Uncategorized My Monastic Writing Experience in Orvieto, Italy 27 Mar 201529 Mar 2019 Writers attend workshops and retreats for various reasons. Some wish to hone their skills of description or dialogue, others are seeking inspiration or direction, and then there are those of…
Uncategorized Justen Ahren Demystifies his Monastic Approach to Writing 10 Mar 201529 Mar 2019 As I researched writing residencies and fell upon the Martha's Vineyard Writing Residency at Noepe Center for Literary Arts, there was an additional page on an Italy Retreat. Clicking on…
Uncategorized Good News! 22 Feb 20158 Nov 2015 I've been absent on the blog for a few days -- weeks actually. But there is a good reason. My second novel, contracted by The Wild Rose Press -- the…
Uncategorized How to Hold Successful Readings and Book Signings 23 Jan 20158 Nov 2015 Writers are frequently cautioned that becoming published is only a beginning step and to cherish the time we have before demands for publicity become paramount. We don't listen. Somehow the…
Uncategorized Ten Reasons Why Writers Love France 15 Jan 20158 Nov 2015 Writers have always found solace and inspiration within the French culture and among its people. Americans, especially, have a rich history of flocking to Paris to exercise their creativity. In the…
Uncategorized The Fascinating Karen Hunt 5 Jan 20158 Nov 2015 Karen Hunt is another brilliant writer I had the privilege to meet at Noepe Center for Literary Arts on Martha's Vineyard. Due to unfortunate circumstances, she arrived later than the…
Uncategorized The Time Has Come. 29 Dec 20148 Nov 2015 In this quiet, sated space between the discarded wrappings of Christmas and the bright, fresh promise of a brand new year, I would normally become introspective. With leather-bound journal against…
auhors… How was it? 22 Dec 201422 Dec 2014 It was the first public outing for Acquisition and me -- a scheduled reading and book signing at Simply Serendipity on Tenth Street in North Wilkesboro, NC. And it began…
Uncategorized Simply Serendipity and Me! 17 Dec 201417 Dec 2014 I have been invited by Julie Baird and her daughter Tori, owners and operators of Simply Serendipity at 304 Tenth Street in downtown North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, to give a…
auhors… Pleased to Highlight Jane Seskin, Author, Poet, Clinical Social Worker, and Friend 7 Dec 20148 Nov 2015 Jane Seskin was the first author I had the privilege to meet at the Noepe Center for Literary Arts on Martha's Vineyard this past October. If I had received no other blessing…
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