Comments for The Writers Circle https://writerscircleworkshops.com/ creative writing workshops & community Wed, 08 Jul 2026 05:41:50 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Comment on Summer Intensive Carpool Board 2026 by Paula Marchese https://writerscircleworkshops.com/summer/scwi-carpool-board-2026/#comment-38461 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 05:41:50 +0000 https://writerscircleworkshops.com/?page_id=13006#comment-38461 In reply to Jackie Mesnik.

Hi Jackie. My daughter is attending week one of the writing intensive and we are still trying to figure out how to get her there. My exhusband lives in South Orange across from the SOPAC parking lot/train station. If you are still looking to carpool, lmk what you’re schedule is like and maybe between the 3 of us we can figure something out. ( though I’m in Scotch Plains) her Dad suggested having her take the train… Don’ t love the idea.

]]> Comment on Summer Intensive Carpool Board 2026 by Jackie Mesnik https://writerscircleworkshops.com/summer/scwi-carpool-board-2026/#comment-38460 Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:24:12 +0000 https://writerscircleworkshops.com/?page_id=13006#comment-38460 Coming from Maplewood. Week 1.
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]]> Comment on Summer Intensive Carpool Board 2026 by Bobby https://writerscircleworkshops.com/summer/scwi-carpool-board-2026/#comment-38454 Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:42:07 +0000 https://writerscircleworkshops.com/?page_id=13006#comment-38454 Week one, coming from Montclair
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]]> Comment on Summer Intensive Carpool Board 2026 by Korie Caruso https://writerscircleworkshops.com/summer/scwi-carpool-board-2026/#comment-38442 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:04:07 +0000 https://writerscircleworkshops.com/?page_id=13006#comment-38442 Week 2
Coming from Basking Ridge
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]]> Comment on Summer Intensive Carpool Board 2026 by Priya https://writerscircleworkshops.com/summer/scwi-carpool-board-2026/#comment-38438 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:41:26 +0000 https://writerscircleworkshops.com/?page_id=13006#comment-38438 Week 2 coming from east brunswick

]]> Comment on Summer Intensive Carpool Board 2026 by Paula Marchese https://writerscircleworkshops.com/summer/scwi-carpool-board-2026/#comment-38423 Mon, 18 May 2026 00:28:11 +0000 https://writerscircleworkshops.com/?page_id=13006#comment-38423 Weeks 1 and 3
Coming from Scotch Plains (close to Westfield)
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]]> Comment on RECAP: Self-Published to Bestseller! with Eva Lesko Natiello by evanatiello https://writerscircleworkshops.com/2017/02/13/recap-self-published-to-bestseller-with-eva-lesko-natiello/#comment-348 Wed, 15 Feb 2017 18:38:30 +0000 https://writerscircleworkshops.wordpress.com/?p=6248#comment-348 Reblogged this on Eva Lesko Natiello and commented:
In case you couldn’t attend, here is a wonderful recap of the Writers Circle Speaker Series talk I gave last weekend about self-publishing.

]]> Comment on RECAP: Self-Published to Bestseller! with Eva Lesko Natiello by evanatiello https://writerscircleworkshops.com/2017/02/13/recap-self-published-to-bestseller-with-eva-lesko-natiello/#comment-347 Wed, 15 Feb 2017 00:19:48 +0000 https://writerscircleworkshops.wordpress.com/?p=6248#comment-347 Hi amjusticewrites, thanks for your thoughtful comments. As far as speed-to-market goes, it’s not something I’ve personally taken advantage of as far as publishing multiple books is concerned. I’ve only published one book and once it was published I concentrated more on marketing than writing the second book. At least for the first year. Plus I am a slow writer. But even if it takes a year to write a book, or three years or five years or longer, you still get your book to market faster than the traditional route. I absolutely agree with you that the authors who are more focused on “churning out the books” may lose some quality if they are rushing to produce and certainly if quantity is more important to them. I always laugh when I read ads for courses that teach “how to write faster.” I don’t want to write faster, I want to write better. As for how to break away from the pack, I believe the answer to that is marketing. And all of the things we discussed, no matter how little, add up. If I could pick just one that I thought helped my personal journey, I think it would be connecting with readers. Whether it was through book clubs, Goodreads, book signings, comments on my website, giveaways, and “talking” to readers through guest visits on book blogs, readers love to connect with authors and they love to talk about books. It’s a win win win. Good luck to you!

]]> Comment on RECAP: Self-Published to Bestseller! with Eva Lesko Natiello by amjusticewrites https://writerscircleworkshops.com/2017/02/13/recap-self-published-to-bestseller-with-eva-lesko-natiello/#comment-346 Tue, 14 Feb 2017 19:34:52 +0000 https://writerscircleworkshops.wordpress.com/?p=6248#comment-346 In reply to Judith.

I’ve also been reading more work by fellow indie authors, and sadly this rush to produce work quickly promotes sloppiness, with rushed writing and poor editing, leading to shallow characterizations, major plot holes, and backfilled narrative conveniences. Of course, maybe that’s just my rationalization for why I’m so slow! 🙂

]]> Comment on RECAP: Self-Published to Bestseller! with Eva Lesko Natiello by Judith https://writerscircleworkshops.com/2017/02/13/recap-self-published-to-bestseller-with-eva-lesko-natiello/#comment-345 Tue, 14 Feb 2017 14:39:22 +0000 https://writerscircleworkshops.wordpress.com/?p=6248#comment-345 In reply to amjusticewrites.

I agree that not every writer is prone to launching a new book every six months. Certainly I’m not! Eva would probably be willing to chat more. You can reach her through her website: https://evanatiello.com/contact/. Let her know that you read about the event at TWC’s blog. Hope you’re doing well. – Judith

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