Writing at the Beach

I felt very fortunate that Rebecca Bridges asked me to address two writing groups at the Waccamaw Neck Branch Library near Myrtle Beach. I drove from Columbia, allowing the GPS on my smart phone to direct me through Lake City, on a route I had never traveled before. The pristine library provided an excellent space for the group, which included practitioners of fiction, nonfiction, and memoir, to consider how plotting strategies could be used in each of those disciplines. In the evening, I visited with good friends, Chester and Gini Abee. A wonderful trip. The beach is magnificent in March!

Panel at Lexington County Library

I thoroughly enjoyed participating on a writing panel at Lexington County Main Library. Organized by the Lowcountry Romance Writers Chapter of RWA, the panelists included Synithia Williams, Susan F. Craft, myself, and Rebecca Bridges. We spoke with an enthusiastic crowd about genre, craft, agents, organizations, and avenues to publication. From our own experience, we discussed the different venues of contemporary romance (Synithia), historical and inspirational (Susan), short stories and mysteries (me), and prepublication planning and organization (Rebecca). With excellent audience questions, it was a delightful evening and time flew by. We ended as the library was closing. A terrific event!