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My First AWP: A Beginner’s Experience Navigating This Important Writer’s Conference by Brad WIndhauser
Posted by virgowriter in Brad, Special Editions on February 20, 2017
My First AWP: A Beginner’s Experience Navigating This Important Conference In addition to being a writer I’m also an academic. Academics attend conferences. In my field, my colleagues often attend the annual MLA conference. I’ve done this once, when the conference was hosted in Philly, which made it easy (and cheap) to attend. Since most […]
“As Far as I Know, the Galleys Are Still in Canada” by April L. Ford
Posted by virgowriter in Guest Bloggers, Special Editions on May 13, 2016
This month, author April L. Ford shares one of the lessons she learned transitioning from a writer to a published author. “As Far as I Know, the Galleys Are Still in Canada” by April L. Ford In summer 2014, when my U.S. publisher asked if any of my Canadian contacts would be interested in helping […]
My #Pitchwars Experience: How Taking Part in This Cool Experience Enhanced My Completed Novel by Brad Windhauser
Posted by virgowriter in Brad, Special Editions on September 26, 2015
My #Pitchwars Experience: How Taking Part in This Cool Experience Enhanced My Completed Novel by Brad Windhauser Up until three years ago, I didn’t have a Twitter account. I’d heard plenty about how and why people used it, but, after exploring it, I didn’t grasp how to make connections with people nor why 140 characters […]
Preparing For A Writing Conference
Posted by jarviswrites in Furthering the Craft, Getting Published, Growing Up A Writer, Jennie, Marketing, Special Editions, Structure, Supporting Yourself As A Writer, The Business of Writing, The Craft Of Writing, The Writer's Community, The Writer's Life, Working Within Constraints, Writing Advice on August 28, 2015
By Jennie Jarvis As many of you may know, we are smack dab in the middle of Conference season, and hopefully this means that you have already attended a Writing Conference this year or you are planning to attend one in the next couple of months. If you don’t have a Writing Conference on your […]
Big Happenings in Spartanburg, SC: The 2015 Hub City Writing in Place Conference
Posted by wordimprovisor177 in Darlene, Special Editions on July 19, 2015
By Darlene Cah I’ve been going to The Hub City Writing in Place workshop, held at Wofford College every July, for a good ten years. Honestly, I lost count after year five! But every year, I can guarantee, whether the instructor is well-known, like Wiley Cash, George Singleton or Tommy Hays, is a rising star, […]
Special Edition – Horror Writing: Playing an Insidious Game by Sidney Williams.
Posted by jarviswrites in Guest Bloggers, Responding to Writing Prompts, Special Editions, The Craft Of Writing, What's Not On the Page, Working Within Constraints, Writing about Death, Writing Advice on October 31, 2014
This month, 5writers.com is delighted to welcome guest blogger Sidney Williams. Sidney Williams is the author of numerous traditionally horror and thriller novels and short stories. His work has been released in e-book editions from Crossroad Press. Horror Writing: Playing An Insidious Game by Sidney Williams Writing horror is an insidious game, though it’s not […]
David Fincher’s Gone Girl – Preserving Your Story When Adapting a Novel to the Screen [Spoilers late in the article] by Brad Windhauser
Posted by virgowriter in Brad, Reviews, Special Editions on October 11, 2014
David Fincher’s Gone Girl – Preserving Your Story When Adapting a Novel to the Screen [Spoilers late in the article] by Brad Windhauser I’m a fan of Flynn’s novel, Gone Girl, and I have been eagerly awaiting David Fincher’s adaptation (as I am huge fan of the director’s work). Like most fans, though, I was […]
To Read is to Live
Posted by wordimprovisor177 in Special Editions on September 19, 2014
To bring awareness to the importance of reading and writing, Grammarly, an online automated proofreading service, has initiated their Promote Literacy Program. Bloggers, like us at 5Writers, are partnering with them to bring attention to their efforts, and by sharing this post with you, Grammarly will donate to a literacy charity. For more information about […]
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