Acting for Writers Actors inhabit other people for a living. They develop strong points of view. Uncover hidden motivations. Use gesture to convey emotion. Speak in subtext. Nurture quirks. Live in the messy truth of human relationships. Actors make fake people real. Sounds a lot like a writer, doesn’t it? By studying the craft of acting, writers can learn to…
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Upcoming Book Club Picks
Aug 9th – My Name is Lucy, by Elizabeth Strout Sept 13th – Water Music by T. C. Boyle Oct 11th – On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan Nov 8th – I, the Jury by Mickey Spillane Dec 13th – Story Genius by Lisa Cron
Speaker James Kelly on July 10th
On Monday, July 10, 2017, 6:30 p.m., writing radio talk show host James Kelly, will speak before the Henderson Writers’ Group at the Community Lutheran Church, 3720 E. Tropicana Avenue. His topics are: How to Present Yourself When a Guest Speaker, and How to get on a Radio Talk Show. James Kelly was born in Missouri, and raised in Oklahoma….
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Stories From the Heart Call for Writers
Everyone has a good story to tell or would like to hear told. We’ve launched Stories from the Heart for anyone who wants to read or write an uplifting story. If your story gets the most ‘likes’, you’ll win an award from one of our sponsors. There is no limit to the number of stories you can publish. Click…
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Call For Submissions From Writer's Relief
From: Ronnie L. Smith, President, Writer’s Relief, Inc. RE: Deadline Thursday, June 22 Here’s my personal invitation: Submit your work for our consideration TODAY. We want to add a few new clients to our list. We are accepting work in the following genres only: novel/memoir, poetry, and short prose (fiction or personal essays). Please do not send children’s books or…
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Call for screenplays
Calling all screenwriters! Scriptapalooza Fellowship 2017 is here! This is your chance to take your screenwriting to new levels. For those who make the grade: Fellowship Recipient Will Receive: Fellowship recipient will be sent to a Robert McKee Story Seminar. Airfare and Hotel to Los Angeles or New York. 6 month mentorship with Scriptapalooza mentor. Access to over 90 producers…
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Dime Grinds
Join us for Dime Grinds! This Sunday June 4th our “Dime Grinds” event at Joe Maxx coffee shop, 500 E Windmill Lane (east of Bermuda), 2-4PM. Come out and hear HWG author Gregory Kompes read from and discuss his latest release, “Tamburlaine: A Broadway Revivial.” He’ll be joined by Morgan St James, co-author of the Silver Sisters Mysteries. Regular Coffee ten…
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This radio show wants you
Aspects of Writing is looking for writers to be guests, sponsors, or co-hosts. Aspects of Writing is a Las Vegas radio show designed to expose new projects and inspire those who have a desire to write, while at the same time offering guidance for those who have a work in progress. The purpose for the show is to create a…
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Improve your skills
Special contest
2 Elizabeths announce a special contest with a $325.00 Grand Prize. Send your short fiction (1,000 – 6,000 words) or poetry collection (3 – 10 pages). The grand prize is $325. The second place prize will be $100, and the third place prize will be $75. Each of the three winners will have their work published, and will also have…
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Marketing workshop in Henderson
The Henderson Libraries are offering a Marketing & Publishing program in the Conference Room of the Paseo Verde branch on May 20., from 2:00PM – 4:00PM. Titled Advice & Insight for Writing & Publishing Success From Start to Finish, it will feature authors Roger DeBlanck and Jonathan Sturak as they share inspirational strategies and techniques to guide you through the…
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Guest Speaker
Toni Briegel, will speak on May 8th at 6:30 p.m. at the Community Lutheran Church, 3720 E. Tropicana Ave., Las Vegas, Nevada. Her topic: What an Editor Does and the Different Type of Editors Dr. Toni Briegel has been an educator, writer, and editor for an embarrassing number of years. Recently retired after spending 14 years as a professor at…
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