In my holiday post, I wished for all of you the gift of time. But time is, as they say, what you make of it. These last few weeks, between the holidays, family commitments, several articles I enjoyed writing, and preparing for my new schedule…
Last Friday as a light sprinkle of snow drifted down, my friend and fellow author, Laurie Lico Albanese, accompanied me on my usual morning walk uphill. Most of you know about my obsession with hiking, nature, and the South Mountain Reservation. Check out Laurie’s thoughts…
The Writers Circle blog is in the running for in the “Preditors & Editors Readers’ Poll” honoring print and electronic publications published during 2009. If you like The Writers Circle, please give it your vote. It’s listed as a “Writers’ Resource/Information/News Source” under “T” (for…
I’ve been reading a lot these past few weeks about the amazing rise of the eBook, and the death of reading, writing and literature as we know it. Amazon ebook sales topped traditional hard-copy format. The future of the book is so precarious that it…
Our group, in no particular order: Chet Ensign, Pamela Friedman, Sandra Joseph (in photo #1), Stuart Lutz, Birgit Matzerath, James McHugh, Lynn Simmons, Stephanie Staszak (in photo #2), Mary Whithed, Lois Cantwell, Betsy Topitzer, Jerry Kaplan, and Judith Lindbergh.
You may have noticed that I don’t often blog about technique. For me, this forum is more about sharing the experience of writing. The truth about craft is that it’s all in the doing. We each confront the blank page or screen time and again.…
Stories – great or small – are made up of a series of scenes. As writers, we focus on perfecting scenic elements and structure – the characters’ inner lives and conflicting objectives build tension to a climax of action, emotion or realization. Then comes the…
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Check out my latest on Maplewood Patch: OK, Let’s Talk About Those Deer.
Sometimes hope is an elusive prospect in the face of the daunting task of writing. The work can seem a chore, endless, lonely, unforgiving, even pointless when one considers the perhaps bigger chore of finding a publisher and an audience. Those hours spent, those days…
In the past few years, The Writers Circle has been honored to see several of its writers win or place in the annual South Orange-Maplewood Adult School Short Story Contest. Our first winner was Ross Minichiello back in 2007: and Mary Mann placed second last…
Chris Harder reminded me that he provided last week’s reading, not Stuart. My apologies! I’ve been getting so many great articles from all of you lately that I’m losing track. I’ll do better next time. Thanks, Chris!
