In Writing with Hattie Crisell

In Writing with Hattie Crisell

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Join me for a writing session today

Join me for a writing session today

Here are the details – see you on Google Meet at 5pm London time.

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Hattie Crisell
Apr 16, 2023
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a park with lots of pink flowers on the trees
The cherry blossoms are flowering in London this week.

I’m really looking forward to today’s In Writing Creative Hour, which starts at 5pm UK time (that’s 12pm if you’re in New York… 9am if you’re in San Francisco… 7pm if you’re in Greece, etc etc).

If you haven’t joined us before, the Creative Hour is a get-together for paying subscribers on Google Meet. We say hello and have a brief chat, then write together in companionable silence for fifty minutes. It’s a small act of writerly solidarity, an opportunity to get to know other writers, and a lovely way to end the week.

What I particularly love is putting faces to the names of those who subscribe to In Writing, and chatting about the projects you’re working on – do tell me what that is (you can keep it vague if it’s at a top-secret stage). I’m going to be working on my book, which I haven’t looked at for a couple of weeks, and am returning to with renewed excitement…

If you’re planning to join us, let me know in the comments below, if you like.

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The schedule:

5pm GMT (that’s UK time): Click the link below to open Google Meet.

I’d love you to switch your camera on for the first few minutes while we settle in, and keep it on throughout the hour if you can bear it (it adds to the feeling that we’re all working side by side). As for microphones, we’ll follow a general rule of staying on mute, but unmuting when we want to speak. Please chime in during the chats at the beginning and end – I’d love to hear from you.

5.05-ish: Writing time. If you’re running late, you’re welcome to slip in whenever, but don’t be offended if we don’t say hello. As for what to write – it’s totally up to you. Pick up a project that you’ve been neglecting, start something new, or if you’re stuck for inspiration, do some journalling or write a letter.

5.55-ish: We’ll return to wrap up the hour and reflect on how it went.

6pm: Say goodbye, and feel pleased with yourself for the rest of the day.

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