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Wisps of Time: A Guide to Managing the Exasperating, Beautiful Life of the Writing Mom

“The problem was really,” writes Madeleine L’Engle, “that I put two things first. My husband and children came first. So did my writing. Bump.” Bump. Bump. Bump. Writing moms live with constantly having to put their children and their writing first. Bump. Wisps of Time gives writers the tools to navigate the wondrous, treacherous life of the mother who writes.

We grab “wisps of time” for everything, a load of laundry here, a paragraph there, a dinner made here, a query letter sent there. Wisps of Time, the workshop, provides writers with practical, inspirational ideas and tools to better use the wisps of time we grab for everything we do.

“We don’t fit anywhere,” one writing mom and friend mused aloud to me one day, “moms who stay home don’t understand why we can’t have coffee with them and moms who leave to work outside the home don’t think we have a profession. The only people who really get us are other writing moms.”

The decision to blend being a mother and managing a home with the commitment to write can leave a writer feeling like a hamster stuck on the spinning wheel in her cage, constantly moving and never feeling as if she actually accomplishes any forward direction.

It is a juggling act to constantly work toward honing one’s craft, toward publication while still managing to stay, somewhat, on top of the groceries, cooking, laundry, homework, stories, bedtimes, and endless other responsibilities that go along with managing a home and a family.

Wisps of Time is designed for writers who feel the tug of being a mom committed to her children and a writer committed to her craft. Writers will leave this workshop with practical ideas toward managing the household and inspirational ideas to better her craft. We can do both. We can do both well, extraordinarily well actually, with the right tools.

Wisps of Time provides writing moms with the essential tools for this challenging and cherished time in a writer’s life.

If your group or conference would like additional information about available presentations, please contact Dawn at dawn@dawnwink.com


		Workshops and Presentations

Wisps of Time: A Guide to Managing the Exasperating, Beautiful Life of the Writing Mom
	“The problem was really,” writes Madeleine L’Engle, “that I put two things first. My husband and children came first. So did my writing. Bump.” Bump. Bump. Bump. Writing moms live with constantly having to put their children and their writing first. Bump. Wisps of Time gives writers the tools to navigate the wondrous, treacherous life of the mother who writes. We grab “wisps of time” for everything, a load of laundry here, a paragraph there, a dinner made here, a query letter sent there. Wisps of Time, the workshop, provides writers with practical, inspirational ideas and tools to better use the wisps of time we grab for everything we do. “We don’t fit anywhere,” one writing mom and friend mused aloud to me one day, “moms who stay home don’t understand why we can’t have coffee with them and moms who leave to work outside the home don’t think we have a profession. The only people who really get us are other writing moms.” The decision to blend being a mother and managing a home with the commitment to write can leave a writer feeling like a hamster stuck on the spinning wheel in her cage, constantly moving and never feeling as if she actually accomplishes any forward direction. It is a juggling act to constantly work toward honing one’s craft, toward publication while still managing to stay, somewhat, on top of the groceries, cooking, laundry, homework, stories, bedtimes, and endless other responsibilities that go along with managing a home and a family. Wisps of Time is designed for writers who feel the tug of being a mom committed to her children and a writer committed to her craft. Writers will leave this workshop with practical ideas toward managing the household and inspirational ideas to better her craft. We can do both. We can do both well, extraordinarily well actually, with the right tools. Wisps of Time provides writing moms with the essential tools for this challenging and cherished time in a writer’s life.

If your group or conference would like additional information about available presentations, please contact Dawn at dawn@dawnwink.com