Thanks for signing up for Time to Write, a one-hour writing session on Zoom that happens every Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. PT, beginning January 11!
Time to Write is and will always remain free as long as you are a member of my email list. If you’re not a member, join here.
Here’s a little about who I am, so that you know more about how (and why) I am facilitating Time to Write. I want you to get the most out of the experience! I’m a writer and editor, who has worked with hundreds of writers over the years. I’m also in the middle of writing my second book.
I self-published my first book, Be About Something in 2020, which I wrote to help people who wanted to write but needed help figuring out what they wanted to say and how they wanted to say it.
Ways I work with writers:
- I am a ghostwriter, which you can read more about here.
- I help first-time nonfiction book authors create their book outline before they start writing.
- I review and edit book proposals and I edit finished manuscripts. (If you need info about those services, email maggie at maggiefrankhsu dot com.)
- I send a weekly newsletter with tips and resources for your writing practice.
Before I started my own business, I was a freelance writer and editor, and worked at magazines like Gourmet, Martha Stewart Living, and ESPN the Magazine. I graduated from the Columbia School of Journalism in 2006 with a Master’s. I also worked in online marketing for eight years, and I use these two aspects of my experience to help my clients identify their audience as a way to sharpen their writing.
Altogether I lived in New York for about 12 years. But I grew up in a suburb of Los Angeles called Alhambra (fun fact: the municipal park is called Granada Park.) (If you don’t know why that fact is fun, google “Alhambra and Granada.”)
I now live in San Diego with my husband, Alan, two children (8 and 5) and two dogs (14 and 1). 😀
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Where to hear more from me:
- Here’s an interview I did about perfectionism being the enemy of a sustaining writing practice.
- Here’s an interview I did with Christy Harrison, where we talked (among others things) about working at Gourmet, and also about how raising small children burned through the last few fucks I had to give.
- Check out my video series for writers called “Rookie Mistakes” on Instagram.
I’m looking forward to seeing you at Time to Write! Join here to get the Zoom link.
– Maggie
Time to Write Format: Wednesdays, time 9:30 am PT
- You log on to Zoom.
- At the start of the hour, I greet participants and provide a writing prompt for those who are unsure of how to begin. I also post the prompt in the chat.
- We write. (You may come late. You may leave early. I will let you in at any time during the hour—don’t skip because you’re late or you have to leave early.)
- Use Zoom chat to message me privately during Time to Write if you have a question.
- A few minutes before the hour ends, I will gather us to close. At this time, up to two participants are invited to read what they wrote. I will close the hour with lines from a writer I’m admiring that week.
