Category Archives: writing workshops

Using Prompts

Posted on February 9, 2019 by jayne bowers

  You just never know what you’ll learn as part of a writing group. One morning about ten of us gathered for a morning meeting in a dance studio. Classes wouldn’t begin until after lunch, and we soon relaxed and … Continue reading →

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Untold Stories

Posted on August 27, 2017 by jayne bowers

It’s not an overstatement to say that I love my writing group—the members, the interaction, the energy, the critiquing—all of that and more. When I first joined the group, we met a couple of times a month, one morning meeting … Continue reading →

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Voodoo vs. Hoodoo

Posted on August 5, 2017 by jayne bowers

The South Carolina Writers’ Association Board met for lunch a couple of weeks ago to go over old business and to discuss current and future events. I’m not the secretary and wasn’t taking notes, but I’m enthusiastic about the organization … Continue reading →

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27 Buzzards

Posted on September 29, 2015 by jayne bowers

I got a rather cryptic message from one of my brothers yesterday. “27 buzzards” is all it said. Assuming there would be more to follow, I forgot about those old buzzards for a while and went back to recalling this … Continue reading →

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Poetry or Flash Fiction?

Posted on May 1, 2015 by jayne bowers

After a fun and informative day at Saturday’s Rock Hill Intensive Writing Workshop, those of us who attended from the midlands are psyched up and ready to plan our own workshop for this fall. Although we’re working on another anthology, … Continue reading →

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No Exclamation Marks!

Posted on April 28, 2015 by jayne bowers

I want to write fiction. Without exception, every person in my writing group has a better handle on this than I. Some have published novels with traditional publishers, and one author currently has her book, The Quaker Café, on sale … Continue reading →

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Christmas Cookies at Easter

Posted on March 12, 2015 by jayne bowers

In October, 2014 our local writers’ group published an anthology of stories, recipes, poems, and photographs. We love our book and what it represents. It’s a communal effort that pays homage to our collective past. A little over a year … Continue reading →

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