingCommunity

New week, new words. Let’s go gettem! #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #memoir

I’m grateful for YOU.💛 My latest Substack is about how community has helped me. I’ve loved our Empowered Women Book Club meet-ups. Join us for the next one! We’d love to have you.😊 Link in the comments. #writingcommunity #5amwritersclub #memoir

Writing a critical turning point in my story I had to slow down, take it in small steps. More thinking than words. Happy writing exploration! #5amwritersclub #WritingCommunity #memoir

Reading the printed pages this morning. Helps me to see the whole before editing parts. Each project needs its own process. #5amwritersclub #WritingCommunity #memoir

Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.

Courage is contagious. So is fear. Choose wisely.

As I write I discover what my story is about. Friends, our story changes as we engage with it. #5amwritersclub #WritingCommunity #memoir

I shaved off 12 pages from part 1 of my manuscript. That feels like a win. Ready to move to part 2. May the words align for you! #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #memoir

First day in a long time I woke up early to write, and it feels so good. Happy new week! #5amwritersclub #WritingCommunity #memoir

The first few drafts of my first #memoir were complete rewrites. This time I’m reviewing what I’ve written as I go, considering how it fits into the whole story I want to tell. Happy Friday! #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity

My childhood #memoir may be the hardest story I’ll ever write, but I’m pushing through. Happy almost-Friday, friends! #5amwritersclub #WritingCommunity