Do you have a workshop that you think is perfect for either aspiring or published authors? We’d love to hear about it!
If your workshop is chosen, you will be able to attend our 14th Annual conference on April 5, 2025 for free (but we do not compensate for travel/food expenses).
Submit your proposal at https://bit.ly/LSFWritersSubmit.
Congratulations to LSF Writers President Linda J. Parisi on her new deal with Harlequin for their Heartwarming line. We are so excited for Linda and wish her many sales in the future. P.S. – A big THANK YOU to Harlequin for donating books for our recent conference. It was truly appreciated!
Congrats to LSF Writers Member Eileen F. Watkins whose NIGHT OF THE WERE-CAT, the sixth and final book in her Cat Groomer Mystery series, has earned the MUSE Medallion in the category “Book: Fiction—Mystery” for 2023 from the Cat Writers’ Association, Inc. The CWA presents writing awards yearly over a wide range of print and broadcast media, and the MUSE is the top prize in each category. Last year, Eileen’s fifth Cat Groomer Mystery, CLAW & DISORDER, won the MUSE in its category for 2022.
Congrats to LSF Writers Member KM Fawcett who has a new release for the holidays! You can download a free copy of Wilde Christmas at https://books2read.com/WildeChristmas until December 31, 2023. Here’s a teaser for Wilde Christmas!
𝐴𝑠 𝐿𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑦 𝑊𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑛 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑏𝑒𝑑-𝑎𝑛𝑑-𝑏𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑘𝑓𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑚𝑎𝑠, 𝑠ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡𝑠 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑣𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑛 𝐷𝑒𝑎𝑛 𝐻𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟 — 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑖𝑚𝑠 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑑𝑜𝑝𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑑𝑜𝑔 𝑖𝑠 ℎ𝑖𝑠! 𝐶𝑎𝑛 𝐷𝑒𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐾-9 𝑅𝑒𝑚𝑖 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝐿𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑦 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑎 𝑚𝑦𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡? 𝐴 𝑠𝑢𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒𝑓𝑢𝑙 𝑠𝑚𝑎𝑙𝑙-𝑡𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑚 𝑢𝑝 𝑡ℎ𝑒 ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠.
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Is Writer’s Block normal? Fact: it is! Many writers encounter moments where they feel as if they can’t find the next word to put on the page. What can you do about that? Get up and away from your desk for some fresh air. Read a good book. Listen to music. Watch a movie. Break from your normal routine. If you normally write on a computer, pull out a pen and pad of paper. See what happens. The most important thing to remember about Writer’s Block is that you can’t edit a blank page. Sit down and write, even if you think it’s not any good. In time, the words will come.
𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐒𝐅 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐲𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬 on the release of her new urban-cozy mystery set in 1970s New York City and on these excellent reviews:
“𝐼 𝑓𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝑠𝑜 𝑤𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑢𝑙.” –𝐻𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑀𝑦 𝐵𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑅𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑒𝑤
“𝐴 𝑝𝑎𝑔𝑒-𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑚𝑦𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑦 . . . 𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑢𝑠𝑙𝑦 𝑤𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑛 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠.” –𝐾𝑖𝑚 𝐽𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝐿𝑖𝑔𝑜𝑛, 𝑎𝑢𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑃𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑦’𝑠 𝐿𝑖𝑠𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐿𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑛 𝐻𝑒𝑟 𝐹𝑒𝑒𝑡
“𝑇𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑠 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑡𝑜 1977 𝑁𝑒𝑤 𝑌𝑜𝑟𝑘.” –𝐿𝑖𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝐽𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑙
𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐲𝐥’𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥, 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐲𝐥𝐣𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬.𝐜𝐨𝐦.
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Conference Attendees should have received an e-mail with a copy of the conference schedule, but just in case, we are posting it here for your review.
Congratulations to LSF Writers Member Stacey Trocchia Wilk on her new release! Join Stacey at the 12th Annual Liberty States Fiction Writers Conference where she will be presenting a workshop on conflict! Readers, drop by and meet Stacey at the Book Fair on April 1, 2023 from 4:30 to 6:30 at the Hilton Garden Inn, Hamilton, NJ. Learn more about Stacey’s books at https://amzn.to/3XQT1u5.
Congratulations to LSF Writers Member Michael Daigle whose DRAGONY RISING (November 2022), Book 5 in the Frank Nagler Mystery series, was awarded First Place in the 2022 Royal Dragonfly Indie Book Contest and also named a Notable 100 Indie Book in the 2022 Shelf Unbound Indie Book Contest. To learn more, please visit https://amzn.to/3SbMXeF.
Congrats to LSF Writers Member Samantha Ann on her new release Matching Set, a prequel to Seoul Searching. This innovative romance series teaches you Korean while you fall in love. Matching Set is a #1 New Release in Korean Instruction. Congrats, Samantha Ann. To find out more about these novels, please visit https://amzn.to/3RLKt6s.
