• Time to Register for Write Now! 2024

    Photo by skynesher on iStock By Elaine Klonicki Triangle Association of Freelancers, Inc. (TAF) is proud to announce Write Now! 2024, TAF’s 14th freelance writers conference on April 27. The annual spring writing symposium will be held at the McKimmon Conference & Training Center at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC. This year’s offerings include something for everyone, and not one but two keynotes! AMY JONES is the editor-in-chief for Writer’s Digest. Prior to [...]

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    TAF’s 2023 “Wrapped” and Plans for 2024

    Photo by BoliviaInteligente on Unsplash By Maya Spikes Now that the New Year’s Eve confetti has fallen, it’s time to look back on the past year. If you have the Spotify music/podcast app, think of this as Triangle Association of Freelancers’ version of “Wrapped.”Last year marked TAF’s 20th anniversary! Our founder, Don Vaughan, and our members have built a rich history of supporting all types of writers from those who aspire to be published authors to those with careers [...]

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    A Writer and an Actor Share the Same Stage

    Backstage joking before going on stage as Gooper in “Cat In A Hot Tin Roof” at Neuse Little Theatre in Smithfield By Mike Rumble, www.rumblesrumblings.wordpress.com There are two things I never thought I would do in my life: become a writer, and become a stage actor. Back when I was in high school, the world of business was where you wanted to aspire to, so I headed off to college to major in computer science with the dream of becoming the youngest Canadian-born president of IBM.[...]

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    Don't Let the Chance Slip Away

    Photo by Fizkes on Shutterstock By Drew Becker, www.RealizationPress.com After an initial examination, I sat in the medical office waiting to see the doctor for a consultation on my cataract surgery. My wife didn’t have her phone, so she was playing Wordle on mine. Another older gentleman joined us in the waiting area, taking a seat across from me. He wore a burgundy golf shirt, carried a four-wheel black walker, and sported a baseball cap with a PP logo. The two Ps intertwined, the[...]

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