Thanks to the kind cooperation of the good folks who work there, I've set up an ongoing monthly series of writing-related events at Howell Public Library (318 Old Tavern Road, Howell, NJ 07731).

Although I host these events under the banner of The Monmouth Writers, we're not a writing group in the typical sense. We don't keep a membership list ( ( Read more... )

Aside from working on Dead Doris, I've got lots of exciting stuff happening this month:

February 5th: QUIZ NEWS
This coming Saturday is the closing date for those wishing to risk their sanity by braving the twisted logic and excruciating puns featured in  THE 2nd CUNNING, CRYPTIC, CLUE, CONUNDRUM, THING. If you haven't yet taken a stab at it, be ( Read more... )

Depending on who you talk to, a writing group can be a great place to learn more about writing, or a complete waste of time.

Depending on who you talk to, at the meetings you’ll find like-minded people who’ll encourage and support you, or a bunch of pretentious Noddy-Knowalls, who use what little they know about the craft to tear other people’s ( Read more... )