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Tag Archives: Midwest Writers Workshop
Small Press Publishers
Have you ever thought of publishing with a small, independent publisher? I recently attended the Indiana Writers Consortium’s first writing conference a couple of weeks ago. If you’ve been following my blog, you know I LOVE writers conferences. I always learn … Continue reading
Top 5 TakeAways From A Writer’s Workshop
Image by Tori Cat from Creative Commons This past weekend I attended my third consecutive Midwest Writers Workshop at Ball State University. This year, we were taught by the likes of William Kent Krueger, Jess Lourey, Jane Friedman, Erik Deckers and … Continue reading
The Break-Up: Why Part Ways With a Critique Group
The time has come for me to say goodbye to one of my critique groups. Not because I’ve landed that multi-million dollar book deal (I wish!). Not because I’ve moved. And not because it is disbanding. I’ve just come to … Continue reading
The Little Writer That Could
Well, it’s 2014. Time to make new writing goals. I spent last year conferencing, writing, participating in critique groups, pitching to an agent, sending out query letters and racking up rejection letters. But it wasn’t all bad.
Acceptance
Well, it finally happened. Got the email justifying all those hours I’ve spent hunched over a computer, banging out stories I hope someone other than me will like. The email that says, “Congratulations. Your submission has been accepted…”
Ten Thousand Words
I have one unpublished manuscript completed. It’s called Striving After Wind, an historical fiction piece that tells how an ex-slave woman’s tragic relationship with a white game warden and a wealthy couple complicates her ability to leave northwest Indiana for the family she’s always … Continue reading
A Time to Write
Last weekend, I attended a meeting of the Indiana chapter of the American Christian Fiction Writers Association (ACFW) in Merrillville, Indiana. There I met John Faubion, a writer of Christian suspense. His first novel, Friend Me, is scheduled for publication … Continue reading
American Christian Fiction Writers Association
Michelle McGill-Vargas 