A multitude of delightful places to write (and read) exist in our Silver City area. A few of us reflected on some of our favorite choices which we are sharing with you. You may share your own personal selections in our Forum section. Contributors: Kris Neri, Ted Presler, JJ Amaworo Wilson, and Lynne Zotalis. 1. […]
Encouragement, Coaching and Prompts for Writers A monthly blog by Eve West Bessier, Poet Laureate Emerita of Silver City and Grant County, New Mexico In Paris, the famous Arc de Triomphe is currently completely wrapped in a silvery grey fabric as a tribute to the late installation artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude. The arc of the Write […]
Encouragement, Coaching and Prompts for Writers A monthly blog by Eve West Bessier, Poet Laureate Emerita of Silver City and Grant County, New Mexico This month, I’m offering a little nostalgia and a few organizational tips to help keep all of our ducks in a row. We all know how easily those ducks can run […]
Encouragement, Coaching and Prompts for Writers A monthly blog by Eve West Bessier, Poet Laureate Emerita of Silver City and Grant County, New Mexico In this edition, I will talk about how to write engaging and true to life characters. I will also address some pitfalls to avoid. Even if you’re writing a memoir, in […]
Encouragement, Coaching and Prompts for Writers A monthly blog by Eve West Bessier, Poet Laureate Emerita of Silver City and Grant County, New Mexico Let’s talk about Point of View If you’ve hung around creative writers for even a few hours, you have likely heard someone use the term, point of view, sometimes abbreviated as […]
Encouragement, Coaching and Prompts for Writers A monthly blog by Eve West Bessier, Poet Laureate Emerita of Silver City and Grant County, New Mexico This month’s post is an excerpt from the 2020 publication, Deep Down & Dirty Writing Secrets, edited by EJ Rawlings. The article posted here is the chapter I contributed to this […]
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