January 22, 2026

As you may know, I run a weekly Zoom write-in for the Pequot Library in Southport, Connecticut, and another on Sunday mornings for the Women’s Fiction Writers Association. They’re both on Zoom – one reason why I have people attending from Scotland, Iceland, Canada, and California. If you think you’d like to join a write-in,…

October 15, 2025

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…

October 22, 2023

November features a couple of open mics (in addition to the WritersMic on November 21), and I’ve listed them here, with some places to submit your shorter work, and a link to a list of fifty publishers that accept direct submissions. MoCa, the gallery and performance space located in Westport, CT, is planning an open…

September 14, 2023

Welcome to the new members who joined us at the Writers Rendezvous yesterday! I’m so glad I live in a place where I’m surrounded by writers. We discussed a range of topics, including how long it takes to get traditionally published, how to get feedback on your book without paying a fortune, and where to…

June 25, 2023

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,…

August 18, 2022

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…

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