March 20, 2023

This part of the update covers topics ranging from writing retreats, to plotting your novel, to writing contests, to book advertising and distribution. Hope you find something useful for you here. My friend Kristin Leonard runs writing retreats in the Blue Ridge Mountains, and the next one takes place from April 14-18. If you’re looking…

December 22, 2016

First – thanks so much to the Fairfield County Writers’ Studio, who hosted this month’s Rendezvous. Barnes and Noble were simply too full of holiday stuff to have room for us, but we’ll be back there next month. In the meantime, thanks are due to Carol Dannhauser and Tessa McGovern, FCWS founding partners. And we…

November 20, 2016

November get-together began with a discussion of the recent election. Having got that off our collective chest, we agreed writing might be a way to deal with the situation. With that in mind, there’s plenty going on in the writing world. First, I need to thank Kate Mayer for her great blog post about holding…

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