Women's Writing Circle to meet Jan. 12 in Exton

Hey budding writers, you might be interested in attending this workshop. I received the following announcement from group founder Susan Weidener: 

SUSAN WEIDENER

Start the New Year By Writing Your Story

The Women's Writing Circle will meet from 9 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 12, at Wellington Square Bookshop, 549 Wellington Square, in the Eagleview Town Center, Exton. 

This is a supportive group of writers. All genres welcome and writers do not have to be published. There is a $5 charge to participate in the read-around. For those who want to listen to the readings, there is no charge. 

The group also discusses writing techniques and publishing options. Free coffee and tea. For more information and directions to the bookstore, go to http://www.susanweidener.com/ or contact Susan Weidener at 610-304-5370 or sgweidener@comcast.net

Susan G. Weidener is a former journalist with The Philadelphia Inquirer, and author of Again in a Heartbeat, a memoir of love, loss and dating again and Morning at Wellington Square. Susan started the Women’s Writing Circle, a support and critique group for writers. She is currently working on an anthology of stories and poems with women writers in the Philadelphia area.

Women writers, what are you doing Sat. morning?

Image from Austin Kleon's "How to Steal Like an Artist"

(Sorry for the late notice. Any women writers out there have tomorrow morning free?)


The Women's Writing Circle meets 9-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at Wellington Square Bookshop, 549 Wellington Square, in the Eagleview Town Center, Exton. 

All genres welcome and writers do not have to be published. There is a $5 charge to participate in the read-around. 

For those who want to listen to the readings, there is no charge. Free coffee and tea. 

For more information, go to http://www.susanweidener.com/ or contact Susan Weidener at 610-304-5370 or sgweidener@comcast.net

Chester Springs author Susan Weidener to read Saturday at Wellington Square Bookshop

Below is a press release I received about an upcoming reading by Chester Springs author Susan Weidener. The free event will be held at Wellington Square Bookshop in the Eagleview Corporate Center, Exton, beginning at 11:30 a.m. 

In case you didn't make the connection, the bookstore in which she's reading is the same as the one in the book.

Susan G. Weidener will read from her new memoir, Morning at Wellington Square, at 11:30 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 22.  

The reading will be followed by a book signing and light refreshments.

Morning at Wellington Square is the story of a woman searching for meaning outside traditional roles of wife, mother, widow and career woman. She journeys from Kentucky countryside to the Arizona desert and finally back home to a bookstore called Wellington Square to find passion, renewal and magic in her life.

 

WEIDENER

A former reporter with The Philadelphia Inquirer, Susan started the Women’s Writing Circle, a support and critique group for women writers which meets twice a month at Wellington Square.  In 2010 she published Again in a Heartbeat, a memoir of love, loss and dating again. Her new book is a sequel to that. She lives in Chester Springs.

Check out her blog here. 

Writing workshop offered in Exton March 24

Any budding writers out there? I just learned of this writing workshop coming up next month in Exton. Below is the press release submitted by workshop leader Susan Weidener. Please note the workshop is limited to 10 participants.

Mastering Writing for Adults

Getting To the Heart of Our Story

How do we find the stories in our lives? How do we discover meaning in those stories? And what are some good strategies to write about them? This is the subject of a unique all-day writing workshop sure to inspire and instruct. Open to committed writers of all genres and experience levels. 

This workshop will be led by Susan G. Weidener, memoirist and editor, who started the Women’s Writing Circle and Cynthia J. McGroarty, an English instructor at DeVry University and a fiction writer and editor. 

What to expect:

•  Instruction and writing exercises that build on finding the meaning in our stories.
•  Thoughts on how to take a memory and turn it into a story.
•  Tips and techniques for bringing readers into the story.
•  Ways to trim the fat and get to the meat of the story.
•  Critique of a work-in progress.
•  Read-around in a circle of supportive writers.

Where: Fairfield Inn, Route 100, Exton PA

When: 8:30 – 5 p.m. Saturday, March 24

Cost: $99. Fee includes free coffee and tea all day and complimentary buffet lunch. This workshop is limited to 10 participants.

Checks should be made out to Susan Weidener and sent to: 75 Jennifer Drive, Chester Springs, PA 19425. For more information, go to www.susanweidener.com or email sgweidener@comcast.net