By Daniel Willers When I first started writing, I started by reading. I picked up tons of books about craft, editing, planning, plotting, you name it. One of the many things I learned is to avoid usin...Read More
By Francis Sparks I haven’t always been involved in my writing community. I’m an introvert. But for the last few years, I joined every writing group that I could find, but none of them were a...Read More
This past month has been an exciting one for several of our writers. R.J Eliason (who also writes as Rachel Eliason) has several new books out. She recently released Bear Naked 3: The Hunted, the thi...Read More
By Beth Burgmeyer One of my favorite Why I Write Quotes is: “Because creating something that didn’t exist before is as close to magic as I’ll ever get.” There are so many magic moments in writ...Read More
By Michelle Chalkey To be a writer is to put yourself out there in a vulnerable way. I’ve always been shy and a little bit scared to do anything outside of my comfort zone. I’ve also alway...Read More
by Beth Burgmeyer I was talking to one of our newer critique group members about the novel she’s writing (it’s her first novel). She told me she has about 70,000 words written, but as the nove...Read More
By Beth Burgmeyer I am thrilled to say that the Des Moines Writers’ Workshop is going into it’s sixth year. We have a fantastic group of dedicated writers who all want to help each other becom...Read More