Keeping the NaNoWriMo Spirit Going Year Round NaNoWriMo is over for another year but there is still plenty of writing still to do. To that end, here's a list of resources that might serve you in the off-season. Of course, what you need from a post NaNoWriMo year round...
TL; DR: As they try to figure out how to legislate AI works, the US government is accepting comments from the public until October 18, 2023. Leaving a comment takes seconds, can be done anonymously or if you are outside the US and is incredibly important to small...
I’ve got three writing workshops coming up in October (including one tomorrow)
Prepping a Writing Project (even if you hate to outline!) September 25th, 7 PMRegister here Can you just dive into a writing project head first with no plan? Of course! But writing a book or script is a long march. The more prep work you do upfront to ready not just...
Starting a Writing Habit September 18th, 7 PMRegister here Do you want to write but have no idea where to begin? This workshop will show you how to get started and integrate writing into your life. No matter whether you write for yourself or aspire to publish,...
I'm teaching a bunch of writing classes over the course of the next year so I thought it would be helpful to start a list of the books I recommend the most often. Not just to keep them consolidated in one place, but also so I can update them as I find new ones. It's...
With the kids going back to school, you might be thinking of hitting the books yourself and brushing up on your writing skills. The ideal writing class would teach you important skills to help you hone your craft, inspire you to keep on writing, offer feedback and...
This autumn, I'll be teaching a series of writing workshops at the Main Branch of the Parsippany Library in Parsippany Troy-Hills, NJ. These are available free to the public and will run every Monday night from September 11th through October 16th from 7 pm until 8 pm....
Gosh, I haven't done one of these in ages. Mostly because of the whole issue with the new blog post notifications that I explained here. I've actually got a lot going on... but I can't actually announce all of it yet so that'll have to wait for a future post. In the...
Like to get an email whenever there is a new post on this site? I've made a small change to how that works you may want to know about! Short version: New blog post notification emails will now come as they happen and are a separate mailing list from the mail mailing...
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