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GrubStreet is hosting all upcoming spring term 2021 in-person classes remotely. We’ve decided as an organization that the best thing we can do for our community is to follow the advice of public health experts and participate in the social distancing that’s recommended to help slow the spread of Coronavirus. 

During this time when our normal writing routines (alongside most other routines!) have been disrupted, we’re sharing short videos designed to help us all get unstuck, move forward, or find a new direction for our writing projects.

In Episode 5 of our "Write On Prompts" video series, GrubStreet Instructor Samantha Shanley shares a prompt designed to help you discover poignant, funny, or even gorgeous moments in your writing (especially when working on difficult material). 

Find more of these videos in the coming weeks on Instagram and inside our newsletters. Enjoy!  

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During this time when our normal writing routines (alongside most other routines!) have been disrupted, we’re sharing short videos designed to help us all get unstuck, move forward, or find a new direction for our writing projects.

In Episode 4 of our "Write On Prompts" video series, GrubStreet Instructor Shelby Kinney-Lang shares a prompt about how to write through anxiety that he recently used on a new essay. You can read his essay inspired by this prompt over at Green Mountain Review. 

Find more of these videos in the coming weeks on Instagram and inside our newsletters. Enjoy! 

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During this time when our normal writing routines (alongside most other routines!) have been disrupted, we’re sharing short videos designed to help us all get unstuck, move forward, or find a new direction for our writing projects.

In Episode 3 of our "Write On Prompts" video series, GrubStreet Instructor Crystal King shares a prompt about character complaints to help get you unstuck.

During this time when our normal writing routines (alongside most other routines!) have been disrupted, we’re sharing short videos designed to help us all get unstuck, move forward, or find a new direction for our writing projects.

In Episode 2 of our "Write On Prompts" video series, GrubStreet Instructor Maya Shanbhag Lang (author of What We Carry: A Memoir) shares a prompt about meta-writing that can be used before any writing session for any genre to help get you unstuck.

You can find more of these videos in the coming weeks on Instagram and inside our newsletters. Enjoy!  …