Host of the Las Vegas Writer's Conference
The Erotic Writers Group meets every third Tuesday of the month at 6:30 PM on Zoom. Who comes to the meetings? Wonderful writers, true lovers of the genre who express themselves with sensitivity, sensuality, and sexuality. From its beginnings, over six years ago, writers have become the steady group each month. Some first-timers come with a chaperon, who watches over their partner as…
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Take a peek at what’s up for auction! If you see one you must have, contact us at info@hendersonwritersgroup.com and place your bid.
Do I have Your Attention? Members: Promote Your Book at the Las Vegas Writer’s Conference Fill a Gift Basket with Copies of Your Book, Amenities, and Related Goodies to be Auctioned in support of the Henderson Writers Group at the Conference. The Henderson Writer’s Group will work with you to produce a great gift basket highlighting the theme of your…
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The 2017 HWG Halloween Party was a spook-tacular success. Thanks to our gracious hosts, the Van Rhyns, for opening their home to this crazy crew for a fun evening.
Join fellow members and member guests at our annual holiday party on December 18, 2017, at the home of Paul Atreides and Sue Thornton. We will enjoy a $10 gift exchange, delicious food, holiday goodies and a great time. Each person brings one $10 gift for exchange. Holiday desserts are welcome! Holiday Story contest with prizes and publication in Anthology….
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This weekend, our members Paul Atreides, Rick Newberry, and Deb Dorchak, with Katie Salidas and Alexia Purdy hosted the panel Step Into Our Worlds at the Las Vegas Book Festival. Our president, Linda Weber, moderated the session. Want to know what it’s like to create a fictional world? Watch the video (by Authors In Training) below: Save
Writer’s Atelier will host its first ever writing contest! We are looking for submissions of fiction or creative nonfiction that fit the theme, “Misfits.” Entries should be 3,000-5,000 words and submitted as a Word document to contests@writersatelier.com. Entries cannot be previously published and must be the original work of the entrant. Entries must be submitted as a Word document along…
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I am an insecure author. I find this is a condition shared by many of my compatriots in this writing business. I’m sharing this story because it won’t leave me alone! The other night, I dreamed I was “good enough.” What a wonderful revelation; I spend an awful lot of energy stressing about whether I am good enough. Good enough…
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Monday, Sept. 11th at the Community Lutheran Church, 6:30 – 8:30pm Las Vegas locals know that “literary Las Vegas” sounds oxymoronic to the rest of the world. Outsiders are convinced that the only books to be found in Sin City are sports books, and literacy is not a requirement for excelling at blackjack, playing the slots, or even holding down…
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August 30th at Skinny Dugan’s from 6:30-8:30 Raise your work to literary levels by consciously incorporating themes. Learn how to identify what you’re trying to say and actively nurture the subtler but greater questions you’re addressing. Enhance your writing with symbols as signposts, layers of grays and depths of meaning. Give the literary reader something to enjoy, Class will also…
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This limited-time 25% discount will be applied at checkout. This offer expires at 11:59 pm Eastern on Monday, July 31, 2017. Click on the image above to visit the shop for more details. Save Save
Acting for Writers Actors inhabit other people for a living. They develop strong points of view. Uncover hidden motivations. Use gesture to convey emotion. Speak in subtext. Nurture quirks. Live in the messy truth of human relationships. Actors make fake people real. Sounds a lot like a writer, doesn’t it? By studying the craft of acting, writers can learn to…
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