A WHOLE extra day!
"The Novel Novel" Writing Workshop!
Workshop attendees were amazing, willing to work on writing exercises throughout the day and share tidbits from their W.I.P.s (works in progress). So much talent under one beautiful roof! The Salida United Methodist Church has a fabulous community room, and employees were generous and helpful.
The day was the product of many hours of work by members of the Chaffee County Writers Exchange, and my thanks go out to them for helping to make this day a success.
The workshop was a great way to start our "Leap Month," and now I'll focus my energy on polishing and compiling stories for my "Dark Ebb" collection! With a whole extra day this month, there's no excuse not to complete this project!
What are your plans for February 29th? Maybe that's a day to give yourself permission to do
. . . absolutely nothing!
Why not? You have my permission!
:)
Upcoming (and maybe some past) Events!
- February 29: Leap Day! This one's on you!
- March 14, 9-noon: Chaffee County Writers Exchange WEWrite at Sangre de Cristo Electric Association, 29780 US Hwy 24 N, Buena Vista, CO 81211. All about WORDS! Bring laptop/phone/dictionary (what's a dictionary?) to do word searches for whatever fun prompts we'll write!
- May 1-3: Starfest Denver! I'll be sharing a table with Denver author Allynn Riggs who has completed the 3rd book of "The Stone's Blade" series!
Had some pretty awesome panelists at last year's Denver Pop Culture Con!
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AUTHOR/BLOGGER/PODCASTER NEWS!
(please send me literary news you'd like to share)
- Still working on my debut short story collection, "Dark Ebb: Grim Tales"! Any more beta readers out there willing to read before I launch it? If you're into this genre (some, not all, have gruesome elements) and would like a free copy in exchange for a review on Amazon, please let me know soon!
- Two very different podcast episode so far this month: One about the fear of bathing (it's called 'ablutophobia,' and it's a real thing) and one about my justification--to my parents!--about why I love the man who would become my husband.Hope you're all subscribers of Alligator Preserves! I'll have out another episode and a short story before the end of this EXTRA-long month!
- Chaffee County Writers Exchange (CCWE) membership is only $20/year, and the benefits are truly worthwhile! Check out their site and consider joining.
- Also consider joining Colorado Independent Publishers Association (CIPA), a wonderful organization with resources to help writers and authors at every stage of their professional development.
So many talented creators, so little . . . you know.
Have you checked out my weekly podcast Alligator Preserves lately? There are unique short stories (fiction I create and narrate every month) and interviews and insights galore!
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:)
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Until next month...
Be kind to yourself.
Laurel
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