This blog was written by mentee Agustina Harris about her experience hearing Justine Larbalestier’s craft talk at our workshop on suspense fiction. Justine Larbalestier is a YA suspense fiction writer from Sydney, Australia living in New York with many feats under her belt such as a short film, a radio show, and many eloquent novels.…
Author Ali Benjamin, Jellyfish, and the Importance of Suspense Fiction
This blog was written by mentee Sylvi Stein about her experience hearing Ali Benjamin’s craft talk at our recent workshop on suspense fiction. When I arrived at Suite 1000 for the first Girls Write Now Writing and Mentoring workshop of the year—suspense fiction!—and scanned the packet, the first thing I spotted was the author and…
Perfecting the (short!) story: 140 characters
This blog post was written by Girls Write Now Communications Advisor and Editor Molly MacDermot. The Writing and Mentoring Program (WMP) kicked off the workshop series with a popular theme: dystopian flash fiction. The goal? Embrace a dystopian theme and write a short (short!) story — in 500 words or less. Craft talk speakers Kamy Wicoff,…
Web Presence Workshop: “Life as a woman is tough!”
This blog post was written by Xena Leycea Bruno a Girls Write Now mentee about the Web Presence Workshop on May 16, 2015. The workshop focused on developing your presence online as a writer and featured two incredible speakers Bridget Todd (@BridgeMarie) and Tracy Clayton (@brokemcpoverty). “Life as a woman is tough!” This is the truth.…
Creation, Quests, Community: Genre Workshop with Hasanthika Sirisena
This post was written by Muse McCormack, a mentee in our Writing & Mentoring Program. All I want to do is write. It’s all I have ever wanted to do. My great passion, my only desire (or at least one of the biggest). That’s why I signed up for Girls Write Now and the fiction workshop…