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Recently, I was on a panel discussing ‘Writing From History’ when someone in the audience claimed that historical fiction dilutes facts in order to tell a story. I think it’s…

Seven Bridge Writers’ Collaborative is honored to host Paul Hertneky—journalist, screenwriter, and the author of the much praised, Rust Belt Boy: Stories of an American Childhood—on Saturday, April 21, for the workshop, Memoir:…

When we write fiction, we have a lot of choices in narrative voices. At my workshop earlier this month, I broke down those choices into six different parameters and discussed…

The last weekend in October 2018, the River’s Edge Arts Alliance hosted its Pop-Up Play Festival, where local writer, Carolyn M. Mitchell’s, Table for Three, had its world premiere with ten…

On March 16, I’ll lead a workshop for SBWC on researching characters from early New England. Most everyday people left scant evidence of their daily lives, so recovering their stories…

The third weekend in April 2019, on Saturday the 20th, SBWC will host its first fundraiser, where Canadian songwriter and musician, Nancy Beaudette will perform in the evening after facilitating…

Recently, SBWC’s Winona Winkler Wendth interviewed SBWC poet and writer Christian Reifsteck. Christian’s work has appeared in various publications, including Still Point Arts Quarterly, Ekphrastic Review, The Copperfield Review, The Wayfarer, and Written River. He…

How a Fiction Writer Might Consider COVID-19: 1. What is the story you want to tell? Every writer begins with this question. Whether it is a fictional story or true,…

As COVID-19 continues to affect the lives of those who are part of the Seven Bridge Writers’ Collaborative community, and as cases have begun to rise again during the state’s…

The purpose of creative writing is to use imagination and originality to tell a story with strong written illustrations through poetry, short stories, novels, or even music with the writing…