| Conferences If you are looking to go from writer to author, one of the most important things you can do for your career is attend a writer's conference. Available for every genre, conferences are an excellent way to meet people in the business, learn everything from how to craft the perfect query letter to the secrets of successful book signings, and can help you gain the motivation and confidence you need to make this the year you commit to becoming published. One of the most popular, and easiest, places to find writers conferences is Shaw Guides at www.shawguides.com. Here are a few upcoming workshops worth checking out |
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Bearlodge Writers
The Bearlodge Writers have been meeting since 1979. Membership has expanded over the years to include writers from the Black Hills of South Dakota and
Wyoming (and beyond). Our purpose is to enjoy each other’s fellowship, to encourage one another in our writing endeavors, to help each other improve our
work, and to share information and tips.
We meet twice monthly on first Tuesdays at noon and on third Tuesdays at 6:00 p.m., at the Crook County Library in Sundance, Wyoming. We welcome
beginners (we all began sometime) and many of us are now professionals—we all love to write.
At any meeting we might hear chapters from novels, historical works, or other books in progress; poems, essays, newspaper columns, short articles, short
stories, journal entries, letters and queries, book proposals, even limericks. We give feedback as requested by the author—from simply listening, to
evaluating characters, plot, style, etc., to a full line-by-line critique on pieces headed out for submission
The Bearlodge Writers have been meeting since 1979. Membership has expanded over the years to include writers from the Black Hills of South Dakota and
Wyoming (and beyond). Our purpose is to enjoy each other’s fellowship, to encourage one another in our writing endeavors, to help each other improve our
work, and to share information and tips.
We meet twice monthly on first Tuesdays at noon and on third Tuesdays at 6:00 p.m., at the Crook County Library in Sundance, Wyoming. We welcome
beginners (we all began sometime) and many of us are now professionals—we all love to write.
At any meeting we might hear chapters from novels, historical works, or other books in progress; poems, essays, newspaper columns, short articles, short
stories, journal entries, letters and queries, book proposals, even limericks. We give feedback as requested by the author—from simply listening, to
evaluating characters, plot, style, etc., to a full line-by-line critique on pieces headed out for submission
Writing Groups
Writing is solitary, but it doesn't have to be lonely. Writing groups are a wonderful way to connect with other artists and get feedback on your work, while
helping others to improve their own. A Google search for "writers group, any state" can help you find an existing group in your area. If none exist, approach
your public library about helping to get one off the ground.
Writing is solitary, but it doesn't have to be lonely. Writing groups are a wonderful way to connect with other artists and get feedback on your work, while
helping others to improve their own. A Google search for "writers group, any state" can help you find an existing group in your area. If none exist, approach
your public library about helping to get one off the ground.
Recommended Reads
If you are writing, you should be reading. As a rule of thumb, I try to read outside the genre I am currently working in. While finishing the manuscript
for Eco-Friendly Families, I devoured Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat Pray Love. Eloquently written with humor and hope, this novel provided a much needed
mental reprieve from research and remained engaging and entertaining page after page.
If you are writing, you should be reading. As a rule of thumb, I try to read outside the genre I am currently working in. While finishing the manuscript
for Eco-Friendly Families, I devoured Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat Pray Love. Eloquently written with humor and hope, this novel provided a much needed
mental reprieve from research and remained engaging and entertaining page after page.
Read the book
Meet the Author
Writing Prompt
While in Italy, Gilbert discusses with a friend what her "word" is; the
word that best sums up who she is. Her friend comments that Rome's
word is "sex", the Vatican's word, "power". What is your word?
Write your word on the top of a page, and explain why you have
chosen it. Write without restriction for five minutes and see where your
words take you.
While in Italy, Gilbert discusses with a friend what her "word" is; the
word that best sums up who she is. Her friend comments that Rome's
word is "sex", the Vatican's word, "power". What is your word?
Write your word on the top of a page, and explain why you have
chosen it. Write without restriction for five minutes and see where your
words take you.
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