What else is there to say, but, “Cheers to you, SCWCers!” What a weekend. So many good, passionate writers in the room, staff abuzz from the sheer level of the crowd’s enthusiasm–even some of the agents were excited by the potential of the work they were reviewing. And for the f[Click For The Rest...]

In-person, fervent interaction is not replicated online by Zoom. What makes the difference for writers in the wild? Eyeballs and earwells on their work. Up close, with accomplished professionals providing keen, kind, yet critical feedback in effort to elevate quality and settle only f[Click For The Rest...]

As much business gets done at the bar, over a drink, as in any given SCWC workshop. Over some 37 years it’s been that way. It’s sort of how I view email. While many respond to email in declaritive statements seemingly intent on fending off further engagement, I’ve always felt email an[Click For The Rest...]

In a recent survey, The Authors Guild reported that 69 percent of authors believe their careers are threatened by generative AI. Another 70 percent believe that publishers will use AI to generate books in whole, or at least in part, in effort to replace meat writers (human authors). T[Click For The Rest...]

In a starred review, Publishers Weekly calls it “[An] ambitious and poignant debut.” Booklist affirms, “It is a strong testament to her writing that the threads of the story are clear, the characters fleshed out, and the history seamlessly tied into what is otherwise a deeply affectin[Click For The Rest...]

Viewed as a young adult novel that’ll be all the rage with fans of J.K. Rowling, J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, Ryan Steck (author of Fields of Fire & Editor-in-Chief of The Real Book Spy) calls it, “A blistering, high-stakes, fast-paced supernatural thriller that’s impossible to [Click For The Rest...]

Following the roller coaster of February’s San Diego conference, discounted Early “Bard” Pre-registration is now open for our 20th annual autumn event. We have so much more to explore, including the emerging clash of emerging Artificial Intelligence tools vs. Emotional Intelligence ac[Click For The Rest...]

What a weekend it was for our 19th annual fall event. So many terrific writers in the house. So many great stories shared, both on the page and in person. Friends were made, drinks were had, and work got done. Thank you to our dutiful workshop leaders and advance submission readers, s[Click For The Rest...]

Oprah Daily declares of Shutter, “This paranormal police procedural is unusual and multilayered, but what stands out is the gorgeously expressive and propulsive first-person storytelling, which is split between Rita’s present and her past. A former forensic photographer herself, the p[Click For The Rest...]

Versitile bestselling author and SCWCer Janis Thomas is the second Special Guest Speaker to be announced. Ever the genre switcher, her spellbinding new novel, Finding Grace, is hailed by Wendy Walker (All Is Not Forgotten) as, [A] compelling psychological suspense drama about the ties[Click For The Rest...]