Columbia Writers' Workshop II

By Laura P. Valtorta Lisbeth Salander does not care what the world thinks of her, nor would she ever fix coffee or breakfast for anyone. She...

By Ginny Padgett Last week I attended my mother's family's Christmas get-together. There are six siblings; their parents have been g...

By Kimberly Johnson Yes. I picked the pepperoni off my pizza and tossed them in the cardboard carton that they came from. I don’t like them,...

Meet a New Columbia II Blogger CHRIS MATHEWS The son of a war historian turned college professor, Chris Mathews, born in 1949, grew up in Ar...

By Chris Mathews What advice on writing can I add to the nebulas already out there. I am just now beginning my own journey as a writer (alth...

By Belise Butler As I retired from my second career and entered a third, I also re-entered the field of writing. I had success in most thing...

Meet a New Columbia II Blogger FRED FIELDS Fred was raised in Morgantown WV, but attended and graduated from Valley Forge Military Academy ...

By Fred Fields Over the weekend of October 21-23, I attended the SC Writers’ Workshop Convention in Myrtle Beach. The convention is conside...

By John May The education sessions at the SCWW Conference were interesting and helpful but, for me, the conference was mostly about the crit...

By Laura P. Valtorta Every year the South Carolina Writers’ Workshop Conference has been rewarding, but this year it was particularly friend...

By Ginny Padgett October 21-23, 2011 was the date of the 21st annual SCWW Writers’ Conference. As SCWW President, Conference Co-Chair and co...

By Michelle Gwynn Jones For a writer, getting accepted in the publishing industry today means having a presence in the literary world befor...

By John May When I first started writing a novel a few years back, I attended the Pacific Northwest Writers Conference in Seattle, Washingto...

By Bonnie Stanard We’ve had the lesson hammered into our heads that the opening of a book has to hook the reader. It’s so important San Jose...

By Shaun McCoy You did it! You wrote that story. You sat down there in front of that accursed word processor and opened up a soul-vein. Your...

By Kimberly Johnson For those who don’t have the Travel Channel, but watch a healthy dose of PBS-- Rick Steves is the King of Backpack Trek...

By Michelle Gwynn Jones Much has been said about the need to have a Writer’s Platform. For those who have missed the buzz, a writer’s platf...

By Laura P. Valtorta As I write my memoir, I find there is no lack of subject matter, especially when I want to make things comical. I s...

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Meet a New Blogger JOHN MAY I spend mornings trading currencies on-line, afternoons working on my medical suspense thriller. I...