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November 5, 2013
Snapshot of Saint Louis Writers Guild Workshop for Writers
by Linda O’Connell Most writer’s know that November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMO), but did you know that November is also National Life Writing Month? St. Louis Writer’s Guild offered a panel presentation November 2, 2013 featuring Lauren Miller, Linda O’Connell, Jennifer Shew and Donna Volkenannt. Linda and Donna addressed the topics of personal [...]
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November 2, 2013
NaNoWriMo is Here!
November 1 kicks off National Novel Writing Month or what many affectionately refer to as NaNoWriMo. During the month, participants work towards writing a novel by completing a minimum of 50,000 total words. Back in 2011, I had every intention of joining the challenge for the first time. I even wrote a little article here [...]
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November 1, 2013
Sitting Down with Kathryn Davis
by Lisa Miller Kathryn Davis was gracious enough to answer a rather long list of questions about her writing, her awards, and what it’s like to be a “Hurst Writer in Residence” at Washington University. Ms. Davis will be reading from, discussing, and signing her book Duplex at Left Bank Books on November 6th. Please click [...]
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October 25, 2013
Ellen Stimson’s Mud Season
by Diana Davis If you’d like to meet Ellen, hear her read from her book, and perhaps purchase signed copies of the first edition to give as Christmas presents, then go the Barnes and Noble at Ladue Crossing this coming Friday, October 25, at 6:30 p.m. Come and meet this modern day Thoreau. You’ll be [...]
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October 9, 2013
October Writing Contests
Briar Cliff Review: Poetry, Short Story, Creative Nonfiction Chautaugua Literary Journal Contest for Poetry Columbia Chapter of the Missouri Writers Guild: Poetry, Fiction, and Nonfiction Dana Award for Short Fiction or Poetry Diagram Essay Contest The Sow’s Ear Poetry Review Competition The Tampa Review Danahy Fiction Prize 8th Annual Greenhouse New Play Festival Briar Cliff [...]
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October 8, 2013
Writing in Nature: Hope Cemetery and Mausoleum
by Jennifer Adele www.jenniferadele.com For the happily haunted and harvest-centered month of October, I thought I would focus my article for the Writing in Nature feature on a local St. Louis cemetery that exceeds in lush green space, historic provisions, and an essence of autumn… Mount Hope Cemetery and Mausoleum. Whether it is actually located [...]
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October 1, 2013
I Heart James Patterson!
James Patterson is one of the most prolific writers out there, hitting the bestseller list over and over again. His success shows through recent reports, including Forbes’ Celebrity 100 (he sits at #44) and Top Earning Authors, where he was only recently knocked off the #1 slot to #2 by E.L. James (50 Shades of [...]
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September 29, 2013
Fall Into Reading
The temperatures are declining. The colors are changing. The leaves are scattering. Fall is here, and it is the perfect time to get in some reading before the chaos of the holidays ensues. Here are a few of the books on my stacks for the coming blustery months . . . Doctor Sleep by Stephen [...]
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September 27, 2013
Matt Freeman Remembers Ken Brown
I first met Ken Brown soon after we both came out of the poetry closet and started meeting other poets. We were hitting open mics, giving readings, and generally trying to “do something.” I was sitting in the back of Loudmouth (a legendary open mic sponsored by the Writers Guild and billed as rather risque, [...]
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September 23, 2013
Pen Names – Why or Why Not?
In August, one of the biggest stories in the written world broke, exposing the debut author Robert Galbraith as the one and only, J.K. Rowling. The exposure was not supposed to happen, yet it did, and the books started flying off the shelves. This got me thinking. Why did Rowling (or any author for that [...]
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