business update (serious): May
I totally forgot I’d decided to keep everyone in the loop with things via a monthly newsletter until just now. But it’s ok we’re still on track as it’s only May.
Recap of the last month ish:
Writing as medicine 2.0 set sail and is now well underway, in fact we’re half way through. Seven interesting thoughtful writers have joined me and we’ve been back to childhood, written stories from our teen bedrooms and found new ways into our spirals and patterns - writing new narratives, finding clarity and telling brilliant stories.
The voice of my generation (the 6 month mentorship) is happening with 6 writers who have instantly formed one of those this really works group bonds. Monday nights leave me unable to sleep because I’m wired with interesting ideas, couldn’t be more awake from it.
Talk Dirty to me the erotic writing course I co-run with the Brilliant Emily, more here, is absolutely boiling over on Tuesday nights. 10 wicked (in the witch sense) writers are bolder than I dared to imagine with their sexy stories. I adore it and working with Emily is such a joy.
My MAGIC writers (we’re in it for the year!) continue to show up weekly, sometimes twice a week to write in brilliant silence together. The community? So much is unspoken, so much is just felt, I wish I could bottle it. We were also lucky enough to have a workshop with Harriet Gibsone about writing about your life which left me raring to KEEP going.
I also don’t know if I mentioned by I was called for jury duty at the Old Bailey but I didn’t get a case, I just sat around a lot and thought about what to get next from Pret.
Gosh just to be sure that’s not too toxically positive, I’ve also spent a lot of time not having ideas, not replying to things I really need to reply to and taking more pics of my pets.
Cool things for the summer
After a bit of time poised in ‘come up with a good idea thinking posture’, the clouds parted and I realised that my biggest passion, my soul mission, the path of least resistance was of course the way to go. I felt like I was trying to crack a riddle and then suddenly the answer was obvious. For a long time I’d feel embarrassed when people quizzed me in those conversations about WHAT DO YOU WRITE? And I’d mumble and shuffle and self deprecate my way to say something along the lines of, about my silly little pointless life. But I don’t do that anymore. I adore memoir, this way of being in the most natural thing in the world for me and what’s more I believe in it as the most healing, holding and artful thing we can do.
SO,
The story of my life - my summer programme for June, July and August. Because I believe there is nothing more powerful we can do that tell our own story. And I want to make the space for you to do it. We will meet weekly, we will write for our lives, we will immerse and we will come out different. EARLY BIRD sign up by bank hol monday!
Money series - I’m so ready to reset my whole vibe with money, spiritually and practically. This series with two brilliant practitioners / experts is about unblocking, rewiring and then actually learning how to get in control of our money and rewrite our money story.
Writing as medicine - next intake, 4 spaces left, we begin in July
And then this one is very fun and I’m very excited to be collaborating on a Zine with my good friend and business associate Freya. ONLY WORDS WILL SAVE ME NOW, is the zine and the first issue is all about LONGING. We are looking for submissions, essays (1000 words or less), poetry and short stories. Send them to me by May 31st. anniemayrice@gmail.com