Book Writing

Need some inspiration and/or dedicated writing time for your current WIP? Grab your laptop or notebook and join us at Simply show up at Laie Bookstore (we'll be upstairs). Feel free to jump into working on your own writing project immediately, or wait until the quiet time starting at 5:30. at 5 pm for a bit of writer chat, before diving into an hour and a half of focused writing time. At 7, we head to a nearby bar to discuss how it all went.

Courage isn’t something we simply switch on. Between the fear we feel and the courageous actions we choose lies a rich, liminal space where reflection and insight help us find our next step. In this 90-minute guided journaling workshop, author and facilitator Jenn Baljko invites participants to explore that space through writing prompts, reflective exercises, and experiential practices. Drawing on ideas from her book *The In Between*, this interactive session offers a welcoming space to explore how stories of fear and courage shape the choices we make. No writing experience is needed, and a workbook will be provided. Bring your favorite pen, some curiosity, and a willingness to explore the curves of your own spiral path. About the host: **Jenn Baljko** is a catalyst for midlife women ready to take their brave next step. She helps women navigate periods of transition and move from uncertainty into clarity, confidence, and wonder-filled action. As an author and creativity kindler at Always On My Way, she designs and facilitates life-giving experiences, walk-and-talks, and immersive gatherings that reignite women’s creative superpower and realign them with what matters most. Her work blends storytelling, reflective practices, intuitive movement, and creative exploration, initiating and guiding women through the liminal space where fear curves into courage.

Barcelona friends, 👋 I have an insightful evening for you. Next Wednesday, May 20, I'm facilitating a journaling workshop at Backstory Bookshop in L'Eixample, and I'd love to see you there. Journeying From Fear to Courage is a 90-minute experiential workshop where we slow down, pick up a pen, and explore the emotional landscape between fear and the brave choices we make. We'll work with writing prompts, an Emotional Wheel, and my signature spiral labyrinth — and you'll leave with a workbook full of your own insights. No writing experience needed. Just bring your favorite pen and some willingness to look inward. 📅 Wednesday, May 20 · 6:00–7:30 PM 📍 Backstory Bookshop · Carrer de Mallorca 330, Barcelona Limited spots. **RSVP here → [https://www.backstorybookshop.com/event-details-registration/journeying-from-fear-to-courage](https://www.backstorybookshop.com/event-details-registration/journeying-from-fear-to-courage)**

Instagram: @cercleahimsa Vine a gaudir i compartir una sessió basada en el ioga i en l'energia del cicle lunar. Cada setmana fem una sessió diferent aprofitant el moment lunar en el qual ens trobem, per exemple lluna plena: agraïment, lluna minvant: deixar anar... El pes central de la sessió està en la pràctica de ioga, però també fem una meditació profunda d'uns 10 min mínim i una conclusió de la sessió expressada a través de l'escriptura terapèutica o de l'expressió artística. Som un màxim de 8 persones i així creem espais de confiança i d'obertura on, a través del cos i el moviment, anem apropant-nos al camí de l'autoconeixement i la pau. Instagram: @cercleahimsa

**Storytelling Barcelona en español y catalán — Tema: ¡Primeras veces!** No podríamos haber empezado nuestro camino en los idiomas locales con un tema mejor que las primeras veces. Queremos escuchar toda la gama de historias: esas primeras veces inesperadas, torpes, divertidas, vergonzosas o qué cambian la vida. Una primera vez puede ser un comienzo hermoso o un final abrupto. Rara vez es perfecta y muchas veces está lejos de lo que imaginábamos. Pero siempre deja huella. 📍 **Dónde:** Café El Noa Noa, C/Villarroel 71, Eixample 🕢 **Cuándo:** miércoles 20 de Mayo **Hora:** puertas a las 19:00, historias de 19:30 a 21:30 💶 **Entrada gratuita** \| Donaciones bienvenidas ¿Te interesa compartir una historia? Asignamos los turnos por orden de llegada. Por favor, rellena nuestro formulario [aquí](https://forms.gle/SEZFWkNX2gRDRHPd7). No es necesaria ninguna experiencia previa. Solo pedimos que las historias sean reales y personales, que se interpreten en lugar de leerse, y que sean historias (no reflexiones filosóficas, discursos motivacionales ni rutinas de stand-up comedy). **El contador puede escoger el idioma (Castellano o Catalán) para contar su história.** El contenido queda completamente a criterio de quien cuenta la historia, siempre que esté relacionado con el tema del mes y sea respetuoso con la diversidad y las experiencias de todas las personas. El evento se celebrará en el Café El Noa Noa, una librería-café y espacio cultural queer en la Antiga Esquerra de l'Eixample. Storytelling Barcelona es un evento completamente gratuito organizado por voluntarios. ¡Todos son bienvenidos a subir al escenario! Ahora también tenemos una lista de correo para mantenerte al día con los eventos. Puedes suscribirte a través [de este enlace](http://eepurl.com/jwaKDg). Para cualquier duda o consulta, escríbenos por mensaje directo en nuestro Instagram **@storytellingbarcelona** o envía un correo a **storytellingbarcelona@gmail.com**. **¡Trae algo de efectivo para contribuir a nuestro jarro de donaciones!** Siempre será un evento gratuito y queremos que todo el mundo pueda asistir, pero tus donaciones ayudan a sostener el esfuerzo creciente y a los voluntarios que hacen posible el evento. También tenemos un podcast para disfrutar historias desde casa llamado What Lingers. ¡Puedes encontrarlo en todas las plataformas de podcast! Todos los enlaces relacionados con Storytelling Barcelona también están disponibles en nuestro linktree:[ ](https://linktr.ee/storytellinglisboa)[https://beacons.ai/storytellingbarcelona](https://beacons.ai/storytellingbarcelona)

