June 22, 2026

I listed a bunch of open mics in my last post on Thursday, and was soon told about other events in the area. One weekly open mic takes place at Brass & Bone, a restaurant in South Norwalk, CT, every Tuesday at 8pm. Music, storytelling, and readings welcome. More details here (along with their other…

April 16, 2026

First – congratulations to the members of the Writers Rendezvous and WritersMic who placed in the Connecticut Press Club Awards. First place winners move forward to the national awards (NFPW). Winning members include: Lisa Bernard, Wayne Lysobey, Laurie Neukirk, Mitzy Sky, Libby Waterford, Marty Kivell, and Aline Weiller. Several more friends from the CTRWA (Connecticut…

August 24, 2025

Here, as promised, is part two of the update – with a ton of events coming up to see you through the fall! On the first Wednesday of every month, starting on September 3, Poets & Writers Nights will be happening at The Spread in Norwalk, CT, from 6-8pm. These events will include a social hour,…

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…

November 25, 2024

Here is part 2 of my monthly writers’ updates, with some fascinating information about using A.I. As a developmental editor, and a survey of the self-publishing market in 2024, among other tidbits. With my second novel almost done, I’m going to try out the AI to see if it works for me. Scrivener, one of…

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