Share a little about yourself. And take some time to settle in and read each other’s bios.
Who’s in the salon? Our group is a mix of writers currently in the Inlet’s Novel Salon, and writers who signed up specifically for “Metaphor in the Making.”
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Use these prompts when you write your bio:
- Include the name you’d like us to use, and if you’d like, your chosen pronoun (he/him or she/her or they/them).
- Tell us where you’re from, and if you’d like, include something unique or distinctive about that region (i.e., it may be the home of the largest pancake in the world, or the site of a famous battle, etc).
- Share what you plan on working on while you’re in salon. For example, maybe you’re working on a 2nd draft of a novel, or a book proposal for nonfiction, or a poetry collection. Or maybe you’re just working on a handful of short stories. And if you’re working on a novel or memoir, include genre, title, and (optional!) a short one-to-three sentence logline (no more than 50 words).
- Describe one metaphor that characterizes your writing process.
- And if you’d like, share your own personal “writer’s inlet.” Was there an entry point into your writing practice, one that that helped you come to understand that you not only wanted to write but that it was important and maybe even necessary to write–and possible? Maybe a friend or teacher or other writer said something to you or inspired you in some way? Or maybe your Inlet was something written: a passage in a book that made you think, I can do this! Perhaps you read or heard a story about a writer you loved, or a quote you read or heard that sparked you to enter more deeply into writing as a practice, and inspired you to keep moving forward.
How do you post your bio? Put it in the “Leave A Reply” box as if it were a blog comment.
And if you’re having a hard time seeing the box for the bio, it’s at the bottom of the page. So scroll allll the way down (and read your peers’ posts as you go).