At InnoIT Consulting, we are delighted to invite you to our upcoming event, organized in collaboration with Claude *Code Barcelona*, on **Wednesday, May 20**. 🎙️*Claude Code: Scaling AI Agents & Security in the Wild* **SUMMARY** We will be joined by **[Dror Asaf](https://www.linkedin.com/in/drorasaf/)** (Co-Founder & CTO, Kovant) and **[Joaquín Gamiz](https://www.linkedin.com/in/joaquin-gamiz)** (Security Engineer, Content Creator & Instructor). **🎙️ From Chaos to Marketplace: A Practical Guide to Sharing AI Agent Best Practices at Scale,** Dror Asaf As AI agents become central to development workflows, the real challenge is no longer adoption — it's **scaling them without letting knowledge become siloed** within individuals or teams. At Kovant, this challenge drove a progressive evolution: from ad hoc use in individual repositories to a central instructions repository, to a **dynamic skills system** that adapted to the context per project, ultimately culminating in an **internal plugin marketplace** that made sharing capabilities intuitive. Along the way, we discovered which simple approaches broke down at scale — and which solutions actually held up. This talk provides a **clear framework for managing agent knowledge** based on organizational maturity, along with practical lessons and actionable starting points for any team looking to consolidate **scattered knowledge into shared infrastructure**. **🎙️ Claude en modo red team y blue team: de repartir leña a sacar el extintor,** Joaquín Gamiz Una charla práctica sobre cómo usar Claude en **tareas de reconocimiento** y **fases iniciales de un pentesting (red team)**, y también como **apoyo técnico para analizar incidentes (blue team)**. Esta charla explora qué significa realmente ser hacker, desmontando mitos y conceptos erróneos, y se adentra en un **laboratorio práctico con Claude Code** — cubriendo su configuración, el contexto y las reglas de uso. Se introduce **MCP** como el mecanismo que permite a los modelos interactuar con herramientas, y se recorren distintos objetivos y metodologías de testing. A través de ejercicios prácticos, se muestra cómo **detectar vulnerabilidades en una web**, interpretar **resultados de Nmap** para priorizar riesgos y definir siguientes pasos, y finalmente cómo Claude Code también puede apoyar al **blue team** — demostrando su valor tanto en **escenarios ofensivos como defensivos**. With time for a dynamic **Q&A session and, of course, our networking with food 🍕 and drinks 🍻.** **👥 Do you want to come along?** Share this invitation with all your contacts, or click the "share" button below. **WHEN:** Wednesday, May 20 at 6:30 PM **WHERE:** Oficinas InnoIT Consulting, [C/ Diputació, 280, Bajos 2ª, 08009, Barcelona](https://maps.app.goo.gl/zC6Sf2jUogxauX317) **LANGUAGE:** English & Spanish **Join our [newsletter](https://www.inno-it.es/newsletter/)!** Don't miss out on upcoming events, exciting news and special job offers.

