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"The hardest thing about being a poet is not knowing what to do with the other 23 1/2 hours of the day."
~ Billy Collins

Writing is a solitary act, but when you are ready to enter the world and face the company of your peers, here are some easy ways to get connected with the local writing community.

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2011
December- coming soon
November- How "true" is your fiction?
July - 10 Ways to Avoid Writing
April - Listen to yourself
February/March - Read Like a Writer
January - Have you bugged anyone recently?

2010
November/December- Climb back on your keyboard
September/October- Take a hike
July/August - Throw in the Dog!
May/June - When the boss is out of the office
April - Nifty resources for poets and writers
March - Have you "Reader Tested" your writing?
February - Prompt your writing

2009
December - Murphy's Laws for Writers - Part 2
November - Change your life
October - Murphy's Laws for Writers
September - Leap before you look!
August - Is your writing on vacation?
July - What are you afraid of?
April - Adventures in Submitting
March - Why You Should Roof Pread‎
February - Getting the words right
January - Don't write every day

2008
December - Don't Give Up, or Why I like Rejection
November - Inspiration is a Myth
October - Wish you had more time to write?

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