June 19, 2025

Another great get-together on Wednesday. The advantage of holding a hybrid meeting (in-person and on Zoom) is that we have participants who come from across the country and sometimes even from abroad, like Alison McBain in Canada. This week we covered a number of author events, a couple of open mics, and some writing workshops…

June 21, 2024

June’s Rendezvous produced several new members, who brought several questions to the table. Some were answered in person, and some have responses in the update. I’m thrilled to be moderating a live event hosted by my favorite indie bookstore, Byrd’s Books, at the Bethel (CT) Library on June 26 at 7pm.  I’ll be talking to the two wonderful…

March 16, 2023

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…

January 24, 2021

Welcome to part two of January’s update. This includes some free writing workshops, suggestions for finding more reader reviews for your upcoming book, and more. On Tuesday, February 9, at 3pm, member Barbara Anne King (The California Immigrant) will be appearing at the Norwalk Library in a discussion on Zoom of her new novel, The…

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