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Rebecca Wells, the much loved Louisiana actress, playwright, and author, will do a performance reading of her short story from the new anthology Best of LSU Fiction. Ms. Wells is a committed, vocal  activist in the crusade against wars.

The author has graciously accepted our invitation to participate in Words & Music. Ms. Wells is recovering from advanced neurological Lyme’s Disease, which had severely impacted her stability and stamina. This will be her first public performance since she contracted the debilitating illness. more…

Author Shari Stauch of Shark Marketing Co. and author MaryAnn Reid are collaborating on a writer’s workshop in Charleston at the Center for Women (129 Cannon St.) that’s all about building a custom audience of readers for your words.

“Become An Outrageously Successful Author: How to Build Your Audience of Readers, Even Before You’re Published!” is a two hour workshop that will focus on: more…

It happens: We get so wrapped up in meeting a few Herculean deadlines that before I know it, the stuff I WANT to do, like write, or BLOG, get pushed to the back burner. That’s when the Butt Glue Club reminds me to plaster my hind side in the chair for those fifteen minutes a day and get back at it…

Which I’m doing, today.

But until inspiration hits… I’d like to offer a shout-out to the funniest blog post I’ve seen in recent weeks. Thanks to gifted writer Allison Gregory for sharing this — and now I’m paying it forward. Whether you’ve queried or are getting ready to query – you’ll love the five stages of querying as described by author Tahereh in  Querypolitan Presents: THE FIVE STAGES OF QUERYING

Write ON!