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!

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

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.

RSVP at the QR code or HERE.

Tara Elizabeth Benedetti has written poetry since she was a young girl. Tara wrote a poem when she was 10 years old, in the 5th grade, and it was published when she was 12, in the 7th grade.

The poem “My Windows” was published in the 1993 Edition of the book “Anthology of Poetry by Young Americans.”

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.)

Date: Saturday, June 14  1:00 – 2:00 PM
Location: Soupcon / Bucks on Bridge
25 Bridge Street
Lambertville, NJ
Contact: YourWritePath at Outlook. com

5 Week Autobiographical Journaling Workshop
Every Wednesday in April  10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Limit 6 Participants
Suggested donation: $20 each week (or register here for $100)

Location: Soupcon / Bucks on Bridge
25 Bridge Street, Lambertville, NJ

Tel: 347-387-5890 Email: YourWritePath@Outlook.com

What they’re saying …

“You created a safe space for us all to mine & share our memories & guided us thru the pair of exercises that were, in different respects, all about self reflection and vulnerability.“ Richard W.

“Really enjoyed your Introductory Workshop in Guided Autobiography at Bucks on Bridge.  I found your exercises (room drawing and abbreviated branching points) very helpful in exploring our lives.  You are a great teacher.” – Maureen

I have to say I’ve never considered myself a teacher and I use the term “facilitator” in my workshops. I don’t see attendees as students, but as participants, and my role as encouraging their exploration and bringing-forth (I cringe at the word “manifest” for some reason) their own creative desires.

BUT … in the fiction writing  and self-publishing workshops I am teaching. There’s no flash writing or exercises, it’s all “how to” material. So yes, I’m a teacher. I’d never imagined it, until I did!

This one is special for me: a monthly journaling group I’ve been asked to facilitate for New Hope Celebrates, a LGBTQ community organization in New Hope, PA. The first gathering is March 12, and I’m very excited. We have legacies, too, and this will be a safe space for us to write about and explore our lives at a time when our government would rather we fade away in silence. That’s not going to happen.

From the most recent 2 hour autobiographical writing workshop:

“I had a blast! Mr. McNease’s workshop was a revelation. His ability to quickly break through writer’s inhibition and get you to simply write is refreshing.  He quickly set my mind at ease! Highly recommend him.” – Al

“I thoroughly enjoyed your workshop for Guided Autobiography. The exercises were fun, and I enjoyed sharing with others in the group. I came away feeling less daunted about this sort of writing. It does not have to be a huge work. It can be fun and entertaining, a way to tell stories about life, that in the telling may unearth new thoughts and perspectives.” – Val

“As someone who isn’t a writer, I was a bit nervous about attending this workshop. I needn’t have been, because the relaxed and convivial tone Mark set had me feeling like I was at a retreat rather than a classroom. He employed thought-provoking prompts which stirred something within me, and I not only did some writing but I thoroughly enjoyed the process. I’d happily recommend his workshops to anyone looking for an out-of-the-box way to connect with themselves or others.” – Randi