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…
We had another great meeting, and members came up with some interesting questions and ideas, including the future of social media as a way of getting the word out about your writing, where to find an editor, and the value of Medium and Substack. The consensus was that the latter can provide a way of…
And here’s some information on a short story challenge, memoir publishing, how to submit, and more. New York Midnight’s Annual Short Story Challenge is a creative writing competition open to writers around the world. There are four rounds of competition. In the 1st Round, beginning on January 24, writers are placed randomly in groups and are…
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…
Braving the frigid January weather here in the Northeast, a dozen of us met on Wednesday to talk about writing. One new member signed in from Egypt, pushing our Canadian member, Alison McBain to second place for the most distant attendee! I’m starting this post with the Indie Author Project Awards, which I won last…
I’ve been busy (as always) with book sales and other appearances. And still had time to win the Indie Author Project’s prize for the statewide contest in Connecticut for my novel, A Beginner’s Guide to Starting Over. I was surprised and delighted, since it’s for indie-published authors only, and since I entered in May, I’d…
