Cynthia Harrison

Novelist

Category: Writing Groups & Grants

  • Oh, Venus

    As Venus (the planet of love, relationships, and money) moves forward again, I’m thinking about how this planet’s current sky placement serves writers. It’s a good time to sign a contract. If I had one to sign. It’s a good time to forge new alliances with agents and editors. If some such person would contact me to say they are in…

  • Young, Skinny, and Published

    Heading south to a writer’s conference in Ohio for the weekend. Happy to have a reason to get away, shake up my routine, and maybe get this new story started. I’ve done enough thinking, pre-writing, brainstorming, and planning. I’ve (literally) mapped out the town. There’s no reason to delay beginning and this is the perfect…

  • Happy 110 Years!

    One of the writing organizations I belong to, Detroit Working Writers, celebrated its 110th anniversary yesterday with a luncheon in the library of the Grosse Pointe War Memorial. My friend Lisa, recently returned from Florida, and my guest for the afternoon, snapped this photo of me at the entrance to the historical building on the gorgeous Detroit River.   Our keynote…

  • New Editor In Town

    And she LOVES my work. Okay, here’s the real story: that editor is me. I accepted the spot with GDRWA on a whim that I still to this moment do not understand. I hope it turns out to be a good thing. For now, being an editor means, instead of doing laundry, I edit. Instead of grocery…

  • Writing with Friends

    I have a small critique group (three of us right now) that meets every month. We inspire each other to continue our stories and of course give our take on what works and what doesn’t in each other’s manuscripts. Today we’re doing something different. I’m wondering how it will turn out. I’ve  not written much…