In Mommy’s El Camino you can chill, shoot the shit, and go places. In Mommy’s El Camino you’ll find Wendy, known to her kid as Mommy, one of the various identities she inhabits—along with author, therapist, Angeleno, and others. You are cordinally invited inside Mommy’s El Camino.
All subscribers can expect a minimum of 4 posts a month that will arrive on Sundays at 6pm like clockwork with occasional mid-week posts. Paid subscribers will receive all posts with full access to archives, and other offerings.
What’s to come in future posts:
· Essays, fragments, vignettes, and lists that will only appear in Mommy’s El Camino
· MINI-INTERVIEWS with fascinating people, artists/writers and others
· Invitations to the upcoming feature ART TALKS
· EXIT INTERVIEWS: conversations between people who have "broken up" in some way, shape, or form
· Process talk: I’m writing my fourth book, have worked with an editor, and offer insights into the work.
· Astrology musings
· Thoughtful responses to my most FAQ, such as: how did you get your books published; what is your experience with agents (part I, II, and III!); how do you terminate a contract with an agent; how do you deal with rejection (a few posts about this one and some stories of my recent rejections!); how do you write memoir when your family is still living, among others
· Glimpses and discussions of the books in my bookcases
· Existential Writing Crisis thoughts and actions
· Notes on what I’m reading and watching
· & more
Founding members will be offered one 45-minute conversation with me over Zoom related to any aspect of my writing experience/career/obsession in addition to access to all posts and archive. Contact me for details.
About your driver:
Wendy C. Ortiz is the author of Excavation: A Memoir, Hollywood Notebook, and the dreamoir Bruja. Her work has been featured in the Los Angeles Times and the Los Angeles Review of Books. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, BOMB Magazine online, FENCE, and elsewhere. Wendy is a parent and psychotherapist in private practice in Los Angeles, California. You can also read Wendy's work at her website.