Posted in Explore and Discover, News on September 27, 2022 at 6:00 am
The Spokane Writers Conference is celebrating its sixth year with sessions offering informative and creative approaches to writing as well as insights about the process of getting your work published. Topics include writing, editing, revision, research, and traditional publication, and sessions cover the genres of children’s literature, fiction, […]
Tags: children's literature, editing, fiction, graphic novels, mystery, picture books, publishing, writer, writers, writers conference, writing workshop
Posted in News on August 25, 2022 at 4:00 am
Three online author talks in September give you a chance to explore raising THRIVERS with Dr. Michele Borba, attend a talk with Simon Winchester, the prolific author of THE PROFESSOR AND THE MADMAN, and hear from Hernan Diaz about his novel TRUST set in the roaring 1920s. […]
Tags: adults, author talks, books, fiction, historical fiction, nonfiction, online event, readers, reading, SCLD Online Authors Series, teens, writers
Posted in Explore and Discover on December 6, 2016 at 6:00 am
by Kelly Burgess As a long-time writer and editor, the most frequent question I get from people is, “How can I sell what I’m writing?” Becoming a writer is one thing (hint: it takes passion, discipline and dedication). Selling your work is quite another. I’m not going to lie: in some ways, it’s harder than […]
Tags: advice, publication, submission rules, writer's guidelines, writers, writing, writing articles, writing idea, writing market, writing submissions
Posted in Explore and Discover on October 4, 2016 at 6:00 am
By Kelly Burgess If you love reading, you’ve probably wondered if you could try your hand at writing. That’s not an unusual impulse. Many writers got the incentive to start writing either by reading a book that was so amazing they wanted to create that magic too, or by reading a book that was so […]
Tags: aspiring authors, fiction, memoir, NaNoWriMo, nonfiction, writers, writers workshop, writing, writing motivation, writing workshop
Posted in Explore and Discover on June 16, 2016 at 6:00 am
By Erin Dodge Today is the 8th Annual Engaging Fatherhood Conference & Resource Fair at Spokane Falls Community College (8am to 3pm), promoting the importance of fathers in healthy child development and family well-being. The event, including free lunch, is brought to the public by the DADS Committee of Spokane. In celebration of dads, paternal […]
Tags: fatherhood, fathers, local, local authors, parenting, writers