Keeping it Brief: Writing and Publishing Short Stories by WLT Intern Kelsey Williams How does a writer know when a short story should end? What form should a short story take? Answers to these questions, like short stories themselves, can differ tremendously. As Third Thursday panelist Chaitali Sen, author of the
Writing About the Military by WLT Intern Kelsey Williams When Leila Levinson, author of Gated Grief, asked the audience at March’s Third Thursday whether they had a loved one who is a veteran, nearly every person in the room raised their hand. The military has a huge, broad impact on
Fictionalizing True Stories: Mining Real Life for Plots and Characters by WLT Intern Kelsey Williams The essence of fiction is make believe—a world all its own. Why, then, is the fiction we write so deeply rooted in our own life experiences? February’s Third Thursday panelists—novelists Charlotte Gullick, Varian Johnson, Ruth Pennebaker,
Beginning Again: How to Start (or Restart) a Writing Project by WLT Board President Tony Burnett. The inaugural Third Thursday Panel for 2016 began with an appreciative shout out to legacy and lifetime members of the Writers’ League of Texas. This being the League’s 35th year of service to the
Write Fright Night! Dealing with Spine-Tingling Writerly Anxieties By WLT Intern, Hailey Clement. This month’s Third Thursday was about a deeply personal but universal subject—writerly anxieties. To those who care as much about words as writers do, there are many types of powerful mental mires to slough through. But our
The Look of the Book: How Design and Layout Influences the Reading Experience by WLT Intern, Eloise Kirn. On Thursday, September 17, 2015, the Writers’ League of Texas enlisted four graphic designers to debunk the age-old myth that readers should never judge a book by its cover. “A book cover is
Picture This: Creating Illustrated Children’s Books by WLT Board President, Tony Burnett If you are reading this, it’s likely your first encounter with the written language was picture books. More than likely, your parents, or often a grandparent, read them to you. As you became infatuated with words, you read
How to Be Good A Literary Citizen by WLT Intern Hailey Clement July’s Third Thursday focused less on writing techniques and instead covered how to be part of the writing community. Creating and finding a place in the writing community is both important and fulfilling, but how to do so
Writing About Poetry: Passion, Process, and Publication By WLT Intern, A.R. Rogers. For May’s Third Thursday, The Writers’ League invited four poets to define poetry and the practice of their craft. When we bring authors from the same genre together, often we find a rose called by another name, as
Funny Business: Writing That Makes Us Laugh by WLT Intern, Max Friedman. As the humidity finally began to break in Downtown Austin, the third floor event room of BookPeople began to fill with writers and comedy lovers. Tonight’s topic of discussion was writing humor, and as the panelists
