September 18, 2025

September’s rush of writing and bookish events continues unabated. We had a small meeting on Wednesday (I messed up the Zoom link). So, I hope this update will help the people who couldn’t join us feel better… The Mark Twain House in Hartford is running an event of interest to writers this Friday. Join  in-person…

June 23, 2025

As I said in my last post, AI is a hot topic for writers these days. Here are a couple of webinars to help you decide what you do and don’t want to do with it. Jane Friedman runs regular, useful, and inexpensive classes for writers, and the next one is Using AI for Writing…

October 18, 2023

Fifteen of us showed up at today’s meeting, and we covered a lot of ground. There’s so much happening for authors in October that I decided to send this out earlier than usual, because several of the events take place this week, some in person and some online. HAPPENING THIS WEEK On Thursday, October 19…

September 14, 2023

Welcome to the new members who joined us at the Writers Rendezvous yesterday! I’m so glad I live in a place where I’m surrounded by writers. We discussed a range of topics, including how long it takes to get traditionally published, how to get feedback on your book without paying a fortune, and where to…

August 17, 2023

We had several new members at yesterday’s meeting, which is always fun. And, as usual, we discussed topics ranging from whether to finish a novel before publishing it, to sensitivity readers, and where to submit your work. Rendezvous members Libby Waterford and Better Bono and I will be meeting and greeting at the Lockwood Mansion’s…

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