If you live in or near Charlotte, NC, I hope you will join me for a fun, free writing event in cooperation with Charlotte Mecklenburg's Community Read program. The book, Buttermilk Graffiti by Chef Edward Lee, chronicles Lee's culinary adventures as he tastes a variety of foods throughout the country. But unlike other foodies who talk about… Continue reading COMMUNITY READ + FREE WRITING WORKSHOP
I'm going to end my blogging for 2023 with some delicious word morsels from two writer friends. They'll take you less than a minute to read, yet I suspect it took Jo Hackl and Michelle Nott hours to craft them. Savor each verb and taste every image. Let the flavor of their figurative language roll around… Continue reading A Holiday GIft: Haikus from Two Friends Plus Two Announcements
Congratulations to Linda Andersen who won a copy of Steering Toward Normal by Rebecca Petruck. Two weeks ago I attended the Table Rock Writers Retreat in Wildacres, NC and participated in John Claude Bemis' class on Writing for Children and Young Adults. It was an inspriational week that left me excited and raring to dig… Continue reading Gifts from John Bemis– Part I
Congratulations to Rosi Hollinbeck who won a copy of Ann Eisenstein's book, Fallen Prey. Rosi's blog is a treasure trove of giveaways and information for writers. Check it out! ******** This past fall I took two writing courses which focused on plot. You have heard about the first one, Plot and Structure taught by Bethany Nuckolls… Continue reading Steering Toward Normal: An Analysis and ARC Lend-away!
Betsy Thorpe and Carin Siegfried "Two Editors and a Comma" "Am I punctuating this correctly?" "Do I use quotes or italics when I write internal dialogue?" "How does point of view impact dialogue?" These are just a few of the questions which Betsy Thorpe and Carin Siegfried answered in their recent writing workshop. Here are… Continue reading Two Editors and a Comma: Dialogue Workshop