July 22, 2024

I really enjoyed being on Hear Us Roar, the Women’s Fiction Writers Association podcast, hosted by author and blogger Maggie Smith. If you’d like to listen to the 35-minute conversation about benevolent ghosts, humor (and tears) in women’s fiction, and my road to publication, you can find it on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. We chatted about my…

April 17, 2024

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…

September 18, 2023

Apparently, Fall is the time for book festivals and events. Here are a just few of the ones happening in Connecticut. The list is followed by a class for those interested in publishing a book, and some contests, places to submit, and more. The Connecticut Book Festival will be taking place in West Hartford on…

February 19, 2023

Here’s the second part of the writers’ update for February – it includes workshops, contests, advice on how to write more, and an award you can apply for.  In addition to providing weekly newsletters with lists of places to publish, Authors Publish runs regular online workshops. Their next one is a five-week course beginning February…

October 22, 2020

I love the Zoom meetings we’re having with people from across the country. Writing can be lonely, but the lockdown has brought to the fore this great way of communicating. So, the WritersMic on Tuesday welcomed people from as far away as Texas, as well as New York and Connecticut. And the Writers’ Rendezvous provides…

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