Monthly Archives: October 2024

S’mores

By |2024-10-30T09:05:12-04:00October 30th, 2024|Categories: Fiction|Tags: , , , , |

Book Title: S'mores Author: Veronica Krug Genre: humorous fiction Summary: Curmudgeon Walter Evans has rescued Richard Darling Senior by investing in Camp Sedation Falls. Why? He isn't sure himself since many of its issues have fallen into his lap. Mrs. Badmorn just won't leave the camp property alone; her strongarm, Silas is after the camp

Learning from Critique Groups

By |2024-10-25T18:01:08-04:00October 25th, 2024|Categories: Contest Invitation|Tags: , , , |

When I stood to read my assignment to my creative writing classmates, it felt edgy and a little bit ill-advised. I had never shared my writing with anyone, much less dared to read it aloud to a group of people I had just met. The laryngitis that remained after a bout of the Omicron virus

Head Hopping

By |2024-10-14T21:55:07-04:00October 14th, 2024|Categories: Contest Invitation|Tags: , , , |

For the last few months, I’ve been mentoring a critique group that meets every Monday night at a local wine bar.  The perfect location for the perfect Cabernet or Malbec and pleasant discussions about writing. Most of the members of the critique group are holdovers from my last creative writing class. Once the class was over,

It Only Happens To Me…

By |2024-10-08T08:14:34-04:00October 8th, 2024|Categories: Non-Fiction|Tags: , , , , |

Book Title: It Only Happens To Me...Author: Helen Aitken Genre: Humor Memoir Summary:It Only Happens To Me... is based on Helen Aitken's humor blog with the same name, and the addition of creative nonfiction short stories. It looks at what's humorous: our actions, interactions, and situations that tickle our funny bones.Every day is an

Is Self-Publishing Right for You?

By |2024-10-01T20:52:32-04:00October 1st, 2024|Categories: Non-Fiction|Tags: , , , |

Is Self-Publishing Right for You? On a gray, blustery day in late February, I clicked the last period into the manuscript of my memoir, Boys on the Edge. All the writing, workshops, professional editing, critique groups, and beta readers concluded with that period. Thoughts of how I might celebrate quickly gave way to the question

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