Writer, I am is a space to practice your discipline for writing. Who is this community for? This community is for the writer who wants and needs the discipline to build their habit of writing on a routine basis. This community is for the writer who needs more confidence. This community is for the writer who wants or needs a samples portfolio. This community is for the writer who is looking to expand their imagination for writing great stories. This community is for writers, not authors or author want-to-be's. My name is Lisa and I am a writing coach. I worked for a publishing company where I wore many hats, but my favorite, and what I bring to Skool, is the coaching. As a paid member of the community you can access group sessions. Yes, I can advise on publishing, but I choose not to. Yes, I have work that is published - but I do not identify as an author; my love is the art and the craft of writing. I am not going to teach you how to write a book, I'm not interested in book writing. What I am going to provide is tips about the craft, and how to ease into becoming better writers in short story, flash story, and/or poetry. Weekly and monthly prompts are provided in every category. Writer, I am is a prompt driven writing community for creative writers. It's a community for writers who enjoy the mere practice of the craft. There is no goal to reach, just the discipline and the reward of expansion. There is a subsection within the community for content writing. Who is this community NOT for? This community is not for individuals looking to write whole books or who strive to be published authors. This community is not for lurkers - There is a strict policy of 'If you don't post, you leave'. Feedback and commenting is part of the membership, and a requirement for everyone who joins. If you don't post, I will remove you from the community. This community is not for AI. Absolutely NOT allowed. This community is not for anyone trying to teach me how to be a community leader, I know what I'm doing, and I probably have more experience than you.

There's no such thing as curry powder in an Indian kitchen. None. Not in mine growing up. Not in my mum's. Not in my grandma's. Curry powder was invented in Britain. A shortcut. One blend, mixed to taste vaguely "Indian" for people who didn't grow up cooking Indian dishes. Real Indian cooking doesn't work off just one blend mixed together. It works off spices. Whole ones. Ground ones. Added at different times, in different amounts, for different dishes. Whole mustard and Cumin Seeds, ground coriander, chilli and turmeric and garam masala at the end. That's not more complicated. It's not scary either. It's just 7 spices, used properly, instead of one blend. What do you use? One blend of curry powder, or building it up spice by spice?

Writer, I am is a coaching led community for writers of all types. Lisa Karasek, community owner, is a professional writing coach whose work experience includes work at a publishing company. Writer, I am is a prompt driven practice space for writing. All genre writers are welcome. In the general community you will find monthly, weekly, and daily challenges, and writing tips. Tier membership level includes calendared group sessions. VIP memberships are for our 'focused' writers. These members are our writers who focus more on business and content writing, publishing, and the marketing end of writing (calendared coaching sessions). "Blue" content is creative, fiction, storytelling, and poetry driven. "Yellow" content is for our VIP members. Come to Writer, I am to practice writing, stay in the habit of writing, explore your imagination and emotions, and get better at your craft. Find us here: https://www.skool.com/writer-i-am-3440/about

I'm hosting a live workshop this Thursday the 16th where I'll show you how I make my high-protein faux tofu from red lentils. No soy. No fancy equipment. Just a handful of pantry ingredients that turn into a sliceable, grillable, air-fryable protein for pennies per serving. Because so many people requested different times, I'm offering two live sessions: 🕕 6:00 AM Pacific 🕒 3:00 PM Pacific (Check the Rooted & Wild calendar for your local time.) If you've been curious about making lentil tofu, I'd love to have you join us. The workshop is inside my Rooted & Wild community, and everyone is welcome. https://www.skool.com/rooted-wild-1016/about?sc=1

One of the most important things I've learned since becoming an online entrepreneur is that the most important thing you can do to grow your business is to build relationships. Many of us (myself included) have rushed to promote our groups and services that we care so deeply about. And it only makes sense - we are excited about what we are doing! Today, I'd like to invite you to take a step back and introduce yourself to the group by answering the following questions: 1. Who are you personally? 2. Who are you professionally? 3. What is something you love doing outside of work? 4. What is something surprising about you? As you open up and make more connections, you will find that not only are people more interested in what you do, but they will also be more interested in helping you make connections with other people they know! 😉 After you introduce yourself, please scroll through the other introductions and add a comment to someone you have something in common with or would like to know more about. 😊 Please add your introduction in the comments below! ⬇️