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Eileen Albrizio Two Creative Writing Workshops!

Writing from Scratch: A Creative Writing Workshop ~ Limited seating! Registration required. Sat., November 21 AND Sat., Dec. 5 from 1-4 at The Buttonwood Tree, 605 Main Street, Middletown, Connecticut - 860-347-4957 Each workshop is self-contained, so you may take one or both! Only $15 per workshop! Email me at: EileenRain@aol.com to register!! In this workshop, we will begin by exploring the fundamentals of poetry, including form, meter, rhyme, and rhetorical devices such as repetition and met… Continue

Added by Eileen Albrizio on November 2, 2009 at 10:32am — No Comments

Eileen Albrizio Thank You for Another Successful Creative Writing Workshop! Are You Interested in a Future One?

Hello everyone! I want to thank all of you who attended Writing from Scratch: A Creative Writing Workshop on Saturday, October 17 in Middletown, CT. It was a tremendous success, with attendees ranging from age 15 to retirees. You are all fantastic writers and your enthusiasm is inspiring! The class was split into two sections; poetry and prose. In the poetry section, we concentrated on iambic pentameter and the basic structure of building a sonnet. In the second section, we concentrated on the… Continue

Added by Eileen Albrizio on October 18, 2009 at 2:09pm — No Comments

Eileen Albrizio Proofreading and Editing Service

Hello everyone! As writers, we know how hard it is to give our work over to someone else for critique. We fall in love with our words, cherish them as if they are children, and fight like animals when someone tells us to change our words or, heaven forbid, throw them away. Yet, as writers, we also know that when we finish a project we become very close to it, often too close to see the errors or omissions that may serve to undermine our masterpiece. We do the best we can, reading and rereading,… Continue

Added by Eileen Albrizio on September 17, 2009 at 4:36pm — No Comments

AMES K. SWARTSFAGER BE CAREFUL OF AGENTS, SOME ARE WOLVES IN AGENT CLOTHING.

BE CAREFUL OF AGENTS, SOME ARE WOLVES IN AGENT CLOTHING.Monday, August 24, 2009 A week has past and I am no longer frustrated, but I still have a warning for writers. Be very careful when you are looking for agents. I was “taken” only two (almost three) times by agents who directed me to editors who never finished the work and both agent and editor disappeared after getting their pay. I had an agent “just north of New York City” with a huge mailroom so I had to mark my manuscript “reque… Continue

Added by AMES K. SWARTSFAGER on August 31, 2009 at 2:53pm — No Comments

Peggy Gaffney New Knitting Videos at Kanine Knits

Saturday, August 08, 2009

July post is a little late I spent most of July having, what my surgeon referred to, as my first vacation in twenty years. But I can't kick because, in spite of the fact that I am still walking around still like an old lady, I found that I don't have cancer and that's a great thing. So, I am back at work finishing up the Poodle book which will go on pre-s… Continue

Added by Peggy Gaffney on August 8, 2009 at 10:20am — No Comments

Adele Annesi Editor and Writer Launches New Website

Award-winning writer and editor Adele Annesi is launching a new website, AdeleAnnesi, on the theme of place as inspiration to complement her Word for Words and Writing Linx blogs for editors and writers. Pass the new venue along to your writers’ group, and visit the site to leave a comment on the Contact… Continue

Added by Adele Annesi on August 5, 2009 at 2:01pm — No Comments

Tom Santos SE CAPA MEETING JULY 20

Continuing with our Summer Pot Luck Meetings, we met on July 20 on my back deck. We hit a milestone with the number of people present, 33. This number does include spouses, special friends, etc. We had 4 prospective members including a 9 year old girl who loves to write. Out guest speaker was none other than Brian Jud, who was accompanied by his lovely wife Nicki. I think Brian casts a spell on the audience, because nobody moved during his entire speech. As only Brian can, he captivated the audi… Continue

Added by Tom Santos on July 27, 2009 at 8:30am — No Comments

Michael L. Kilday Talk at Millarce Book store -- 8/2/2009

On August 2nd, at the Millrace Book store in Farmington, Ct., I will be giving a talk on Earth changes. The talk will focus upon the research, observations, and conclusions reached in writing Truth Never Changes: Earth Changes over a 30 year period. Commonly referred to ‘The End-of-Days’ or ‘End-Times’, the phenomenon know as 2012 is arguably the seminal event of the new millennium. It is equated with the beginning of the Age of Aquarius on 12/21/2012. Come and hear what to expect and what prepa… Continue

Added by Michael L. Kilday on July 26, 2009 at 1:01pm — 2 Comments

Lois Mathieu Adele Annesi

Hi Adele - congratulations on your being elected to CAPA's board as Publicity Editor. All Best, Lois Mathieu (CAPA member) Continue

Added by Lois Mathieu on July 9, 2009 at 10:55am — No Comments

Eileen Albrizio Proofreading and Editing Service

As writers, we know how hard it is to give our work over to someone else for critique. We fall in love with our words, cherish them as if they are children, and fight like animals when someone tells us to change our words or, heaven forbid, throw them away. Yet, as writers, we also know that when we finish a project we become very close to it, often too close to see the errors or omissions that may serve to undermine our masterpiece. We do the best we can, reading and rereading, reviewing and sc… Continue

Added by Eileen Albrizio on July 1, 2009 at 4:02pm — No Comments

Peggy Gaffney A Week of Autographs.

