Jill Witty

She's live, and she's pretty! Please read my short story, LOVE SAID MY HUSBAND, which took 3rd place in the @Sunlight_Press flash fiction contest. #flashfiction #momswritersclub #5amwritersclub thesunlightpress.com/2023/09/14/lov…

Just published my top reads from the past year. Check it out and let me know if you agree! Also, I’m giving away a book from the best-of list. Read & subscribe to the newsletter to enter (link in bio). #momswritersclub #5amwritersclub

This nomination makes my birthday (today) extra special. 🥰 Thanks @AuroreLebas for the recognition!

@katherineaolson @crookedlanebks Congratulations!

@craigholtwrites @fabulistpappas @BennMFA_Writing Thank you again, Craig. 😊

Here is my writing news, in case you missed my newsletter (link in bio). I'm heading to Bennington for an MFA! So grateful to @fabulistpappas and @craigholtwrites for their counsel and to @BennMFA_Writing for putting their faith in me. #momswritersclub #mfa #5amwritersclub

@sarahmcrow @fabulistpappas @craigholtwrites @BennMFA_Writing She is, and you’re the third or fourth person who’s raved about her! 😊

@jwitty @fabulistpappas @craigholtwrites @BennMFA_Writing Congratulations! I went to VCFA—hope you have an amazing experience. If Jill McCorkle is still teaching there, I hope you get to work with her. She is wonderful.

@authorjesspayne @fabulistpappas @craigholtwrites @BennMFA_Writing Thanks, Jess 🥰

@jwitty @fabulistpappas @craigholtwrites @BennMFA_Writing Jill! That's fantastic. I'm so excited for you!

@Nancy_Stroer @koehlerbooks I missed this news- congratulations! 👏🎉📔

Hey, y’all- I signed a contract with @koehlerbooks! My first novel (PLAYING ARMY) comes out in summer of ‘24! #5amWritersClub #WomenWritersNet #WritingCommunity

@Nancy_Stroer @fabulistpappas @craigholtwrites @BennMFA_Writing Thanks, Nancy!

@jwitty @fabulistpappas @craigholtwrites @BennMFA_Writing Wow - congratulations, Jill!!

@danbillyc @fabulistpappas @craigholtwrites @BennMFA_Writing Thank you, Dan!

"A narrative begins to prove propulsive, springing forward and whisking the reader along for the ride, at a moment of breakage." Melissa always has a way with words (and with clay). Read her blog for the latest.

@sarareadauthor WOW! Fantastic news, congratulations!

I have news! 🙊 If you want to be the first to know, sign up for my newsletter ("Witticisms" on Substack, link in bio). Thanks for reading! #5amwritersclub #momswritersclub

@TommyDeanWriter Happy belated! 40 is not bad at all. :)

40 years old today, and I've got some feelings about it!

@sarareadauthor And so the quote is less about (perhaps, not even about) writing, so much as it's about lifestyle, since writing is necessarily a fixed/sedentary activity. That's my take, anyway.

@sarareadauthor I think the context helps here. I think he's saying that until 40 or so, you can get away with sitting on your butt (in front of a computer or notebook) but after that, physical activity becomes even more important- we can't get away with inactivity like our younger bodies could

@sarareadauthor This quote of his really boggles me... it seems so counter to his ethos. Maybe his account was hacked? Or he has a bot tweeting for him?

@amy_stuber_ @SmokeLong Loved this, Amy (and I hope the parental melancholy is feeling, well, not so melancholic).

A falling squirrel, nighttime Sylvia Plath recitation, and tree-toppling storms...I have a small CNF inspired by all that + a little parental melancholy @SmokeLong. I hope you'll read it and all the beautiful work in this issue! smokelong.com/stories/compen…

@SusanDWatts @Sunlight_Press Thank you, Susan!

@jwitty @Sunlight_Press Very visual with pain, loss, hope. Enjoyed it!

She's live, and she's pretty! Please read my short story, LOVE SAID MY HUSBAND, which took 3rd place in the @Sunlight_Press flash fiction contest. #flashfiction #momswritersclub #5amwritersclub thesunlightpress.com/2023/09/14/lov…