Everybody knows that good writing takes good reading. To make up for the un-writing I am doing, I am reading many many books, all by women.
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You Aren’t Too Good For Fan-Fiction
Chapter 1- Forgotten Hope Mary’s tears slowly trickled down her face, dropping and mixing with the water and sending ripples flowing outwards from the spots where the landed. The little noise they made was drowned away by the sobs of the child, who stood waste deep in the salt-less sea. The moon was shining and … Continue reading »
Speedshopping (Just as Awesome as You Expected)
Last night’s Speedshopping event was tons of fun, and well worth the time! We had a fairly small crowd, but it included a poet, a couple essayists, several fiction writers, and our Apothecary host, Nick, even jumped in to get some brainstorming/prewriting advice from attendees. Everyone got feedback from at least four people, and with a … Continue reading »
Speedshopping Event!
From our associates at Apothecary Community Art Space: Want to spend some quality one-on-one conversation time with authors in your area? Short on time, long on manuscripts? Tired of your traditional, fuddy-duddy creative writing workshop? Do we have the workshop for you! The Juniper Bends Author Collective presents: Speedshopping! Bring in a short (1-2 page) … Continue reading »
What is An Author Collective?
Let’s be honest: writing has never been a path to fame or fortune. As writers, very few of us achieve overwhelming economic success. Enough to survive, to keep us together between grants and residencies, or just enough to keep writing for the demands of publishers. Publishers themselves are mostly looking for the “next bestseller,” and … Continue reading »
