with Brittany H.

Join your fellow Dfly Fam for a Flow 45, then a brief talk and writing workshop from Susanna Daniel, co-founder of the Madison Writers' Studio and author of Girlfriending. Bring a journal or paper and pen to participate in a brief exercise intended to combine the benefits of yoga with those of creative writing. No writing experience necessary.

As part of her talk and writing prompt, Susanna will read briefly from Girlfriending, which is set in Madison and follows the protagonist, S, on her quest to find love after heartbreak by going on ten first dates. You can grab a copy of Girlfriending from Bookshop.org, Amazon or Barnes & Noble, or any local bookseller.

From Susanna:

“During the year I spent writing my third novel, Girlfriending, Dragonfly played an enormous role in my creative life. Writing fed my yoga life and yoga fed my writing life; when I neglected either one of them, they called me back and offered me strength and renewal. There were days when I left my desk only to go to the studio, and days when I got to the studio frustrated but left clear-headed and ready to try again. 

“Nourishing a writing practice is a lot like nourishing a yoga practice. We show up to the page with all we have on any given day, just like we show up to the mat.”