Welcome to Part 2 of the August updates. Today we have some writing workshops, some contests, a Facebook group you can join, and a host of other resources for writers. I’ve sorted them into categories to help you find your way around. WRITING WORKSHOPS On September 4 at 7 pm the Fairfield County Writers Studio…
We had our usual great meeting. I’m always amazed at how, in spite of being unscripted, we learn new things, meet new friends and feel good after. If you think you might want to start your own, let me know and I’ll be happy to give you some pointers. On Saturday, October 8, from 10-12.30pm,…
So here’s the update from Wednesday’s meeting of the Westport Writers’ Rendezvous – for those who were there, and those who wish they had been… A number of interesting topics arose. Ed Ahern mentioned that he’d been interviewed for The Two Sides of You, a book about bi-hemispheric people – those using both sides of their…
All is forgiven. Read on to find out why… My friends Ben & Beth Oak were kind enough to send me the Police Blotter of the crime of which I was suspected. Here it is, courtesy of the Minuteman newspaper: Cigarettes stolen at Citgo The cashier at Citgo, 2747 Post Road, said that on…
I already knew that crime actually does pay, if you’re a crime writer, that is. But I had no idea how widespread the fascination is, until I read a recent (July 19) article by Louise Millar, one of the Guardian’s reporters, in which she picks some of the best crime-writing festivals. They are held in…
