Texas Writes in Menard, TX

Menard Public Library 105 E. Mission Street, Menard, TX, United States

Texas Writes is a statewide program that brings accomplished authors to rural libraries for a half day of presentations and panel discussions focused on the craft of writing. Our Menard, TX event features Meg Gardiner presenting on "Killer Plots: Building Tension & Creating Conflict in Fiction" and Charlotte Gullick presenting on "Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall: … Continue reading Texas Writes in Menard, TX

2021 Write-In October 12

Online via Zoom

Log in, sit down, write. It’s that easy. In 2021, the WLT will host two write-ins every month, January through December. These will be 3-hour sessions on Zoom (video off, audio off). No speaker or presentation, but your friendly WLT staff will welcome you at the start and will check back in at the end. … Continue reading 2021 Write-In October 12

Free

Member Meet-up October 2021

Online via Zoom

It's time again for our Monthly Member Meet-up! Have you been wanting to meet another like-minded writer to share critiques with, or interested in creating a writing group? The WLT Monthly Meet-up is a great chance to mix and mingle with fellow writers. Our hope with these meet-ups is to help facilitate writerly connections with … Continue reading Member Meet-up October 2021

Free

“Banish the Block! Moving Past Fear and Finding Inspiration in Your Writing” with Stacey Swann

Online via Zoom

$49 for Members $109 for Non-Members All registrants will have access to the class recording for one month. This class is a part of the Fuel Your Writing Practice online class package.  For most writers, the struggle with writer’s block goes hand in hand with our attempts to write, but we do not have to … Continue reading “Banish the Block! Moving Past Fear and Finding Inspiration in Your Writing” with Stacey Swann

$49.00 – $109.00

“How to Make Twitter a Writer’s Best Friend” with Richard Santos

Online via Zoom

$49 for Members $109 for Non-Members All registrants will have access to the class recording for one month. Want to learn to use Twitter as a writer--not just to promote yourself but to engage in the literary community? An active social media presence is practically required for writers in the twenty-first century. Twitter is the … Continue reading “How to Make Twitter a Writer’s Best Friend” with Richard Santos

$49.00 – $109.00

October Third Thursday: “Debut Fiction: The Big (Publication) Day and Beyond”

Online via Zoom

This month, join us for the second conversation in our two-part conversation with debut novelists Alex McElroy, Stacey Swann, and Monica West.  In April, we spoke to these three authors about "The Road to Publication." (You can view that conversation here.) We're excited to welcome them back - six months later - to talk about … Continue reading October Third Thursday: “Debut Fiction: The Big (Publication) Day and Beyond”

Free

“Horror Writing: Haunted Houses, Haunted Bodies, Haunted Babies” with Jessica Bross

Online via Zoom

$49 for Members $109 for Non-Members All registrants will have access to the class recording for one month. Let's dive into crafting the most frightening thrills and chills on the page.  As Austin’s favorite author and filmmaker Owen Egerton likes to say, a horror movie is any movie that makes the viewer feel unsafe—typically because … Continue reading “Horror Writing: Haunted Houses, Haunted Bodies, Haunted Babies” with Jessica Bross

$49.00 – $109.00

“It’s All in the Details: Tapping into Visceral Imagery” with Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton

Online via Zoom

$49 for Members $109 for Non-Members All registrants will have access to the class recording for one month. Learn how to move readers with the details.  In this course, with Houston’s Poet Laureate Emeritus, you will practice honing in on your ability to heighten your voice by curating new details. Whether poem or short story, … Continue reading “It’s All in the Details: Tapping into Visceral Imagery” with Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton

$49.00 – $109.00

WLT@TBF: Lit Crawl Happy Hour

Cheer Up Charlies 900 Red River Street, Austin, TX, United States

Join us for a special WLT hosted event during Lit Crawl at the Texas Book Festival!SWIPE WRITE: The Texas Author Match GameHave you been looking for love in all the wrong pages? Tired of blind dates with books that go nowhere? Are you ready for that next great read that really gets you? Join us for this … Continue reading WLT@TBF: Lit Crawl Happy Hour

2021 Write-In November 1

Online via Zoom

Every November, we bring our writing time and our writing community together for dedicated writing meet-ups throughout the month. Join us for ten virtual sessions, three hours each, thirty hours total.  Log in, sit down, write. It’s that easy. These will be 3-hour sessions on Zoom (video off, audio off). No speaker or presentation, but … Continue reading 2021 Write-In November 1

Free