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To encourage writing of the highest professional standard and serve as a creative and professional resource for one another and our community.
Latest News from Our Members
As you might expect from a writing organization founded in June of 1900 that has stood the test of time, members of Detroit Working Writers are top-notch and productive. Each month in this space we’ll feature posts on writing advice, marketing tips, publication news and more. If you’re a DWW member with a new publishing credit, tips or news to share, we want to hear from you! Please email DWW’s President, Theresa Nielsen, at president@detworkingwriters.org, and we’ll feature you in a future post.
Thoughts about Handwriting
Handwriting is on my mind. Recently, I was touched to see copies of handwritten notes…
Doing Your Own Thing by Cindy LaFerle
The secret to success in any creative venture, column writing included, is finding your own…
Review: Using Scrivener for Family History and Memoir Writing by Laura Hedgecock
“Because it’s known as a novel tool, I approached it from the standpoint of using…
How I Got My Publisher By Annemarie Schiavi Pedersen
It started with a tweet. That’s how I got a publisher’s contract for my historical…
Writing in Detroit, about Detroit by Laura Bernstein
As a long-time Detroiter, one who is further (sometimes uncomfortably) compelled to write about her…
What it’s like to write a novel based on another novel
By: Sarah Shoemaker I’m sitting in my monthly book discussion group, and we are talking…