Eric M. Witchey

Come and play stories with me tomorrow, the 28th, at 1 p.m., PST at the Garden Home Library and community center. I'll be leading a #fiction #writing seminar on developing the connection between character and powerful meaning in your stories. wccls.bibliocommons.com/events/683b70f…

There are still some seats available for the seminar I'll be teaching at the Garden Home Library and Community Center on this coming Tuesday evening. Come on over and play stories with me. wccls.bibliocommons.com/events/68081a8…

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I'll be leading a writing seminar at the Garden Home Library on May 27th. "Fluency Connecting Character to Meaning" will begin at 6:30 p.m. in person. For those who are interested, here's the link: wccls.bibliocommons.com/events/68081a8…

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I'm doing a two-part Zoom seminar for Rose City Romance Writers. The first part is this Saturday. The program is for their members, but they will allow others for a donation. Details are here: rosecityromancewriters.com/meetings-and-e…

Congratulations to SpaceX on a successful first attempt at chopstick capture of heavy. Wow. Also, amazing footage from EverydayAstronaut. youtube.com/watch?v=pIKI7y…

I'm teaching a six-hour Master Class at the Willamette Writers Conference in two weeks. It's in-person, and to take the class you have to register for the conference. Seats are still available. web.cvent.com/event/4e68a5ce…

#writing #fiction I'll be leading a free two-hour seminar in Portland at the Garden Home Library Tuesday evening 11 am Saturday morning, 15 seats remain. The subject is “Character and Indirect Dialog.” In-person, only. Register at: wccls.bibliocommons.com/events/6616ffb…

On the 28th, I'm speaking on the use of indirect dialog (subtext) for the Garden Gnomes du Plume writer's group at the Garden Home Library. Should be fun. Here's a link to the calendar. Scroll down to find the 28th. gardenhomelibrary.org/events/cal #writingtips #fiction #shortstory

Your belief in your Ss is powerful, says educator James Vint. #BeTheOne

With great gratitude, I announce that the 2024-25 Fiction Fluency Program has reached greenlight registration at 25% of capacity. The program begins in September. For anyone who is interested, here is a link to the course information: ericwitchey.com/seminars.html

I'm excited to announce that I'll be teaching two seminars at this year's Write on the Sound conference in Edmonds, WA. I love that conference and haven't been since before Covid. Hooray! edmondswa.gov/government/dep…

For people who want to attend, here's a link to the writeup for the free seminar I'll be teaching this weekend here in Salem, Oregon. willamettewriters.org/event/salem-on…

Signs of spring. I woke to birdsong this morning. I ate the last of the local blueberries I froze last summer. Crocuses and daffodils are blooming. For the first time this year, I thought about how long my grass is getting.

My story is featured this week on Flash Fiction Online. "Flirting Implicature in Cooperative Discourse." I'm glad to be sharing the TOC with Christine Hanolsy. flashfictiononline.com/article/flirti…

Payment and cover credit for "Flirting Implicature in Cooperative Discourse" in the same day from Flash Fiction Online! Also, sharing the cover with my friend Christine Hanolsy. Here's a link to the site. flashfictiononline.com

@EMichaelLewis Woot! Congratulations!

Thrilled to announce an acceptance from Illustrated Worlds Magazine that will see print near the summer of 2024. By way of preview, I will say this: What a long, strange trip it's been. illustratedworldsmagazine.com/#/

It's good to start the day after Thanksgiving with an offer to buy limited foreign rights for a reprint short story. That was unexpected and a good reason to extend my Thanksgiving celebration.

I've been teaching the Fiction Fluency Seminars for eight years. Today, I finished revisions to Vol 2 of 3--600 pages of 11pt. Times New Roman single-spaced modules. Maybe now I can join some friends for NaNoWriMo. I have an idea... Famous last words of a novelist. Grin.