We had another great meeting, and members came up with some interesting questions and ideas, including the future of social media as a way of getting the word out about your writing, where to find an editor, and the value of Medium and Substack. The consensus was that the latter can provide a way of…
I really enjoyed being on Hear Us Roar, the Women’s Fiction Writers Association podcast, hosted by author and blogger Maggie Smith. If you’d like to listen to the 35-minute conversation about benevolent ghosts, humor (and tears) in women’s fiction, and my road to publication, you can find it on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. We chatted about my…
Wednesday’s Writers’ Rendezvous raised a question about how to get feedback on your writing. As it happens, I had several places to suggest, including libraries, which often have writing groups that meet regularly to critique each other’s work. There are also workshops and classes to sign up for. What I hadn’t expected were the contests…
We had an excellent meeting on Wednesday, and lots to talk about. Among other things, there are two author events and two contests for Microfiction (variously defined as 500 words or less, or 100 words or less. Read on to find out more. Here’s a chance to meet three bestselling authors of historical fiction. On March…
Here’s the second part of the writers’ update for February – it includes workshops, contests, advice on how to write more, and an award you can apply for. In addition to providing weekly newsletters with lists of places to publish, Authors Publish runs regular online workshops. Their next one is a five-week course beginning February…
First of all, I want to congratulate my friends and the many members of the Writers Rendezvous who placed in the Connecticut Press Club Awards, who announced the winners this month. Among them were: Carol Leonetti Dannhauser, Nancy McMillan, Elizabeth Chatsworth, Elizabeth Keyser, Megan Smith-Harris, Veronique Klemow, Barbara Anne King, Mitzy Sky, Marlou Newkirk and…
