For any free subscribers reading here I want to assure you as a fellow lover of literature that the value of that paid subscription to Story Club is worth so much more than that itty bitty monthly payment! It's MFA-level wisdom in real time under the guidance of a master of the craft of writing, and your classmates there are some of the …
For any free subscribers reading here I want to assure you as a fellow lover of literature that the value of that paid subscription to Story Club is worth so much more than that itty bitty monthly payment! It's MFA-level wisdom in real time under the guidance of a master of the craft of writing, and your classmates there are some of the kindest well-read folks in the internet.
Story Club is a soothing, reassuring oasis in these times for those of us who want to write and understand stories better.
*This comment is my own and George might even be cringing at it but I don't want you to miss out if you're just here lurking because you think you need to be, do, or have anything more than a love for stories to join in. Come on over! I sure am glad that I checked it out that first month. Now I look forward to the posts, discussions, and camaraderie!
I’m a professor of literature and enjoy this “oasis” (well said) of wisdom and real time analysis so much. It’s like being back in the classroom as a student with my fellow literature lovers. One of the best place to be on substack.
So well said Traci! Thank you. I totally agree about the value of what is happening here, on the literary level and even on the psychological level. I think people should redirect some of their therapy money to Story Club! There is some powerful stuff shared here about vulnerability, humility, boldness, risk, failure and success....all the murky, terrifying and rewarding aspects of expressing ourselves creatively. George is a great guide and the Clubbers are a great team to explore with. So glad we all are finding this place that George carved out of the internet.
Here here! It's an amazing place for any writer, would-be writer, accomplished writer... anyone interested in writing and stories. But the camaraderie, as Traci says, what a joy Story Club is.
Not a word, as you've written such well chosen words, do I demur from Traci.
You've said it just as we, who have transitioned from 'free' to 'paid', have all found being in the full loop of twice-weekly-Newsletter-inbox-landings. In a word: beneficial.
Inner child, my dear, although you never know what writers are up to in their private spaces. George could be the head of S.P.E.C.T.R.E. for all we know, and that "Aw, Shucks" attitude is simply hiding his nefarious plans (cleverly coded as doodles) to stick us all in an amusement park ride...
For any free subscribers reading here I want to assure you as a fellow lover of literature that the value of that paid subscription to Story Club is worth so much more than that itty bitty monthly payment! It's MFA-level wisdom in real time under the guidance of a master of the craft of writing, and your classmates there are some of the kindest well-read folks in the internet.
Story Club is a soothing, reassuring oasis in these times for those of us who want to write and understand stories better.
*This comment is my own and George might even be cringing at it but I don't want you to miss out if you're just here lurking because you think you need to be, do, or have anything more than a love for stories to join in. Come on over! I sure am glad that I checked it out that first month. Now I look forward to the posts, discussions, and camaraderie!
Not cringin, and thank you, Traci. :)
I’m a professor of literature and enjoy this “oasis” (well said) of wisdom and real time analysis so much. It’s like being back in the classroom as a student with my fellow literature lovers. One of the best place to be on substack.
So well said Traci! Thank you. I totally agree about the value of what is happening here, on the literary level and even on the psychological level. I think people should redirect some of their therapy money to Story Club! There is some powerful stuff shared here about vulnerability, humility, boldness, risk, failure and success....all the murky, terrifying and rewarding aspects of expressing ourselves creatively. George is a great guide and the Clubbers are a great team to explore with. So glad we all are finding this place that George carved out of the internet.
Here here! It's an amazing place for any writer, would-be writer, accomplished writer... anyone interested in writing and stories. But the camaraderie, as Traci says, what a joy Story Club is.
Not a word, as you've written such well chosen words, do I demur from Traci.
You've said it just as we, who have transitioned from 'free' to 'paid', have all found being in the full loop of twice-weekly-Newsletter-inbox-landings. In a word: beneficial.
Oh, trust me. Writers never cringe when you praise them. We humbly say "Awwww, thank you," while inside we're jumping up and down going "YES!!!"
I don't know, Michael... haha... George's humility is so sincere I have a hard time imagining him jumping up and down in his writing shed.
Inner child, my dear, although you never know what writers are up to in their private spaces. George could be the head of S.P.E.C.T.R.E. for all we know, and that "Aw, Shucks" attitude is simply hiding his nefarious plans (cleverly coded as doodles) to stick us all in an amusement park ride...
😂
I am found out!
😎😂
Exactly...the mastermind behind the framework in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Jumping? More likely, cartwheels!
I second all that, Traci. And, the discussion beginning last Sunday has been one incredible boat-lifting tide.