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The Future of Write Now Columbus
The Future of Write Now Columbus Nita here, cutting to the chase. After twenty years publishing Write Now Columbus, it's time for me to step down and for a new publisher to step up. Is This You? The ideal Write Now Columbus (WNC) publisher is someone with strong central Ohio ties who...
New podcast for freelance writers features longtime central Ohio journalist
By Tami Kamin Meyer When central Ohio journalist and author Sherry Paprocki first met New York-based writer Estelle Erasmus in 2016, Paprocki had a plan for tapping into Erasmus’s incredible organizational and networking skills. Paprocki had just been elected president of the American Society of...
A moment with Columbus author Robin Yocum
A moment with Columbus author Robin Yocum By Tami Kamin Meyer Robin Yocum, an award-winning Columbus author, journalist and wordsmith attributes his ability to complete a variety of writing-related projects more to technology than old-school techniques. Yocum says he wrote his latest novel, The...
Author Profile: Nita Sweeney
Author Profile: Nita Sweeney, Write Now Columbus publisher and award-winning author of best-selling books ------------ Nita Sweeney is a lot of things to a lot of people. On top of the important and varied hats she wears, including wife, writer, author, coach, mentor, mental health advocate,...
An August of Activity – WNC August 2022
AN AUGUST OF ACTIVITY - WRITE NOW COLUMBUS AUGUST 2022 Tami here. WE NEED YOUR HELP Thank you for taking the time to peruse our monthly summary of literary news and events from throughout central Ohio. Nita and I enjoy sharing monthly local literary news about book releases, book fairs, author...
July juxtaposition: You call this freedom?
July juxtaposition: You call this freedom? The Summer of 2022 continued with a major slap in the face to every woman in America when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to overturn the federal right to abortion. Nita and I are livid. I pray Ohio's 'Heartbeat Law' is somehow deemed unconstitutional so...
Wandering June
I was blessed to enjoy a solo 18-day odyssey of Colorado in May. I relish the research involved in learning about new places to see and unique activities to undertake. I mean, research is my life! I relish creating a driving itinerary and enjoy comparing the prices, services and amenities offered...
A few of my favorite (writing) things
Is it just me, or does every writer have favorite writing things? Whether pens, notebooks, a keyboard or special mouse, or even your favorite writing t-shirt, I (Nita) bet you too have a preference for certain accoutrements of the profession. Here, I share mine. Full disclosure: these are...
April Appreciation
Hello Spring. When I wrote the March essay one month ago, the Russian invasion of Ukraine was fresh and horrific news. I expressed my hope that when I wrote the April essay, I could write how the whole thing had been a terrible April Fool’s joke. Sadly, that isn’t the case, but the unmitigated...
March Madness
March Madness by Tami Kamin Meyer, Editor I would be remiss if I didn't begin this message with a note of love and deep concern for the people of Ukraine, Europe, and frankly, the world. Just when it started to feel like the most burdensome aspects of COVID19 might finally be...
The Fragilities of February
The Fragilities of February Guest Post by Tami Kamin Meyer I write this essay cozy on my couch with my three dogs. Mother Nature coats our streets, cars and powerlines with layers of freezing rain. Several inches of snow are expected in the next day, wreaking havoc on people’s ability to drive,...