Candace Havens Speaks at Yellow Rose

DFW Writers Workshop member Candace Havens will be speaking at the Yellow Rose Chapter of the Romance Writers of America on Saturday, March 10. Find out more information at their website http://www.yellowroserwa.com/

Special Poetry Night Guest

Anne Perry says ....
Tomorrow night (Wed Feb 21) we are having a special workshop in the poetry session, with a poet from New York with us. We'll do an experiential writing exercise (the first half) before we have our poetry sharing (the second half). It is not limited to "poets"; prose writers may join as well and do not have to stay in the poetry session (the second half).

Dru Cederquist will bring a special presence to the group. Her blog: Luminous Realities: Exploring the Creative Process - Author's Blog at http://luminousrealities.blogspot.com

Poetry words are below, in case you are interested. (choose seven of the nine)

amethyst
wilderness
flatter
bellicose
widget
plenitude
befriend
simplifymetaphor

A second challenge is to write a concrete poem, where the shape of the lines forms a shape itself.

Media Bistro You-Tube-esque videos of writers pitching to editor

All right, this is the coolest on-line help I've seen in a while. Although it's painful to watch, if you get too tense at seeing the hapless writers blow their pitches you can stop the streaming video and go to the conclusion where the editor gives his responses.

Best Writing Websites from Preditors and Editors

According to Editors and Preditors (and why do they spell it that way? To play off the spelling of "editors?") these are the most useful writing blogs of 2006.

1. Miss Snark, http://www.misssnark.blogspot.com/
2. Critique Circle, http://www.critiquecircle.com
3. BookEnds Literary Agency Blog, http://bookendslitagency.blogspot.com/
4. Duotrope Digest, http://www.duotrope.com
5. AbsoluteWrite, http://www.absolutewrite.com
6. Evil Editor, http://evileditor.blogspot.com
7. Writer Unboxed, http://writerunboxed.com
8. Ralan.com, http://www.ralan.co
9. The Romance Studio, http://theromancestudio.com
10. Forward Motion for Writers, http, ://fmwriters.com
11. Romance Divas, http://romancedivas.com/