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HSW News & Information for January 2018
From the HSW President No, I’m not going to talk about New Year’s writing resolutions or how to find the time to write. Instead, I want to talk about a…[...]
December 2017 Newsletter
From the HSW President Particularly because of looking at entries for the short story contest, I think it would be helpful to contrast two key elements of a story: setting…[...]
November 2017 Newsletter
From the President YOUR QUERY CHECKLIST So you’ve done your research, created a list (or a spreadsheet if you’re a paragon of efficiency and organization) of agents you want to…[...]
October 2017 Newsletter
From the HSW President USE THE HOLIDAY SLUMP TO YOUR ADVANTAGE Halloween, then Thanksgiving, then Christmas and New Year. The next three months will suck you away from whatever writing…[...]
September 2017 Newsletter
From the HSW President There's no THERE there. How to engage readers with active verbs. Whenever you see "there" you usually have a passive verb, except when "there" is a…[...]
August 2017 Newsletter
From the HSW President Happy August, Well, unfortunately, August is the month that New York editors and agents go on vacation and the publishing industry takes a deep breath and…[...]
July 2017 Newsletter
From the HSW President: Traditional Publishing Versus Self-Publishing Since I’ve done both, Donna suggested I talk about the pros and cons of traditional publishing vs. self-publishing. A lot depends on…[...]
June 2017 Newsletter
From the President Happy June! I can't attend the June meeting, but I'd like to share recent experiences that relate to this month's topic. Kindle Scout You can go to…[...]
HSW 2017 Writers Contest Poker Pot Style-Winner Takes All
High Sierra Writers is proud to announce, the 2017 writing contest. Our chosen format this year is Short Story. After much consideration, we thought this would allow more members to…[...]