A Busy Week - Full of Books "Autograph Anyone?" The week has been filled with lots of exciting adventures as well as the day to day routines. To begin with, I approved the printing of The Crafty Welsh Corgi Knits - Pembroke and Cardigan. I had a lot of fun creating this book and it is dedicated to my late friend John Lang who was a longtime obed… Continue

Added by Peggy Gaffney on June 9, 2009 at 11:45am — No Comments

Adele Annesi Writer-Editor Named to CAPA Board

Award-winning editor and writer Adele Annesi has just been appointed to the board of the Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association (CAPA) as publicity chairperson. Adele has been a member of CAPA for the past five years, and contributes the Connections column to the association's monthly newsletter, "The Authority." She will work with the CAPA board to promote projects such as the yearly CAPA University conference and the Big E Eastern States Exposition, as well as other CAPA members seekin… Continue

Added by Adele Annesi on May 21, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Dana Lynn Smith Learn How to Promote Through Social Media

Promoting through online social media is the hottest trend in marketing today, embraced by everyone from solo entrepreneurs to major corporations, and it's a terrific tool for authors. Join me on the virtual book t… Continue

Added by Dana Lynn Smith on May 8, 2009 at 3:24pm — No Comments

Adele Annesi Innovative Writing Workshop — May 11, Shelton

On Monday, May, 11, award-winning writer and editor Adele Annesi will present the innovative Art of Editing in Writing workshop for fiction and nonfiction writers at Plumb Memorial Library in Shelton. The Art of Editing in Writing uses the six Rs of editing — reading, revising, rewriting, restructuring, researching and rereading — to help writers hone their work for publication in today's competitive market. Workshop leader Adele Annesi is an editor with Gartner, Inc., and has worked as… Continue

Added by Adele Annesi on May 4, 2009 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Adele Annesi April Blog Contest — Final Week

Visit http://wordforwords.blogspot.com for a final prompt from writer Jamie Cat Callan, author of French Women Don't Sleep Alone. For a chance to win The Writer's Toolbox, send your entry to… Continue

Added by Adele Annesi on April 29, 2009 at 9:58am — No Comments

Eileen Albrizio Connie-Magnan Albrizio Wins the 2009 CT Press Club Communcations Contest

It is my great honor to announce that Connie-Magnan Albrizio (my mother) won the 2009 CT Press Club Communcations Contest for her first book of poetry, Lion's Tooth. This compilation is a lifetime in the making. A well-deserved tribute to Connie, who turns 77 next month, for her life-long dedication to the written word! Congratulations Mom!! Eileen Albrizio Continue

Added by Eileen Albrizio on April 22, 2009 at 5:58pm — No Comments

Adele Annesi April Blog Contest — "The Writer's Toolbox"

Visit wordforwords.blogspot.com with renowned writer Jamie Cat Callan, author of French Women Don't Sleep Alone, and respond to the prompt by sending your entry to wordforwords@sbcglobal.net. Or respond to Jamie's prompt by writing 500 words: We were drinking champagne and losing our shirts. After the contest closes, we'll announce the winner and post the entry on the blog. The winner will receive The Writer's Toolbox. Continue

Added by Adele Annesi on April 15, 2009 at 12:32pm — No Comments

Eileen Albrizio The Ever-Fading Passion for Poetry and Short Fiction

Why is it when I tell people I write poetry and short fiction they look at me like I told them their kids are ugly? I was weaned on poetry and short fiction. Those were the genres of choice for most everyone I knew all the years I was growing up. I understand the delight in delving into a long, well-crafted and multi-layered novel, but what about those times when you just want to escape for a single moment in time; take a short jaunt through the fantasy world of fiction before you have to prepar… Continue

Added by Eileen Albrizio on April 8, 2009 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Denning Powell Recent News, and Two Reviews

In the 1960s(?), Harry Belafonte sang a nonsensical little ditty called (I think) “Man Piaba, Woman Piaba”. Or possibly it was a wry commentary on life and actually made a lot of sense, but I was a typical male teenager and too stupid to realize it at the time. One of the lines recently came to mind (funny how long-term memory works): “… your Rorschach shows you’re a Peripatetic…”. Sometimes I think my daughter (and co-author) Leanne and I are student Peripatetics, itinerant wanderers down some… Continue

Added by Denning Powell on April 3, 2009 at 7:42pm — No Comments

Adele Annesi Novelette Award - Vote Requested

A bit of good news — my submission "Pretzel Prosaic" is up for a Reader's Award on www.thenovelette.com. The short piece appears at http://writingcontest.thenovelette.com/a-annesi, and could use your vote. Continue

Added by Adele Annesi on March 13, 2009 at 6:27pm — No Comments

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