Fall Workshop with Darnell Arnoult

Fall Workshop with Darnell Arnoult

On Saturday, September 27, Tennessee Mountain Writers had their annual Fall Workshop in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. This year’s workshop leader was Darnell Arnoult, who is a masterful writer across genres but focused on nonfiction/memoir for the purposes of our workshop. ...
The Write Stuff

The Write Stuff

Most of my life in the past six weeks or so has revolved in some way or another around writing. Which is a good thing.  On Saturday, September 13, I attended a really interesting, informative online class sponsored by Write Or Die about Small Press Publishing. Since...
Just for Fun

Just for Fun

Sometimes I do things just for fun.    Don’t get me wrong. Writing is fun. But writing is also one of my vocations. Just one I don’t make much money at. Scentsy is fun. I get a monthly check from Scentsy, but more times than not, I have spent that much or more on...
Three-Workshop Summer

Three-Workshop Summer

I mentioned I’ve been busy this summer. There have been entire weeks when I have been home only one day that week and have had something going on that day that kept me from being at home longer than enough time to unpack from one thing and repack for the next thing....
Literary Happenings

Literary Happenings

I was excited not to be traveling anywhere this month that required a suitcase. I thought the month would be a slow-down month. It turned out to be quite eventful, in spite of no packed bags, and it still has nine days to go. I started the month with my Lost State...
Getting Things in Order

Getting Things in Order

Last August at Table Rock, a few of us lamented about wanting to take a chapbook class, but there were none to be found. Sue Dunlap Weaver came back, “What if I could talk Connie Green into doing one at her house in Lenoir City for about 10-12 of us?” We were giddy...