Writers' Ink Co-operative Inc

06/11/2016

     I recall asking high school kids I taught to write a poem (such requests were suggested by the syllabi that ruled what we were to teach and when to teach whatever it was. Most kids, except...

05/16/2016

     Though having chosen a seemingly mundane subject, Dennis O’Driscoll’s (contemporary Irish poet), poem, “Friday,” takes off through a minutely detailed account of the drive home from...

10/30/2015

Check out this new blog post...

May I recommend a book about creativity and writing?  John Fox's Finding What You Didn't Lose  I discovered this book some years ago, and had the author as a guest speaker for a writers' conference...

10/07/2015

A note about the impossible journey...

My "journey" is getting some of my children's books published and visit pk, K and first glade classrooms in my own city of Columbus, Ohio. I have finally found wonderful gal who is working on...

08/25/2015

Have you been over to the Writers' Ink website lately? There are a couple of new blog posts to read over and we would love some participation in the forums. Head on over to see one of our latest posts at http://www.writersink85.com/blog/pursing-your-dreams-part-four

04/23/2015

Have you seen the new column on fiction writing by Dave Bell over on the Writers' ink website? If not, head over there! Writersink85.com

Writers' Ink is a non-profit creative writing group. Our goal is to provide writers and authors with a way to network, learn, and benefit from the help of others.

04/10/2015

Hi friends! If you haven't been over to the Writers' Ink website lately, we've had a few new posts go up that you might be interested in. There's also a new page dedicated to writing poetry, by Dr. Anna Soter!

01/20/2015

Terrorism/ J'suis Charlie Tout est Pardonne' [All is Forgiven] What a brave, wonderful thing for the people at Charlie Hebdo to publish. Three cheers to them! Forgiveness and Freedom of the Press...

01/08/2015

Gretchen Hirsch is having her official book launch for her newest work, Your Best Self-Published Book: How to Write It. How to Edit It. It will be at the Thurber Center in Columbus, 91 Jefferson Ave, on January 18th from 5-7pm and you are invited! Please join us in celebrating her accomplishment and don’t forget to bring your friends!

12/23/2014

Do you have a story in you but a kind of built in sensor seems to keep you from writing it?  I do have more than one inside me, I believe that most people do.   That's why I love this quote by Lori...

12/16/2014

The newest post on children's writing!

This is what we children authors need to do with our books whether they be just funny stories, real stories, texts to use in school or children's magazines, or whatever kind of stories or poems.  We...

12/16/2014

If you didn't catch it, check out the writers' ink blog post on publishing written by our very own Clayton Cormany!
http://www.writersink85.com/blog/small-presses-another-option-for-publishing

Random House...Putnam...HarperCollins…Simon&Schuster. Most writers dream of having their work accepted by a big publishing house like one of these. Unfortunately, that's usually all they will ever...