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Founded in 1915, the Missouri Writers’ Guild seeks to educate and encourage writers in their interest and appreciation of the writing craft, to foster and recognize significant additions to the written language, and to support and promote all genres of the literary arts.
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Workshop June 2: The Seven Deadly First-page Sins
There's no one right way to begin your story – but there are plenty of wrong ones, as author Arianne "Tex" Thompson will discuss at her June 2 workshop entitled “The Seven Deadly First-page Sins.”...
Creating Tension with a Ticking Clock
How can you tell when a clock is really tense? When it's all wound up. Creating tension by using some form of a limit is one of the easiest methods to ratchet up the tension in any manuscript, from...
Using Speaking Engagements to Build Your Base
One of the most feared things in the world is death, followed closely by speaking in public. Some folks equate the two as the same thing. Considering that most authors are solitary beasts that hide...
Conference Classroom: Writing in Different Genres
Guy Anthony De Marco will be presenting a class on "Writing in Different Genres" during the fifth classroom session at the 2018 MWG Conference. With that in mind, we present the below essay that...