The summer retreat was a great success. Participants used the day in a number of different ways. They created brand-new work, wrote new chapters for books in progress (both fiction and nonfiction), revised, rewrote, inventoried existing work. They said: “The … Continue reading →

Spring is a time of renewal and fresh starts. Animals that hibernate through the cold months begin to emerge from their nests and burrows, in search of company and food. Humans, too, shed their heavy winter coats, and seek their … Continue reading →

In the Veterans Writing Workshop yesterday morning, a gentleman asked why I was “doing this.” “This” being a free workshop for veterans. “I know you’re an unselfish person,” he said (not true; I don’t offer all my workshops for free, … Continue reading →

In a Sunset Coast Writers workshop, as in all workshops based on the Amhert Writers & Artists method, we write together in response to exercises and prompts. I use the word “we” deliberately; I write, too, following the same prompts … Continue reading →

A Different Kind of Writers group is now Sunset Coast Writers! Why the name change? Two reasons. First: I started A Different Kind of Writers Group six years ago, when my husband and I still lived in Des Moines, Iowa. … Continue reading →