Hello WordPress. How are you? I heard you traveled recently. Did you have fun in New York? Or were you sitting in your room all along, drinking beer and watching Game of Thrones? Yeah, we were doing the same thing. Welcome back to the Juniper Bends writing experiment! We haven’t been super active recently because … Continue reading »
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Avoiding Literary Masturbation (Or Three Things You NEED To Consider About Audience)
There are many reasons to write. Whether you write for self-expression, to get stuff out of your head, or simply for the pure joy of creation, being a writer is not defined by sales, profits, or bestseller status. However, in terms of writing as a career or even as a devoted hobby, it doesn’t matter … Continue reading »
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 »
Amy Borg: The Idea Girl
Even before randomly bringing up the idea of an Author Collective to some of her awesome writing colleagues at UNCA, Amy has always been passionate about discovering and creating literature. Her past lives include being a Linguistics student at NYU and a Graphic Design student at the Art Institute of Charlotte. Not even she has … Continue reading »
