by KL Wagoner
Katrina K. Guarascio lives in New Mexico where she teaches Literature, Language Arts, and Creative Writing. She produces a monthly poetry performance, The Smokin’ Slam, which is the only monthly open mic,
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An Interview with Poet Katrina K. Guarascio
Revising Fiction: Ten Tips To Tighten Your Narrative Style
by Kirt Hickman
No matter what kind of writing you do, your narrative style must be taut, clear, and engaging. If you write fiction, it must also contain tension and emotion. Unnecessary words and phrases will clutter your narrative.
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Grammar Tips: Excuse Me. Your Modifier Is Dangling.
by Dodici Azpadu
Dangling modifiers hint at a subject, but fail to refer logically to any words in the sentence. They cause confusion; occasionally, they cause a smile. Easy to correct, dangling modifiers are often difficult to spot.
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Why I Write for Teens
by Carolee Dean
I started writing stories for young people before Harry Potter and Twilight made it fashionable to do so, before there was the dystopian world of Hunger Games,
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Interview With Author Sarah H. Baker
Sarah H. Baker is the author of more than 20 novels, with publishers ranging from Kensington to Harlequin to small presses. She holds an MS in engineering and works full time, but also writes fiction under three pen names: S.
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Eight SWW Members to Read at the South Broadway Cultural Center
Don’t miss SouthWest Writers’ debut event at the South Broadway Cultural Center (SBCC) on November 15 at 10:00 a.m. If you’ve never been there, you’re in for a real treat. The SBCC is assembling a fabulous citywide home for all things literary,
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Sell Your Books for FREE at the Balloon Museum Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair
SouthWest Writers has reserved a table at the Balloon Museum Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair in Albuquerque on Sunday, November 16th. SWW members who want to sell their books at that table during 1.5 hour shifts at no charge must apply by email to VP Peg Herrington at peg@msn.com as soon as possible.
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Premiere SWW Author Reading at the South Broadway Cultural Center
You’ll definitely hear more about SouthWest Writer’s exciting invitation from the South Broadway Cultural Center (SBCC) to help create a city-wide literacy center at that beautiful installation.
Celebrating that possibility, members are invited to participate in the Premiere SWW Author Reading at the SBCC on Saturday,
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Adversarial Adjectives — An article by Andy Mayo
One of the things that strikes me when I read Katherine Anne Porter’s short stories is her use of what I’ll call adversarial adjectives — adjectives that put a completely different spin on the noun they are modifying. For example,
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SWW 2014 Contest Statistics
Entries to our 32nd International Writing Contest are now being judged and winners will be announced on August 1.
This year’s contest drew entries from 38 states plus the District of Columbia and Abu Dhabi, Canada, Germany, Japan,
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