Critique Groups I don’t know what I would do without my critique groups. One is composed of three to four members who have worked together at the Inland Area Writing project at UC Riverside. We are not so much interested in publication as in...

Today is our monthly Wordsmiths meeting. We will gather at our normal meeting place, express greetings and give hugs, share a smile and a few laughs, and then settle down to the business of critiquing. It would be fun just to sit and fellowship the...

“I desire to do your will, O my God;        your law is within my heart.” May all who seek you        rejoice and be glad in you;        may those who love your salvation always say,        “The LORD be...

We’re winding down the month. We hope our comments on conferences have been beneficial to you. Let’s kind of recap the month. 1. Conferences DO NOT guarantee an editor will pick up your work. To go to a conference with that attitude will leave you...

Conferences are fun and can be very educational. But the best take-home I have received from them is the friends I’ve made. Writing can be a lonely occupation and writers’ quirks and the trials of writing can really only be understood by fellow...