MWA-NY has a reading series at KGB bar in NYC (please ask if you’d like to read!) and we’re planning more in other areas as well. There’s also Noir at the Bar, which is not run by MWA but at which many MWA members read all over the country. And there are other opportunities for reading your work aloud at […]
Author Laura K. Curtis discusses what to do when you get stuck when the writing doesn’t flow.
The turnout for our January meeting on self-publishing was excellent and I hope everyone found the information useful. But one thing we didn’t really discuss is what self-publishing means in terms of a writing career. As writers, most of us rarely think beyond the book. We don’t like it. We want to think of ourselves as creatives, not business people.
An MWA-NY members since 2015, A.J. Sidransky is a long-time resident of Washington Heights, New York. He travels frequently to the Dominican Republic. His debut novel, Forgiving Maximo Rothman, was selected as a finalist for the Outstanding Debut Novel by National Jewish Book Awards. His second novel, Stealing a Summer’s Afternoon, was selected as a finalist for Best Second Novel by the
Can’t get enough crime stories from magazines, books, and cable TV? Well, they say video killed the radio star, but that case was never closed. And now rumors of the radio star’s demise seem very premature. Especially now that we have podcasts. A podcast is a digital audio file made available on the Internet for downloading to your computer or portable media
You’ve just spent countless hours crafting a crime fiction short story that you’re proud of, and you’re dying to have other people read it, besides your spouse, your pals, and your creative writing prof. Where do you send it? There are numerous magazines and journals, in print and online, hungry to read your story. After all, they exist to publish stories. But how do
An MWA member since 2012, Daniella Bernett graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in Journalism from St. John’s University. Lead Me Into Danger is her first novel. She also is the author of two poetry collections, Timeless Allure and Silken Reflections. In her professional life, she is the research manager for a nationally prominent engineering, architectural and construction management firm. She
If you can’t tell from my picture, I am not ready for 2016! Unfortunately, we don’t get much choice in the matter, and 2016 has arrived and with it, my term as your friendly and not-at-all-murderous chapter president! You’ll hear from me in the Noose (you all read your Noose, right?), but in case you miss that, do feel free
