Tag Archives: DFW Writers’ Workshop

Top Ten Reasons DFWcon 2012 Rocked Like Grohl

I belong to a great writers’ workshop, and we put on a writers’ conference every year. And this year, DFWcon melted my face off like Dave Grohl rocking during a Foo Fighters’ encore set. Lemme give you 10 reasons why: … Continue reading →

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Is Your Novel ‘Readable’ or ‘UN-PUT-DOWN-ABLE’?

A couple of weekends ago, I hosted a session at the 2011 DFW Writers’ Convention called Bringing Pages to Life.   The class was loads of fun–I met a lot of terrific writers, and since then I’ve been immersed in reading and … Continue reading →

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DFW Writers’ Conference: The Best Present

Have you ever gotten a present so incredible, so meaningful, so awesome it almost made you cry? Can you hear me sniffle? ‘Cause I just celebrated my birthday at the DFW Writer’s conference last weekend, and I got one of … Continue reading →

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A Toast to Superheroes and Friends

Erm, I don’t really have anything exciting to share about myself this week. But, I do have some SPECTACULAR NEWS to share about one of  my friends/superheroes/mentors, A. Lee Martinez. Alex’s bestseller, Gil’s All Fright Diner, is going HOLLYWOOD. Dreamworks has attached director Barry … Continue reading →

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If You Give a Writer a Pancake…

Last night was workshop night. DFW Writers’ Workshop meets in Euless every Wednesday night for announcements, readings, and critique. http://dfwwritersworkshop.org/ After the critique sessions, many members meet up at the local IHOP to decompress, debrief, and de-stress. Lots of great … Continue reading →

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