We had a great meeting yesterday, with lots of discussion about roads to publishing, writing critique groups, and places to submit. I mentioned a couple of upcoming events where I’ll be a featured speaker. (If I can’t do that here, where can I?) The Written Word group in Milford, CT, is a writing group that…
In case you’re interested in hybrid publishing, I’ll be talking about various ways to get published, including this one, in a short webinar Should You Hybrid Publish? on Thursday, April 18 at 1pm ET. I’ll explain how I came to choose that path, and taking questions. If you can’t make it in person, but would…
First—my regular readers know that I’m always encouraging them to submit their writing to publications and contests. And voila! The Connecticut Press Club Awards were announced last week and featured several of our members. Libby Waterford came third in the novel section for her book, Take it All. Richard Seltzer got an honorable mention for…
Libby Waterford is a friend and a best-selling author of ten contemporary romance novels, where lust always leads to happily-ever-after. Many are set in California, and, though I don’t read many romances, these are so well written that they’re hard to resist. Her latest is no exception. Take a Bow, which releases today, follows Take…
We tried out our first-ever hybrid Rendezvous this week, with a few brave people turning out in person, and the rest on Zoom. Because I don’t have all the equipment I need to run this perfectly, it was something of an experiment, but those who came in person got the cookies (the delicious chocolate chip…
Our August meeting was full of interesting people and useful ideas, as usual. We even had one attendee from Bangla Desh! The joy of Zoom is that it allows people to join us from anywhere. We covered a number of topics, and some of the events I mentioned have short deadlines, so read on for…
