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…

October 18, 2023

Fifteen of us showed up at today’s meeting, and we covered a lot of ground. There’s so much happening for authors in October that I decided to send this out earlier than usual, because several of the events take place this week, some in person and some online. HAPPENING THIS WEEK On Thursday, October 19…

January 23, 2023

Welcome to the second part of the January update for writers. It includes some workshops and contests, with the deadlines for entering. Westport Writers Workshop continues to offer several onetime workshops, including many free options. For screenwriters, they have added a handful of new opportunities, from a free table read on January 28 with one of…

March 18, 2021

Thanks to everyone who came to read at our open mic on Tuesday evening, including Ifraah from England and Tadeusz from Brazil. I love Zoom for its ability to bring together people around the world. It’s definitely here to stay, for better or worse. So you may as well learn how to look and sound…

August 24, 2020

Here’s more information you may find of interest. Among other things, I will be running the Monday morning write-ins from 10-11:30ish indefinitely. So if you’ve had trouble concentrating, or sitting down to write, do not despair. Contact me for the link! The Connecticut Press Club is looking for new members and their new website is…

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