The “Jumpstart Your Writing in the New Year,” writing workshop led by Linda Buckmaster will meet Saturday, Jan. 24, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at the Belfast Free Library. The workshop is free and open to all. Registration by January 18 is required.

"We’ll start writing right away to shake out our sluggishness, fears, or feelings of being stuck this time of year," said Buckmaster, in a news release. "Whether you are a newbie or a published author; a novelist, poet, essayist, or something in between; in the middle of a long project or don’t know how to get started, this workshop will help you get past your 'stuckness.'”

The group will use experiments of all kinds and the writers’ “tool kit” to loosen winter’s grip on creativity. 

"Our goal for the day will be progress, not perfection, and you will leave with some ideas for your next steps," said Buckmaster.

To register, contact Linda at lsbuck1@gmail.com by January 18. Only 12 seats available. 

Linda Buckmaster’s writing has appeared in over forty journals and anthologies. She is the author of four books—poetry, memoir, and hybrid. Her most recent is Journey Waters: Poetry. Prose. Place. She taught as adjunct in the University of Maine system for more than 20 years and now leads community writing workshops. FMI: lindabuckmaster.com.