We had a Zoom snafu today, since apparently my link had expired and they didn’t think to tell me. Oh well, my apologies to those of you who couldn’t make it in person and tried to attend on Zoom – I’m sorry, and hope this update will help. Starting October 16, for six weeks, The…
Here’s part two of the writers’ updates for September. This one includes a couple of book festivals (we have a lot of them here in Connecticut), where to buy tickets for BookCon (New York) and a lot of places to submit. BookCon is officially returning to the Javits Center in New York City on April 18-19,…
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…
We spent quite a bit of Wednesday’s meeting talking about the various paths to publication, starting with the importance of editing. Here’s a link to Jane Friedman’s chart of the various ways to publish, but if you’re new to this, remember that a professional edit by someone who doesn’t know you is essential if you…
Here’s the rest of this month’s information, including Connecticut write-ins, a couple of conferences and some free help for writers. The Fairfield County Writers’ Group runs regular in-person write-ins for writers at various locations around Fairfield County. The meetings provide a great opportunity to sit with other writers and write. There’s time to network afterward,…
Our second hybrid meeting introduced us to some new members, which produced some interesting topics of conversation. The attack on author Salman Rushdie was one such. In response to the attack, PEN America, the New York Public Library, and Penguin Random House are organizing a demonstration on the steps of the NYPL to support free…
