Category Archives: workshops

An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly

Posted on December 11, 2019 by jayne bowers

So much to think about, so little time to write…at least in any coherent fashion. Yet if I continue to wait until my muse mojo is visiting, well, let’s just say it might not happen. So while the newfound knowledge … Continue reading →

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But I Like Bailiwick

Posted on February 5, 2019 by jayne bowers

Before joining a writing group, I never read to actually study the craft. I read to understand, to learn, and to be enlightened and entertained. Not once did I consider whether an author used adverbs sparingly, overdid it with to … Continue reading →

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An October Sunday

Posted on November 3, 2018 by jayne bowers

Last weekend I attended the annual conference of the South Carolina Writers’ Association, and I’m still processing all the information I learned. This afternoon, I’m thinking of something Therese Fowler, keynote speaker and author of A Well-Behaved Woman: A Novel … Continue reading →

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Conferences, Critiques, and Contests

Posted on October 12, 2017 by jayne bowers

My path to winning 1st place in the Carrie McCray Nonfiction Contest began the year I first attended the South Carolina Writers Association Conference at the Myrtle Beach Hilton. I was a bit overwhelmed with all the activity, the number … Continue reading →

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Untold Stories

Posted on August 27, 2017 by jayne bowers

It’s not an overstatement to say that I love my writing group—the members, the interaction, the energy, the critiquing—all of that and more. When I first joined the group, we met a couple of times a month, one morning meeting … Continue reading →

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Moose Burgers and Gym Bags

Posted on March 24, 2016 by jayne bowers

Being part of a writing group has helped me in ways too numerous to recount. At the same time, my membership has also made me a little more hesitant to write or to trust myself as a writer. For example, I’ve been … Continue reading →

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No More Excuses

Posted on May 28, 2015 by jayne bowers

This has been a unique week. Quite unusual, in fact. For the first time in thirty-five years, I have no classes to teach. Not one. Since my retirement three years ago, I’m now an adjunct whose employment depends on registration … Continue reading →

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