South Jersey Writers Conference Media and Mayhem!

Was YOUR November busy? 

Ditto, in no small part thanks to the South Jersey Writers Conference that was November 7&10. This 2 day conference is the inspiration that keeps on, well, inspiring thanks to the wealth of photos, videos, and media captured by Yours Truly!

To those who didn't want to be photographed and were reluctant to be on video, I am so, so glad we have your words of wisdom and author stories now saved for posterity! 

 

But enough grandstanding! Here is a complete rundown of the videos and playlists from the South Jersey Writers Conference on my Youtube Channel, and dual coverage can also be found at HorrorAddicts.net.


Networking Night speaker Ilene Schneider

Brainstorming 101 Workshop

Authorship 101 Workshop

NaNoWriMo Community speaker K.A. Magrowski Part 1 and Part 2

Paranormal and Horror Author Panel Parts 1-5 Playlist

Fantasy and Speculative Fiction Panel Parts 1-5 Playlist


You can also follow along with more happenings from the South Jersey Women Authors or visit the South Jersey Writers Conference on Facebook for MOAR!

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In case you haven't heard yet, we're also taking the Conference theme one step further, as Horror Addicts.net is hosting a Free Online Writers Conference this February! If you're interested in participating, visit the HOW (get it?) forum. Register early and join the Pre-Conference area or submit your workshop!

Keeping it simple, right? http://horroraddictswriters.freeforums.net/



And lastly, my article on Military Records Research is feature in the latest All Veterans issue of Search Magazine. Hip, hip huzzah!

Horror Addicts.net Round Up and Beyond!

Happy Halloween one and all!!


For those looking to revisit my Halloween DIY Craft series at Horror Addicts.net - you know this November when you are supposed to be writing for NaNoWriMo! - here is the complete run down:

DIY Stuffed Pumpkins Video
How to Make a Pumpkin Cat House
Creepy Cloches 
Tea Stained Labels and Spooky Bottles
How Not to Make a Spooky Spell Book

I was also able to take in a Batty for Bats visit by the Rancocas Nature Center at the Monroe Library, and you can find my write up of the event on Horror Addicts.net as well.  Everyone is all up in the spooky events for October but they forget how the rest of us morose folks remain so 365 days a year. Now that things have somewhat quieted down, I'm hoping to do some scary Pine Barrens reporting, but we'll see. 

I enjoy doing audio, video, and new types of media as a companion to my writing work. The key is to not let all the fun extras or bells and whistles over take the "real" writing job. 


Which means we can't forget about the big South Jersey Writers Conference! 

Sign Up ASAP with our Online Registration Form:
https://goo.gl/forms/OI7e16s1dlDKjsYL2


Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/2166228133640112/

Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/southjerseywritersconference


This has been a tremendous undertaking expanding the Conference to multiple days and venues, but our local author community, including the South Jersey Writers Group and South Jersey Women Authors, is ripe and eager for area opportunities to hone writing skills, network, and learn from other authors. I enjoy working with authors who are a step above me, gaining insight from their experiences, so I am looking forward to all the speakers and panelists at the Conference and I hope to see YOU there!


For those taking part in NaNoWriMo, you can also join us at South Jersey NaNo. I don't officially sign up as November is truly the worst time to try and rush the writing journey, but I enjoy the extra motivation and write ins. There were times in my youth when I would take November and December off from writing, it was too busy and I needed the time away from writing in order to want it more. Now, I just want more time to write!

 

Festive Fall Appearances!

October tis the season for Horror Authors, amirite?! 

Saturday October 13 I am jumping back into the talking shop foray at the Indie Authors Day, 11 a.m. at the Heggan Library in Sewell. 

Yes that is tomorrow. Yes I realize I didn't blog about it until now. But who really reads a blog for the latest these days? Get with the social media, I've been tweeting and posting about this all over the place! If there is a real world event, and no one posts about it on social media, did that event really happen?

And now here is my obligatory picture:

If you follow my social media, you will also notice the hullabaloo everywhere about my November event. The Mount Holly Conference is now The South Jersey Writers Conference. New Name! New Venue! Even More Writing Inspiration! Our Dates are still the same with chances to Mingle November 7 in addition to an entire Conference Saturday November 10 and a Dinner Reception, however our venues are now in Berlin. 

Is it short notice to change a conference a month a way? Yes. Did I accomplish planning in a day what our old venue complicated for over a month? Also yes. The folks in Mt. Holly were great to help us start the conference, but we had a feeling it was time to leave the nest and expand, so we did. 

That is one of the biggest most important things about being an author - going with your gut. I could have delayed and risked a time with winter weather or played it safe with a sub par event, but the time was now! When you are a writer, you have to decide if you are going to write right now, sign on with that agent asap, or accept that publisher's contract. There is no time to twaddle. 

That's all my free nuggets for today. If you want more from even bigger and better and more fancy authors than me, See You at the Conference! RSVP: facebook.com/groups/southjerseywritersconference/

Mount Holly Writers Conference November 18!

Still Kicking, My Literary Friends! Kicking and getting my feet wet again with HORROR+ The Mount Holly Writers Conference!


On November 18, The New Jersey Authors Network, South Jersey Writers Group, and South Jersey Women Authors are teaming up with the Mill Race Village Arts & Preservation to present this 1 Day Author Conference at Robin's Nest Restaurant in the Downtown Mount Holly.

Writers Young or Old and New or Experiences are invited to Dine and Inspire your NaNoWriMo with Local Authors discussing Paranormal, Young Adult, Horror, Mystery, Thrillers, and Romance Writing, Marketing, and Publishing in Three Panels:

10 a.m. – Writing Paranormal and Young Adult Books with Laura Kaighn, Kerry Gans, Jennifer Eaton, Marie Gilbert, Caridad Pineiro, and D.L. Cocchio

2 p.m. – Trends in Horror and Thrillers with Krista Magrowski, Brian McKinley,  Tim Meyer, Gary Frank, K. Edwin Fritz, and Dina Given

4 p.m. – Publishing in Genre and Romance with Terri Brisbin, Tina Gabrielle, Ginny Nescott, Stacey Wilk, and Myrtha Jasmine



Tickets cost $30 and includes all 3 panels and Lunch. Sign up online at 

http://www.thewitchesball.com/horrorplus/


For more information, also check out Our Facebook Event:

https://www.facebook.com/events/475214832862092/



See you at the Conference! 

 

Writerly Happenings and Videos!

It's September Everyone!!!! That means all the fall and horror shenanigans are afoot at last! Not that the summer wasn't busy, because the sunshine was torturous for this vamp!

(Hey look I match the spooky swirly background!)

You can catch up with some of the recent South Jersey Writers Group happenings including recaps of our Morning Coffee What to Watch segment with guest and fellow local blogger Glenn Walker....

SJWG June Roundup
SJWG July Roundup
"Marvel" Morning Coffee 
"Star Trek" Morning Coffee





 
....Or you can get your horror film insights on with my special RadioVision Network interview with the delightful Emily DiPrimio, director of the new slasher picture Carver.

 

Now then, are you bitten by the writing bug yourself? Never fear! The New Jersey Author Network's "So You Want to Write a Book" Q&A Panel is for you! Join us 7 p.m. Thursday September 17 at the Mullica Hill Branch Library for this informative discussion.

Wooohaaaaa!