Members
Members
Caitlin Maskowitz
founding member
Biography
Caitlin Maskowitz is a writer and pediatric speech language pathologist living in Red Bank, NJ with her husband, newborn son and dog Charlie. She loves learning from her patients, traveling new places, cooking, reading and listening to public radio. She is currently writing a contemporary novel about trauma, grief and family while brainstorming a buddy comedy.
Twitter: @maskowrites
Journal
08/01/22 Rewriting Revision
Until recently, I’ve revised my novel the old-fashioned way—moving sections around and rewriting my prose. But in my latest revision, I felt stuck. Then, I read Matt Bell's "Refuse to be Done" and was inspired to try something new.
07/11/22 Rewriting Revision
When my writing group began drafting our novels-in-progress, we explored using the Save the Cat! beats as a writing guide. I experimented with the beats but felt hemmed in by the idea of fitting my story into an outline. Instead, I focussed on the characters. Two in...
06/13/22 Rewriting Revision
Earlier this year, I took an unplanned but as it turned out necessary break from writing. I was in a productive routine, but then, an earth-shattering loss had me feeling that writing was pointless. My beloved writing group encouraged me to stay connected to the work. T...
05/13/22 Rewriting Revision
I wrote the first draft of my manuscript in about nine months, at the beginning of the pandemic. If I can block out the traumatic memories of getting furloughed while pregnant and worries about bringing a baby into a sci-fi novel version of the world, it was such a love...