Category: A Writer’s Life (Page 7 of 15)

On my way to Oregon

November 7, 2017 / Marsha Ward / 6 Comments

I recently took an epic road trip to a workshop on the business of writing fiction, and on the way, I saw this intriguing mountain outside Weed, California.

Here’s another, closer view of what I now know is Black Butte:

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Writers Conference

September 19, 2017 / Marsha Ward / 0 Comments

I spent a few days last week (Thu-Sat) down in Gilbert for the 25th Annual Writers Conference put on by American Night Writers Association (ANWA), which is a writers group I started back in 1986. I had a ton of fun, seeing long-time friends again, “meeting” face-to-face with long-time Facebook and email friends, and enjoying the energy of so many like-minded souls together.

The highlight of my trip was a class I gave for two hours on Saturday afternoon. There were several talented writers who attended and found themselves validated in their writing style. It was a joyful class, and I loved being the bringer of that joy.

Have you ever attended a writers conference? What did you take away from the experience?

*Photos by Deb Eaton

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I live by lists

September 13, 2017 / Marsha Ward / 0 Comments

It’s true. One of my biggest strategies for getting anything done is to make a to-do list.

I’m particularly proud (albeit anxious at the same time) about that item below the pen.* I am giving a two-hour workshop presentation soon, complete with PowerPoint, and I successfully mated my laptop to my TV to test it out.

No, of course I didn’t take a photo. It wasn’t on the list!

Here’s hoping that mating the laptop to the projector at the conference goes smoothly. The last time I used PowerPoint at a presentation, I had to borrow someone else’s laptop. This is a different machine and some circumstances are different, so I have high hopes.

Wish me luck!

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* Yes, I do spell laptop with a C, after which I cross out the C and write an L over it.

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Beautiful downtown Hunter Creek

September 7, 2017 / Marsha Ward / 0 Comments

Two cows and a bull (the black one) keep the grass cut. Arizona is a free range state. Cows freely range where they like, but their owners DO keep an eye on them.