Still Growing…
In 2010 my friend and fellow writer, Mary Dowling walked in to our beloved local library, the Thayer Memorial Library in Lancaster, Massachusetts, and suggested to the equally beloved Assistant Director, Nancy…
Writing From History – A Special SBWC Upcoming Event
Geoff Hunt cover art for The Hundred Days, by Patrick O’Brian This summer I have been rereading Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey and Maturin novels, all six-thousand-five-hundred-and-seventy-odd pages of them. These twenty-one novels,…
An act that does… An Interview with James B. Nicola
The best playwrights have much to teach us about navigating life, but also about the craft of writing. On Saturday, October 21, SWBC welcomes James B. Nicola, for Suspense on Stage and…
Bridging Writers – Some Thoughts on Theme in Fiction, with David Daniel
The essential elements a writer of fiction must grapple with early on in the process of telling a story are plot, characters, point of view, and setting. As a story…
