World Book Day happened last week, so I’m a little behind. Started in England to help place books into the hands of children, it’s now global, and hosts a lot of events to make them more accessible. Thinking about it reminded me that I still own books I read as a child. Reading books throughout…
Here’s part 2 of the April updates for writers… Alison McBain, a poet and author, has produced her monthly list of poetry events, open mics, and places to submit your work. Check it out here. She does this in addition to running her Author Versus AI project. She’s out to prove that a live person…
We had a small group today, which led to some invigorating conversation around various topics to do with writing. Best-selling author Kate Moore is hosting a free Ask Me Anything Q&A for any and all writers next Wednesday, September 25 at 1 pm ET via Zoom. This is a great chance to ask a New York…
Several new options for writers appeared in my inbox over the weekend, and I’m happy to include them here. Hybrid publishing turned out to be a recurring theme. One of our members, Robert Agis, is also the head of Starry Forest Books, a children’s book publisher. They are starting a new event called First Impressions,…
Braving the frigid January weather here in the Northeast, a dozen of us met on Wednesday to talk about writing. One new member signed in from Egypt, pushing our Canadian member, Alison McBain to second place for the most distant attendee! I’m starting this post with the Indie Author Project Awards, which I won last…
We had a fun meeting today, with several discussions about the various ways to publish, among other things. I found a couple of events starting soon that should be helpful. Before that, in case you couldn’t make it to see Kate White at the Westport Library last week – here’s the video of the event….
