May 3 is just around the corner! It’s a busy workshop month for me, kicking off with Fiction Writing Essentials in Bristol, PA. Support your local library!

All times are eastern (New Jersey) – 2 Hours in most cases
Register at the links below

IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS IN LAMBERTVILLE
NEW HOPE ADULT WRITERS GROUP
CLINTON ADULT WRITERS GROUP
LIBRARY WORKSHOPS IN MAY
SUMMER 2025 SESSIONS VIA ZOOM IN JULY

ADULT WRITERS GROUPS (ONGOING)

EVERY 2ND  AND 4TH TUESDAY
Adult Writers Group
6:00 – 7:00 pm
Location: New Hope Free Library
93 W. Ferry Street, New Hope, PA
RSVP

LAST WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH
Adult Writers Group
6:00 – 7:00 pm
65 Halstead St, Clinton, Clinton, NJ
REGISTER AT THE LIBRARY WEBSITE

ADDITIONAL LIBRARY WORKSHOPS IN MAY

CLINTON, NJ LIBRARY
Self-Publishing with KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing)
North County Branch Library
Thursday, May 22
6:00 – 8:00 PM
REGISTER AT THE LIBRARY WEBSITE

HUNTERDON CO. MAIN LIBRARY
Fiction Writing Essentials
314 RT-12
Flemington, NJ 08822
Thursday, May 29
6:00 – 8:00 PM
REGISTER AT THE LIBRARY WEBSITE

BRISTOL PA GRUNDY MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Fiction Writing Essentials
680 Radcliffe St., Bristol, PA 19007
Saturday, May 3 – 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
REGISTER AT THE LIBRARY WEBSITE

5 Week Guided Autobiography ($100 – $20 each week)
Every Wednesday in April 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: Soupcon at Bucks on Bridge
25 Bridge Street, Lambertville, NJ
REGISTER

SPECIAL EVENT
Book Reading and Discussion: The Poetry of Tara Elizabeth Benedetti
Saturday, June 14 1:00 – 2:00 PPM
Location: Soupcon / Bucks on Bridge
25 Bridge Street, Lambertville, NJ
RSVP HERE (seating for 20)

Tara was diagnosed with schizophrenia when she was 28 years old, while teaching English in Boston. It has been 16 ½ years of a struggle for Tara. She is now 44 years old. All of her poetry was written before Tara was diagnosed with schizophrenia.

Join us for a reading of Tara’s poetry from her book, ‘The Wildflowers Within Her Heart,’ followed by a discussion and Q & A about living with schizophrenia, its causes and effects. (Tara will be unable to attend, please join her mother, publisher, readers, and a guest speaker.)

SUMMER SESSIONS IN JULY! 

2 Hour Guided Autobiography Introductory Workshop (2 hours via Zoom – limit 6)
Monday, June 30, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM eastern ($40)
“Everly life is a story, and each of us is the story teller.”
DETAILS AND REGISTRATION HERE

Fiction Writing Essentials (2 hours via Zoom – limit 6)
Monday, July 7 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM eastern ($40)
Explore the ins, outs, and mechanics of writing fiction.
DETAILS AND REGISTRATION HERE

Self-Publishing with KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) (2 hours via Zoom – limit 6)
Monday, July 14 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM eastern ($40)
For anyone interested in the how-to of self-publishing.
DETAILS AND REGISTRATION HERE.

“I’ve been working with Mark on my autobiography for several months. He is insightful, talented, and a wonderful asset in bringing my life’s story to the page. He made it possible and pleasant. And fun!” – K.C.

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For U.S. residents only, per Goodreads

Win 1 of 100 copies of ‘Night Flight to Murder Town: A Marshall James Thriller.’

Marshall James returns for one more walk down murder’s memory lane in ‘Night Flight to Murder Town, Book  4’. Marshall is thinking of leaving New York City with his husband for a new life away from the hectic pace of the nation’s largest city. But how did he get here in the first place? After three stories detailing his harrowing Hollywood past, where lovers, losers, and a serial killer or two nearly ended his life before he could make something of it, he finally tells us how and why he left LaLa Land for Gotham.

It was 1991 and a Christmas card showed up in the mail. An old flame was inviting him to make the move. L.A. had become a ghost town for Marshall and he was ready to get as far away as he could, as fast as a plane would take him. He caught a night flight to New York, and he soon found himself on a new and deadly path to a future he never saw coming.
Money laundering, drug dealing, murder, and high stakes crimes by high-profile people all welcome him with a lethal embrace. It’s an origin story like no How did he end up here? Why did he stay? And is love possible after all that death and destruction? Find out in Night Flight to Murder Town. You’ll need to fasten your seat belts for this one.

Mark McNease is the author of the Kyle Callahan Mysteries, three of which have been best sellers on Kindle. His Linda Sikorsky Mystery, Last Room at the Cliff’s Edge, was called a winner by Publishers Weekly. He has released four Marshall James Thrillers, two Maggie Dahl Mysteries, and three books in the horror/supernatural genre under the name M.A. McNease.

Mark has won two Emmys for Outstanding Children’s Program for Into the Outdoors, a television show he co-created that is now in its 23rd year.

Along with being a current MWA-NY board member, Mark is a Certified Guided Autobiography Instructor, guiding small-group participants through the process of thematic journaling. He also conducts workshops in fiction writing and self-publishing. He leads two adult writers’ groups at two libraries (NJ and PA), and a monthly journaling group for New Hope Celebrates, a local LGBTQ community organization

We just started a 5 week in-person autobiographical writing workshop in Lambertville, scheduled for every Wednesday in April. I love this space, and as a partner with the artists’ collective Soupcon I’m able to use the room whenever it’s available. Look for more in the coming months!

After much too long, I finally finished Night Flight to Murder Town, the 4th installment of the Marshall James Thrillers. You can get the eBook everywhere (see links below) and the paperback on Amazon.

LINKS TO BUY

About Night Flight to Murder Town

Marshall James returns in Night Flight to Murder Town, Book 4. Marshall is thinking of leaving New York City with his husband for a new life away from the hectic pace of the nation’s largest city. But how did he get here in the first place? After three stories detailing his harrowing Hollywood past, where lovers, losers, and a serial killer or two nearly ended his life before he could make something of it, he finally tells us how and why he left LaLa Land for Gotham.

It was 1991 and a Christmas card showed up in the mail. An old flame was inviting him to make the move. L.A. had become a ghost town for Marshall and he was ready to get as far away as he  could, as fast as a plane would take him. He caught a night flight to New York, and he soon found himself on a new and deadly path to a future he never saw coming.

Money laundering, drug dealing, murder, and high stakes crimes by high-profile people all welcome him with a lethal embrace. It’s an origin story like no other: How did he end up here? Why did he stay? And is love possible after all that death and destruction? Find out in Night Flight to Murder Town. You’ll need to fasten your seat belts for this one.