July 21, 2025

Here’s the follow-up to Wednesday’s post for writers. Let’s start with more events coming up. The CTRWA (CT Romance Writers of America has a wonderful president who finds and books all kinds of opportunities to sell your books. Although I’m not a romance writer (my books don’t follow the traditional romance pattern), they’ve been gracious…

July 16, 2025

We had a lively meeting today, and covered a number of subjects – too many to fit into one post! So there’s more to come on Monday. But check out the events and contests happening before the end of July… On Thursday, July 24, at 6:30pm, one of our members, Chris Myers, will be at…

May 21, 2025

We had another great meeting today, with the focus on different ways to publish, submitting to contests, and more. Here’s the first half of the update – it includes an interesting webinar for memoir writers tomorrow, Thursday, May 22, which is why I’m posting a little faster than usual. If you’re a memoir writer intending…

April 21, 2025

Here’s part 2 of the April updates for writers… Alison McBain, a poet and author, has produced her monthly list of poetry events, open mics, and places to submit your work. Check it out here. She does this in addition to running her Author Versus AI project. She’s out to prove that a live person…

December 20, 2024

Just one post for December – it’s time to give you all a break! First, join me and 63 other Connecticut authors for a holiday celebration on Saturday, December 21 from 11-4pm at the Westbrook Outlets in Westbrook, CT. We’ll be part of their annual Connecticut Christmas Market, so it’s a great chance to do…

September 22, 2024

This edition includes author events, writing contests, how to get started on an author platform, and more. On November 2, the Norwalk Library (CT), with the help of Connecticut Book Festivals, will be celebrating Indie Author Day with their Eighth Annual Book and Author Festival. Fifty authors (including me) will be included, with opportunities to…

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