Martha Engber, a professional journalist is the author of Growing Great Characters From the Ground Up: A Thorough Primer for the Writers of Fiction and Nonfiction. She received a 5-star "original-and-highly-recommended" rating from the Midwest Book Review for her literary novel, The Wind Thief. She has an article in Women Writing on Family: Tips on Writing, Teaching and … [Read more...] about October 2012 Martha Engber Writing Workshop: Enough with Show, Don’t Tell Already!
Commited to writing by Neva J. Hodges
I didn't realize how strong my commitment to critique group was until this past January. I had minor surgery on a Wednesday and figured I'd be at the meeting the next day. My doctor called me Thursday morning and asked me how I felt. I described the pain I had during the night but said I felt better. She said, "The lab work showed a fat cell on a polyp we removed. Something's … [Read more...] about Commited to writing by Neva J. Hodges
September 2012 President’s Message from Paula Chinick
Our first meeting of the 2012-2013 term is Saturday, September 15th. See you there. President Paula Chinick … [Read more...] about September 2012 President’s Message from Paula Chinick
Cutting Stone by Lani Longshore
"Writing is not like painting where you add. It is not what you put on the canvas that the reader sees. Writing is more like a sculpture where you remove, you eliminate in order to make the work visible. Even those pages you remove somehow remain." (Eliezer Wiese, Nobel Peace Prize Winner 1986) So what if you're a sculptor who loves the marble too much to cut into it? You've … [Read more...] about Cutting Stone by Lani Longshore
EBM, the most awesome, coolest writer’s tool ever by Julie Royce
If I had to pick the most exciting half hour of my summer, I'd choose the thirty minutes I spent with Kyle Pressley, a man not my husband. We connected. He understood me. I was head over heels in love with his machine. That would be the Espresso Book Machine (EBM), one of the newest production options for writers. I heard about this nifty new way to create a book from a … [Read more...] about EBM, the most awesome, coolest writer’s tool ever by Julie Royce
