The Courage To Not Be Liked

Fosterverse Weekly #19

Hey Writers!

Last week’s Fosterverse Weekly about publishing versus expressing struck a chord with many of you. Yet, in the intervening week, I’ve wondered if it might’ve been construed as giving you an excuse to not publish your writing.

There’s immense value in publishing. It can provide a sense of accomplishment on a personal level. It can connect you to people you would have never reached otherwise, and those connections can turn into collaborations, business partnerships, and even friendships.

It can certainly feel lonely when you first start publishing—when hardly anybody is there to give you feedback, comment, or simply hit the like button. But, if you’re not publishing already, I encourage you to build up the courage to start. 

It’s sad to think about all the amazing writing and art stuck in peoples’ heads because they were too scared to put it out there.

Writing within a community is one way to help, which we’re all about at Foster. You can take the first step by joining one of our free Writing Circles.

Lyle

P.S. Be on the lookout for an exciting announcement coming up later this week!

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📅 Events

Building Bridges to Better American Health Care with

Amanda Sue Azadian

Friday, September 13th at 12pm ET

Writing As Practice with

Amanda Sue Azadian

,

Dan Hunt

,

Minnow Park

and

Lola Martinez

✨ IRL New York City✨ Monday, September 16th at 6:30pm ET

Stillness is the Move with

Sara Campbell

Tuesday, September 17th at 12pm ET

Signature Writing Circle with

Dan Hunt

Thursday, September1 19th at 2:30pm ET

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⚡️ Published

Is Self-Transformation Possible? by

C.A. Green

On Breaking Out Spontaneously In Song by

Busyminds

(Emmanuel Jegede)
Let’s Talk About Money by

Sara El-Sayeh

What color is your parachute? by

Alicia Bonner

brilliant clarity, unobscured by compulsive rumination by

mel

Fear and Anxiety in Burn City by

Nicholas Goodey

When Art Gets Complicated: Thoughts From 18 Creatives by

Kathryn Vercillo

Fury by

Andrei Atanasov

Feeling Heartache from Leaving Hawaii by

Jen Vermet

Rave New World by

Max Nussenbaum

Seeing Our Mothers As Characters by

Joshua Doležal

A parent’s theory of relativity by

Alex Dobrenko`

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🔥 Inspiration