Online Fiction Writing Workshop Sample Video (20 Minutes)
Thanks to Stacey, Michael and Steve for permission to share this. The workshop is two hours long, this is just a sample to show how they work online (and in-person!)
NEW! ‘One Thing Or Another: Life, Aging, and the Absurdities Of It All (2nd Edition) Now Available on Amazon and IngramSpark
Need a No-Fuss Author Website? Let’s Chat
Author Stacey Meadows / Pine Melody
Are you looking for a simple, professional website that showcases your work without the overwhelm? I’m now offering custom design services for authors who want a clean, easy-to-navigate online home for their books, bio, event news, and contact information. I specialize in streamlined, affordable designs that highlight your voice and make your books shine. If you need a straightforward, beautiful author or book website built with clarity and care, reach out! – Mark at YourWritePath
‘God’s Teeth’ 3rd Place Finish in Short Story Competition – Read the Story Here, Listen to the Audio
‘God’s Teeth’ Places Third In Hunterdon Main Library Short Story Contest – Read Them All
How much more could I love our local libraries? The main branch of the Hunterdon County Library, where I also conduct workshops, recently held a short story contest. All of the stories are posted online, and you can read my own ‘God’s Teeth’ at the library’s website. LINK HERE.
UPDATE: My story placed third! From the Hunterdon Co. Library organizers:
“Hello Mark,Congratulations! Your story “God’s Teeth” got third place in the Adults Category of the Hunterdon County Short Story Contest. Pick up your prize at the North County Branch Library in Clinton.Thank you so much for participating! It was a pleasure to read your work!Best,Tess Furnari”Coming in January! Weekly Autobiographical Journaling Workshop In-Person in Lambertville
Coming up in January: A weekly journaling workshop in Lambertville, NJ
I’ll be conducting a weekly autobiographical journaling workshop every Monday, from 2:00 – 4:00 pm (eastern) at Bucks on Bridge Coffee Shop/Soupcon art space. It’s a great location for intimate workshops and it’s also a terrific way to support and be part of the community.
It will be $10 weekly at the door’ or $30 for a month (4 or 5 weeks, excluding absences for vacation or travel).
Autobiographical journaling centers on thematic writing, with participants writing each week on a selected theme. Wokshops include handouts, thought- and conversation-generating ideas and suggestions, ice breakers, flash writing each week, and the pleasures of bonding with the group members while we all travel this path together.
Every life is a story, and each of us is the storyteller. Participants will join in journaling exercises, various weekly pre-workshop assignments (such as bringing in photos or objects of meaning) and a weekly theme-based writing assignment. Pen and pad are strongly suggested! In -person participants will receive the workshop outline (PowerPoint), complimentary folder, yellow writing pad, and pen.
New Hope Free Library Book Launch: Vibrant New Hope – Our 21st Century Stories
Last night’s book launch at the New Hope Free Library. An essay collection by people who live in New Hope. These three writers are in my writers group! I felt like such a proud workshop instructor. And the library director singled me out when he gave a speech. I love libraries!
One Thing Or Another Column: Why November?
By Mark McNease Temperatures have plummeted, leaves have fallen, the gray days have taken on a certain despondency, depending on your mood. It must be November. I don’t have anything against it, and I always enjoy Thanksgiving, but there will always be something misplaced about the month, which I describe in further detail in this column from a few years ago. It still rings true.
NOVEMBER SEEMS LIKE AN ORPHAN month, stuck between the festivities of Halloween and the extravagance of Christmas. It’s that month when we wave goodbye to moderate weather, and say hello to furnaces and fireplaces. We watch leaves fall helplessly, their spectacular colors melting to a dull compost brown. November has a way of confirming our suspicions that nothing lasts forever. We get the tires checked or replaced, knowing they’ll soon be slipping and sliding in winter weather. We twiddle our thumbs, waiting for sleigh bells and gift ideas. November is just there, like a stretch of time spent in a waiting room. Eventually the door will open and we’ll be invited to the party, but in the meantime we’ll be reading a magazine on dental hygiene and hoping for the best.
