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Mid Michigan Writers, Inc.
The Oldest Writers Group in Northern Michigan
Questions? Email midmichiganwriters@gmail.com
Ken Stephenson
Sep 8, 20251 min read
Why and Where You Should Start Submitting Your Writing This September by Emily Harstone
“I went for years not finishing anything. Because, of course, when you finish something you can be judged… I had poems which were...
Mike Salsbury
Sep 6, 20231 min read
Calling All Poets for a Vote!
I came across this "poem" some time ago and thought we might answer the poet's question for him: if it is a poem, what makes it so; if...
Mike Salsbury
Jun 17, 20231 min read
Learning to Blog at Fartingduck Acres
Quite frankly, or quack frightly, this has been a fun day. This is the content of the blog I am writing at Lenore's instruction; and...
midmiwritersinc
May 19, 20231 min read
Another Friday Challenge from bestselling author Diane Hammond
Five-Minute Fiction: Interior Monologue A character’s interior monologue is a close cousin of the stream-of-consciousness style. The...
midmiwritersinc
May 19, 20231 min read
Reminder of MMW new website and email addresses
The new site URL is: https://www.midmiwritersinc.org The new email address is: midmiwritersinc@yahoo.com
Chris Lucka
May 18, 20231 min read
Lively Scribblers and Scribes
May 17th the readers of MMW met to discuss Isabel Wilkerson's, The Warmth of Other Suns. She is the first black woman to win the Pulitzer...
Lindsey Russell
Apr 14, 20231 min read
A Journal of the Plague Year
Below is a link to an archive designed for writing, etc. pertaining to the Covid 19 pandemic. I will be including some of my writing...
Scribblers and Scholars Book Schedule
January's book, "Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books" by Kirsten Miller, brought lively conversation to Scribbler and Scholars this month. Overall, the group liked the idea the book was built upon — the ridiculousness of banning books, but the novel received mixed reviews. Some members thought it worked best as satire, others thought the author appeared to have an agenda that took away from the story, while others thought it accomplished its aims. It's worth reading to
Debbie Walker
Jan 221 min read
Why and Where You Should Start Submitting Your Writing This September by Emily Harstone
“I went for years not finishing anything. Because, of course, when you finish something you can be judged… I had poems which were...
Ken Stephenson
Sep 8, 20251 min read
Ken Stephenson
Sep 4, 20250 min read
The Indians of the Midwest & The Fight For Their Homeland...Presentation by Robert Downes
Author Robert Downes will have something to celebrate when he offers a slide talk at the Northeast Michigan Arts Center in Standish on...
Chris Lucka
Sep 4, 20252 min read
Book Review: The Garden of Evening Mists
Looking for a novel with beautiful writing? ...I came across this novel, The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng (published in...
Chris Lucka
Sep 3, 20251 min read
Tell a Story in 100 Words
by Kay Butzin
Ken Stephenson
Sep 3, 20251 min read
Season's Readings 2024
Hi All, It was a bitterly cold morning and my hopes for a well attended event was waning. I went upstairs before we started to rustle...
Ken Stephenson
Dec 15, 20242 min read
12) New Age Mona
"I need my cards read," Walker Bugh declared the moment she stepped into Mona Felderhoff's front door. Mona chuckled. "Well, you sound...
Walker/Bugh
Sep 21, 20243 min read
Playful and provocative
Jitterbug Perfume is wacky, whimsical and weird which produced a lively and spirited book discussion on Tom Robbins story about the god...
Debbie Walker
Sep 21, 20241 min read
From Downtown on Canvas Reading
It was a warm, sunny day with a cool breeze blowing in West Branch. Mid Michigan Writers, Inc. was set up between the Fresh Squeezed...
Ken Stephenson
Jul 29, 20241 min read
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