PIRATES! Write On SC claims #wschat

It’s been going for over seven years, the weekly Tweet Chat called #wschat It began as a collaborative effort via Wordsmith Studio, an online writing community born out of the 2012 Writer Platform Challenge conducted by Robert Lee Brewer on his My Name is Not Bob blog. The group, originally MNINB’ers, persisted in organizing. Setting…

Episode 73: Fairytales Retold

On December 14, Kasie and Rex were live again with this take on fresh takes on old stories. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Retelling the Fairytales Agenda What’s the appeal of the fairytale? When/Why/How did this retelling thing start? How to do it right Link to the podcast Segment 1 So…

Growing in leaves, blooms, and stems

There’s a great character in Clyde Edgerton’s novel The Floatplane Notebooks known simply as “the vine.” It grows along the side of the family’s house and provides exposition and context for what happens between the years spanned in the story. I think of #WriteOnSC like that vine. An ever-present entity recording and putting context to…

Episode 63: Pride Week & LGBTQ Voices

On October 5th, Kasie and Rex welcomed Sheila Morris into the studio to discuss LGBTQ voices in literature and activism. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Pride Weekend & Voices of the LGBTQ Community Agenda Get to know Sheila Morris LGBTQ activism & literature Segment 1 Last week we mentioned on the…

Episode 6: Workshops, Feedback, and Writer Communities

On August 18, 2018, Kasie welcomes Amber Wheeler-Bacon, SCWA Vice President and conference chairperson and Mary Sturgill, SCWA board member for publicity and social media into the studio to discuss writing workshops and communities. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Workshops, Feedback, and Writer Communities Link to podcast Agenda Who we are and why…