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Guest Post: The Art, and Business, of Writing
By Jen McConnell jenmcconnell.com When I’m writing—whether starting something new or deep in the frustrations of revisions—I think about how much easier the business side is: submitting stories to literary magazines, researching publishers, applying for grants, etc. But then when I’m in the throes...
Into The Springs 2025
Into the Springs Writers Workshop Welcomes Literary Agent and Romance Writer Victoria Selvaggio, owner of Storm Literary Agency, is the first literary agent for Into the Springs Writers Workshop, now in its seventh year. The workshop runs August 1-3, at the Mills Park Hotel in Yellow Springs, OH....
Into the Springs Writer’s Workshop
Highlights from the 2024 Into the Springs Writer’s Workshop
WNC member Janet Irvin attends Corporeal Creativity
(Janet won our quarterly Thurber House ticket giveaway. Make sure to sign up for our newsletter, to get your next chance to attend an event!) The Thurber House has a valued reputation for presenting intriguing writing workshops, and none more so than Jen Knox's Corporeal Creativity,...
The Fonz and I
Written By Kathryn Haueisen Last week I had a moral dilemma. I won the Write Now Columbus complimentary Thurber House ticket to see Henry Winkler being interviewed by Pulitzer-Prize-Winning Journalist Connie Schultz at the Ohio State University Mershon Auditorium. This was a stop on his book tour...
Will books written by A.I. replace books written by humans?
There's a trend I've noticed in my life, and it's one I'm not at all fond of. It was in March of 2020 when I let my guard down, congratulating myself for finally having it together. I'm sure a few of us know what happens next in that story. In November of 2022 was when I got serious about writing....
Into the Springs Writers Workshop
Sponsored blog post: Cultivate your craft at the Into the Springs Writers’ Workshop. This summer’s version of the Into the Springs Writers’ Workshop will feature award-winning writer, author, and strategist Jane Friedman and science fiction and fantasy writer Jason Sanford. The two will...
Great News. WNC lives on.
Great News. WNC lives on. Dear Writers and Readers: Nita here—one final time. Thank you to the many people who showed interest in helping Write Now Columbus (WNC) continue. I so appreciate the care and concern expressed for my 20-year endeavor. A few comments brought me to tears. Gratefully, we...
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...
