Writing – Workshops, Events & Courses

So you want to write Flash Fiction?

June 16, 2017 Alison Potoma

In the spirit of Flash Fiction, this post will be 500 words or less. The previous words count. So do these. You get the idea.

Top 3 Things I Learned at the NESCBWI Conference

April 28, 2017 kirsticall

1. Get started! Incredible author/illustrator, Melissa Sweet said: “We don’t have to know what we’re going to make, we just have to get started.”

Me? A Mentor for Writing with the Stars?

January 31, 2017 Paul Czajak

Ever since my first SCBWI conference I have touted the importance of attending these functions to every writer who asks me how to get published.

ReFoReMo 2017 Presenters Revealed & Giveaway

January 27, 2017 kirsticall

Reading for Research 2017 Challege!

The Making-Of the NESCBWI17 Logo

January 20, 2017 Sarah Lynne Reul

Last summer, I was honored to be selected as the illustrator for the NESCBWI17 logo. The logo is used as a Facebook header, profile icon and general

So You Didn’t Win #NaNoWriMo

December 9, 2016 Dana Nuenighoff

With end of November last week, many people in the writing community struggled with finishing their 50K word goal for NaNoWriMo. If you were one

Odyssey Online Writing Courses: Intense Focus, Great Results

December 6, 2016 Marianne Knowles

Last winter my novel got wrung out, taken apart, and put back together. It was praised and constructively critiqued by classmates from nearby towns and

YA’LL FEST Recap

November 29, 2016 Dana Nuenighoff

If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that. -Stephen King Stephen King is right.

Hone Your Craft

November 11, 2016 Dianna Sanchez

I participated in the Arlington (Massachusetts) Book Festival last weekend, one of three on a panel discussing revision, and the moderator popped a surprise question