Numbers were down at this month’s meeting, with only 14 people present, but the sudden onset of summer was a likely cause. Please mark your calendars for next month—Father’s Day—when Sara Hall will give her much-anticipated multimedia presentation on the DIY book launch. Continue reading Writers’ Mill Minutes 201705
Brian Doyle has pages and pages of books listed on Amazon, including Martin Marten, Mink River, Chicago, The Plover and more, and he needs no introduction from me. He introduces himself, educates, entertains, has us in stitches, has us almost in tears, reveals his feelings, his history and his stories, and then says he’s not a teacher and he doesn’t do seminars and workshops. If you missed this one, you missed a very special treat. Continue reading That Strange Thing Called Writing, from Brian Doyle’s Talk in September
Ken’s road to writing began early when hi English teacher gave him an F for writing too well (his teacher wouldn’t believe the piece was Ken’s own work and Ken, being stubborn, wouldn’t rewrite it). Writing was replaced by a language of 2-syllable words when Ken joined the Navy, but afterward he took an elective in expository writing at Washington State, just to see if he still had any literary skills. Luckily for his readers, he did. A degree in English led to work in creative advertising, but the white shoes and golf stories didn’t fit, so he moved into other areas. But… Continue reading Notes from Ken Baysinger’s Talk in June 2016
22 writers, including several new members, left their homes on Father’s Day afternoon to attend a Writers’ Mill meeting with local author Ken Baysinger. A fun, inspirational and informative talk was followed by delicious gluten-free snacks from Jean, writerly awards from Karin for the monthly contest, and a fun all-hands-on-deck critique of Matthew’s story. By the end it was clear lots of us could have stayed longer than the usual 2 hours. But the room would be needed for other events, so we finished at 3 and planned to return next month, July 17th, for more inspiration from Wildfire Writer Christie Krug. Continue reading Minutes 201606
Here are some old links about writing genres:
Written any articles recently?
http://www.karencioffiwritingandmarketing.com/2014/09/content-marketing-just-how-fast-can-you.html
How long is a book?
http://blog.bookbaby.com/2015/02/long-book-standard-word-counts-genre/
Writing short pieces:
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/24/keep-it-short/
http://alittlebirdtweets.com/flash-fiction-4/
Contests?
timberlinereview.com/
For poets:
http://www.voicecatcher.org/archives/3469
http://www.writersdigest.com/whats-new/list-of-50-poetic-forms-for-poets
For novelists:
http://blog.bookbaby.com/2014/11/novel-writing-inspiration-for-the-middle-of-nanowrimo/
http://indigoediting.com/November2014.html
http://www.wattpad.com/4667955-bad-ways-to-start-a-novel
http://storyfix.com/epidemic-systemic-sabotage-via-brainwashing-aspiring-novelists
http://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/7-steps-to-creating-a-flexible-outline-for-any-story
http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2014/10/22/writing-tips/
For children’s book authors:
http://www.ripplegrovepress.com/contact/
http://www.highlightsfoundation.org/212/harold-underdown/
Research for non-fiction writers:
What other writers do
http://blog.bookbaby.com/2015/02/opposite-writing-habits-famous-authors/