As summer slowly comes to an end, we’re welcoming foliage, pumpkin season, and writing in a wool sweater with open arms. Don't miss out on these upcoming 3-hour seminars and 6-hour weekend workshops: 

September

• Personal Narrative Essentials: Finding Your Narrative Arc (9/20)
• Novel Essentials: Pacing (9/20)
• Writing the Sitcom Spec (9/20)
• Keeping the 'Pro' in Protagonist (9/21)
• Publishing Your Book in Today's Changing World (9/27)
• The Novel Series: Outlining Your Novel (9/27) - Sold Out
• Jumpstart Your Writing (9/27 ...

Do you work downtown and want to fit some writing into your day? Or do you have a schedule that gives you free afternoons instead of evenings? Join our FREE Brown Bag Lunch Writing Series.

Bring your lunch and come on over to GrubStreet on Wednesday, September 25th from 12:30pm-1:15pm. For 45 minutes, you’ll meet fellow writers and get your creative juices flowing with some cool writing exercises. Led by one of our award-winning instructors or ambassadors.

Best of all, you’ll leave lunch with some new ideas to ponder for the rest of your day and beyond. No need to RSVP ...

GrubStreet is seeking an experienced Finance Manager to support our growing organization. Reporting directly to the CFO/COO, the Finance Manager will manage and maintain the organization’s day-to-day financials. The Finance Manager will ensure efficient financial management and systems, provide accurate and timely financial reporting to the CFO/COO, and will play a key role in ensuring that all programs are on budget.

What's more satisfying than leaving work behind on a Friday afternoon? Rounding out the week with a free writing session, of course! Maximize that Friday feeling and kick off your writing weekend. 

Leave work behind on Friday, September 13th, from 5:30pm - 6:30pm and come on over to Grub HQ

Stick to a daily word count. Take more writing classes. Write twenty more queries. Yada Yada. What are the writing resolutions that are really important in terms of achieving success and having a reasonably satisfying work life?

Here are ten "rules" I try hard to live by when it comes to my writing. They don't all come naturally, but I strive to remember them, especially when I'm struggling.