The Weare Area Writers Group

One of the highlights of my sabbatical has been joining the Weare Area Writers Group. The gang meets twice a month on a Friday morning at the Weare Public Library. We workshop our writing and pool our knowledge about the changing world of publishing. This group came about because of the efforts of one woman—our organizer extraordinaire and our biggest cheerleader, Sharon Czarnecki.

Sharon Czarnecki, founder of WAWG, and me at the Dunbarton Arts on the Common this past May.

What the above description does not capture is how much fun we have together. Members of the group share very personal memories—in every format from poetry to prose—which has allowed us to move right on past superficial friendship into something deeper and more meaningful. I cannot believe that I have only known this group a year. It feels like we have been friends for ages. Since I am a relatively new transplant to Weare, New Hampshire, their support has been especially important.

From left to right: authors Marjorie Burke, Ellen H. Reed, and me (Jennifer Hallock). Impressive table, no?

There is a social component to what we do, too. So far four of our members are published, in genres ranging from memoir to time travel mystery to historical fiction to my own steamy historical romance series. One of our favorite things to do is to take our show on the road by selling books at craft and book fairs in the area. Our next date on the calendar is Weare Old Home Day on August 26th. Come see us, check out our books, and ask about the group.

Here’s a little about the other published authors and what they will be selling:

Connie and I joined WAWG the very same day, and a year later I was in the room when Connie pressed “publish” at Amazon! It was so exciting. I have no doubt this will be a bestseller at Old Home Day.

The book I have shared with the WAWG folks is the upcoming Sugar Moon, small excerpts of which you can read here. But while I’ve been a part of WAWG, I did publish a new novella in the Sugar Sun series, Tempting Hymn:

These books and more will all be ready for purchase and signing at Old Home Day. We hope to see you there!