Category: Blog
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The Importance of Explosions
Sonia is a speculative fiction writer and member of the MetroWest Writers’ Guild Board. She has never* caused an explosion in real life. *yet Once upon a time, not so very long ago, I was a writer in a bind. It was 2020, the world was falling apart, and I was writing a futuristic fairy…
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Save the Date: Literary Extravaganza Celebration in December!
Who is thinking about December already? WE ARE! The Guild is excited to announce that we’re partnering with The Writers’ Loft in Hudson to celebrate MetroWest writers, authors, and readers on December 2nd all day long! The Writers’ Loft, former fiscal sponsor of the Guild and dear friends of our community, has celebrated a yearly…
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Thick Skin
Steff Higgins writes books for kids and makes movies. Sometimes the books play out as movies in their head and that’s when they really love writing. Steff’s writing has been selected for a #QueerKidlit mentorship and gotten them to the finalist round for a We Need Diverse Books mentorship. Steff serves on the board of…
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Teaching Worldbuilding to 6th Graders
By John Walters, MetroWest Writers’ Guild Member and Board Member John is a lifelong reader, writer, and movie lover who enjoys sci-fi, the classics, mythology, and theology. John is in the process of completing “Obsidian,” the first novel in his adult science fiction series “Dark Salvation.” He also works part time as a finished carpenter.…
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Inspiration from other forms of storytelling
Guild Member Lindsay Clark writes about the different storytelling styles that inform her prose.
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Beyond the Numbers: Why the Guild is Thinking Beyond Word Count and Starting to Count Completions and Submissions Instead
By Kyra Wilson Cook, Founding Director of the MetroWest Writers’ Guild. I know that not all writers enter the field this way, but I started thinking seriously about pursuing writing/storytelling as a career after participating in a NaNoWriMo event. I enjoyed the excuse and then the experience of setting aside time to write a story.…
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MetroWest Writers’ Guild Receives $500 Sponsorship Gift from Enterprise Bank-Acton Branch!
The MetroWest Writers’ Guild received generous support from their local community bank. The supportive gift will benefit the Guild’s operations and small press.
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Happy Birthday MWWG!
Over 20 Classes and programs 10 Write-ins and counting 2 Retreats 1 Potluck Workshops Field Trips NaNoWriMo Gatherings Book Launches It’s the one-year anniversary of the MetroWest Writer’s Guild as a newly incorporated organization and this train isn’t stopping! The amazing amount of programming the Guild collectively put on this year was well attended and…
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A Full Municipal Liaison Team for NaNoWriMo 2022!
It takes a lot to make NaNoWriMo happen in our region. It’s not just about putting on the events: it’s about planning it in advance, hyping up the energy with events in September and October before get to the main event, and then maintaining our own writing while keeping stuff going through the month of…
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Raffle Prizes That Are Sure to Amaze!
We’re getting ready for our NaNo-Season Programming! Buy a raffle ticket to help us pay for instructors and other goodies this Fall!