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Writing friends and I will be at the Local Author Showcase presented by Cumberland County Public Library in June. Join us, browse, talk to authors, and buy a book or two. We sign on request!  June 15, 2019. See you there!

Local Author Showcase 6/15/2019 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Headquarters Library Pate Room Writers from the Sandhills region are participating in a Local Authors Showcase sponsored by the Friends of the Library, giving the community a chance to meet the authors and learn more...

How’d it go?

Just a quick word to say that doing a radio show was a different experience for me – especially an inaugural show offered by my former colleagues at  ARRAY Publishing & Marketing, LLC (aka ARRAY Magazine ). Anne Marie Ziegler – the publisher of ARRAY and manager  of its sister magazine Hola! Fayetteville and my good friend, and Anissa Short, marketing director for ARRAY and host of ARRAYdio (now coming to you regularly over the internet at ibroncoradio.com on Saturdays at 2:00 pm) and one ver...

I am so excited!

I get to do this on Saturday:

 

Catch the amazing Anissa Short and AnneMarie Ziegler as your hosts this week as you hear how ARRAY got started and learn the inside scoop from Robin Minnick, one of ARRAY’s freelance writers! Tune in at 2 pm.
Watch our Facebook page, our personal pages for the show! You know you want to hear it!!

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Never done anything like this before – check out the Facebook pages for the livestream

ARRAY Magazine

and Remainder or MackenzieWilder/ClassicBoat Mysteries (If I ge...

What we do is important…

I’ve begun editing stories for our next Off the Page anthology. Editing can be tough but fun, and it gives me a chance to expound on my own thoughts about writing.

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I was recently reminded that when we write, although we create our own little worlds with their own little ways, each world must be consistent in how it follows its own rules. Even in magical realms, you can’t just have magic work for one being and not for another because it pleases your plot. Magic must work for both or none, or...

Why Do Readers Love Some Novels? Results of a Survey

I’d like to emphasize this blog post from the blog Writer Unboxed. Some very interesting results from this survey – of high interest to writers in particular. Have a look.

A Writing School for Working People | Literary Hub

via A Writing School for Working People | Literary Hub

Another article from Matt Grant that I wanted to share, one that I know he is excited about having written.

I’ve spent a good part of my life encouraging people to write. Writing can be profitable, but it is also good for stability, growth, and your soul. People need to feel the freedom to try their hand at it, to derive whatever benefit it gives them.

To see through writer Grant’s eyes how this school operates was both exciting and a bal...

Tip ~ INKAS ~ #1.1

I’d like to expand upon my first INKAS post.

There are, roughly, twenty INKAS our group created. Over time, I will try to cover all of them, sharing with you what our students discovered.

Since I was working with writers in grades 3 through 8, the explanations I’ll use have been directed at kids. But, the advice still applies, and I count on you to ‘upgrade’ the tip to your own level.

 

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Our INKAS were divided into groups. The first group consisted of stories we classified as ‘Words that Te...

Bright Lights, Big City, New Bookstore | Literary Hub

via Bright Lights, Big City, New Bookstore | Literary Hub

An article on the innovative new book center started in NYC.  written by Matt Grant, a Brooklyn writer whose blog link can be found in my list of Associated Writers’ blogs , and who – I am proud to say – is also my son-in-law.

 

 

One more friend pic…

My college roommate in Dublin: 100 pages into Sweet Corn, Fields, Forever

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Tip ~ INKAS~ #1

INKAS ?   What are INKAS?

INKAS are a tool I created while working with a school writing club. We discussed what makes up a good story (or poem, or essay, etc), and then jotted down our thoughts.

We came up with INKAS for the 20 categories of writing we studied. Each INKA lists the characteristics of the type of writing named on the box.  The image illustrates the definition of INKAS.

 

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A recent discussion at our writing group showed me that some new writers don’t know (and some experience...