**BSC AI Factory & Gluecharm organize Is the 100x Developer Real?** **Practical tips for Devs, Architects & CTOs** on leveraging AI at scale with advanced patterns like **AI Factory**, **Compound Engineering**, and **Context Engineering** by one of our Incubated Startups. **Whatsapp Group - Agentic Coding** [https://chat.whatsapp.com/GVS0bHMPIzID3Ch9lt6YsU?mode=gi_t](https://chat.whatsapp.com/GVS0bHMPIzID3Ch9lt6YsU?mode=gi_t)

Vídeo presentación: [https://youtu.be/alzG1rokS1o](https://youtu.be/alzG1rokS1o) ¡Atención! Enviad vuestros textos para la Revista: (artículos, reseñas, textos de ficción, etc.) **[https://letraheridos.es/colaboraciones/](https://letraheridos.es/colaboraciones/)** Empezaremos puntuales, así que no tardéis :) Encuentro para amantes de la literatura. Escritores, lectores o simplemente curiosos. Usuario en **Goodreads** con nuestras lecturas: [https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/108384464-letraheridos](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/108384464-letraheridos) Pedimos a los participantes que traigan un libro de lectura reciente que les haya emocionado o impactado. En vez de un club de lectura donde todos leemos el mismo libro y lo comentamos, cada uno trae una propuesta para recomendar a los demás. Ocasionalmente compartimos escritos. http://photos3.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/7/9/7/2/600_455971090.jpeg

A casual (but coordinated) coffee break to meet new friends, take a Zoom break, and get your AM caffeine fix. Stop by for a few minutes or stay the whole time. Bring a friend or wander in solo. Come for the coffee and company, or just bring a book to read while surrounded by other in-real-life, community-seeking humans. Come by every Friday, or just when you happen to be in town. Make it whatever you need it to be that week. It's not an \*event\* per se, but we hope these Friday meet-ups can become a fixture of the bookshop! Gathering spot will be in the downstairs area of the bookshop (near the Community Library). Coffee and tea are 1.50€ and can be purchased at the cash register upstairs. Find more info on our Instagram (@backstorybookshop) or website (www.backstorybookshop.com).

✨📖 **Writing Through the Year** is a monthly gathering for journal-keepers, poetry lovers, and anyone craving a gentle, reflective, creative ritual 🖊️🌿 In each session, we read a small selection of modern poems and let them guide us into reflective writing with curated journaling prompts These gatherings are not about writing “well” or analysing poetry, but about noticing what moves us and giving ourselves space to explore it on the page. 💭📓 No writing experience is needed, just curiosity and a pen and notebook. Each edition has its own theme. Past sessions have included **Burning the Old Year** (January), **Love Letters to Friends** (February), and **Everyday Joy** (March). Together, they invite us to pause, reflect, and connect more deeply with ourselves and the world around us. **Come and spend an evening with poetry, reflection, and gentle creativity**, and discover new dimensions of your life along the way ✨

**Puesto de firmas de libros mas escritores muy top sorpresa**

Despite the name we focus mainly in Personal Development classics, psychology, spirituality, communication, business strategies, marketing, bio-hacking and whatever topic you want to highlight with the community will be heard and discussed! 🚀 **We care on your real, sustainable Growth!** ❤️We are dedicated to creating a safe space to hold deep, respectful, and loving **conversations & connections**.❤️ * Bring a book that impacted your life and beliefs. * Even if you don't have a book with you, you are still welcome to come and join us to learn and share your ideas. * Everyone with Positive Intentions is welcome! * Discussions are usually in English **Planning - (No more entries allowed after 12:20)** PLEASE RVPS on meetup and update your attendance if something changes * 12:00 - Gathering and Getting to know each other * 12:15 - Starting the book/deep conversations * 13:40 to 13:55 - End of Conversations + Debrief * 14:00 - Hugs and Good-byes For this special location we'll meet at **La Otra Sala,** a beautiful coworking space in Carrer de La Diputació 411, Entry fee of 5euro including as contribution for the location, the organization and a consumption included (Coffee, The or Water) **This new coworking space will host our** **Bookclun Meetup on Saturday 23th of May**, It's an opportunity to know a new place in Barcelona, networking with link minded people and stay in a new beautiful place for our event! **📍Location:** https://maps.app.goo.gl/b3LRqaeh4XGEG47BA For any furhter infos you can text directly the organizer (Leonardo) here in Meetup. **We invite you to Join our WhatsApp group to connect with us!** [Join Our WhatsApp Group](https://chat.whatsapp.com/HLtdFaaBCiK9bpmNvhQijm) **( Just connection. We don't spam. Promised.).** **Make sure to also follow us on Instagram for Past events photos:** [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/thebookclubbcn/) **@thebookclubbcn** *\*By attending to our Events you automatically consent to have your pictures taken and shared for promotional purposes.* *\*The Book Club is a safe & positive space for everyone to share and grow together, we do not allow the consumption of alcohol or smoking during the event.*

