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  • Oregon Writers

    Welcome! We are a writers’ critique group based in Salem, Oregon. Our goal is to support each other on our personal missions to become the best writers we can be. We meet every other week to critique and provide positive feedback on the craft. Often we go down the rabbit holes of word usage, formatting,…

  • Cataloging Pet Peeves for Self-Published Works

    by Robena Barton — I am a librarian, and as a librarian I love self-published authors. More than that, I am married to one and hope one day to join the club myself. I want those facts clear up front, because I am here to tell you that self-published authors have an overwhelming tendency to…

  • Writing Doesn’t Need to be a Lonely Art

    by Chris Pedersen — When we imagine authors, we usually picture a lone person, sitting at a computer, battling the inner demons that inspire their craft. They’ve gone mad from the back and forth of staring at an empty screen to not being able to stop their frantic fingers when the words begin pouring out.…

  • Write What You Know

    by Roy D Schmidt — Last week I dug out an ancient, unfinished story about an office flirtation that escalates, eventually compelling two infatuated characters to pursue a secret rendezvous. The story explores issues of friendship, professionalism, romance, emotional intimacy, marital infidelity, betrayal, and regret. I have personal experience with all of these, direct or…