Join us for an hour of writing! We’ve discovered that it’s strikingly helpful to write with other writers. See if it’s true for you at 7:00pm on Wednesday, February 11 at Streetlight Guild. Be it a book, blog, script, essay, dissertation, resume, melody, poem or just plain work stuff, you are invited to write it with us. No one will see what you've written or give you unsolicited advice. Instead of just thinking about writing, come and get some real writing done. **SCHEDULE:** 6:45ish - Quick introductions 7:00 - Timer starts: write for 1 hour 8:00 - The End **OPTIONAL SOCIALIZING** happens before and after the writing hour. Writing is very solitary. Connecting (and sometimes even commiserating) with other writers is a cool thing. **BEING LATE IS OKAY:** just show up and get settled! If you were on time, please be willing to make room for the friendly latecomer. Happy writing & I look forward to seeing you at Streetlight Guild! **WHAT SHOULD I BRING?** Whatever you need to be able to write! You're welcome to bring earplugs/headphones if noise will bother you! **OTHER IMPORTANT DETAILS:** * **RSVP:** Please RSVP by 6:00pm the evening of the meeting. This helps me know how many to expect, and if we'll need additional space! * **COVID:** While masks are not required, please be mindful of the other writers around you and their comfort levels. * **WIFI/OUTLETS:** Outlets are limited, so please ensure your devices are charged when you come! But Streetlight Guild does have free WiFi! Yay! * **PARKING:** There is free public parking at Streetlight Guild.

We'll meet at The Capital One Café, 167 Easton Town Center, Space A-103. This is in the main mall where the Microsoft store used to be, on your left if you're standing at the bottom of the AMC Theater escalator. Join us on Saturday for an hour of uninterrupted wordmaking! • What we'll do Join us for an hour of writing! We’ve discovered that it’s strikingly helpful to write with other writers. See if it’s true for you at 10AM on Saturday mornings. Be it a book, blog, script, essay, dissertation, resume, melody, poem or just plain work stuff, you are invited to write it with us. No one will see what you've written or give you unsolicited advice. Instead of just thinking about writing, come and get some real writing done. SCHEDULE: 10:00 - SESSION 1: quick intros. 10:10 - timer starts: write for 1 hour. 11:10 - chat / take off / keep writing. OPTIONAL SOCIALIZING happens at 11A-11:30ish. Writing is very solitary. Connecting (and sometimes even commiserating) with other writers is a cool thing. BEING LATE IS OKAY: just show up and get settled, then check-in with me after the session. (I’ll be the person with the Shut Up & Write! sign.) If you were on time, please be willing to make room for the friendly latecomer. Happy writing and I look forward to seeing you! • What to bring Whatever you need to be able to write! Bring earbuds/earplugs if you want to block noise or the occasional conversation by other patrons. Electrical outlets are limited, so charge your devices before whenever possible. See you at The Café on Saturday!

The theme for May is Thriller. • The book we will be discussing is A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson. (determined by votes from April Book Club. Let me know if you'd like a free digital copy of the book) • This event will be at the main library. Feel free to come whether or not you've started or finished the book. • Small snacks will be provided. You're welcome to bring your own snacks & drinks too! Let me know if you’d like to volunteer to bring snacks or drinks for the group.

Greetings writers! Come down and join your fellow wordsmiths for one hour of uninterrupted writing time in the upper level of the Market District Supermarket in Upper Arlington. The main entrance of the shopping center opens onto stairs/elevator leading up to the 2nd floor cafe section where we will have a table displaying a sign with the Shut Up & Write logo. Writing is largely a solitary craft. Practicing with others in a community setting may be the thing you need to fire your own routine. We’ll meet on Wednesday evenings, starting the clock at 6:30, following a brief period of introductions. This is solid writing time and all inclusive. Any project is acceptable, be it fiction, non -fiction, work or homework assignment. All is welcome and will remain private to you. The market boasts a Starbucks, a full service bar and various affordable food options. Parking is plentiful, free Wifi is provided as well as outlets for charging your devices, though they are somewhat limited, so plan accordingly. Show up as early as you like, or stay late. This group tends to socialize some, both before and after the alloted time, but this is not mandatory to you. Feel free to come and go as you please and late arrivals are welcome. The cafe may be noisy on occasion so headphones/ earbuds are reccommended as you see fit. Please try to RSVP if possible so that we may grab enough seats for all—the venue can be busy at times. Feel free to message me privately wth any questions and/ or concerns you may have. Happy writing!