Photo by Christina@wocintechchat.com By Maya Spikes On April 30th more than 60 writers gathered in the McKimmon Center at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, N.C. for Write Now! 2022, the annual writers conference put on by Triangle Association of Freelancers (TAF). It’s been three years since we hosted Write Now! in person. After holding a virtual conference in 2020, and postponing the conference last year, it felt good to be back. The planning committee spent months [...]
“So good you’ll be tempted to leave everything and jump into writing fulltime.”~Ana Shapkaliska, Cary “The energy in a room full of writers and book people is exhilarating!”~Arlene S. Bice, South Hill, Virginia “Every year I come away inspired and more knowledgeable about my craft.”~Mandy Howard, Raleigh These are some of the comments from previous Write Now! attendees. If you’ve ever thought about attending a conference to meet other writers and learn more [...]
Photo by Tim Gouw on Unsplash The Case for Being a Plotterby Deanna Martinez-Bey I went back and forth with what I wanted to title this blog post. Unfortunately, Plotter vs. Pantser has been used to oblivion. But, in reality, that is what we will discuss. Let's start this subject off with a bang and look at the difference between a plotter and a pantser. Plotter: A writer who plans out their story before they begin writing. Pantser: A writer who prefers writing by the seat of[...]
Photo by Brooke Cagle on Unsplash By Don Vaughan and Maya Spikes A message from TAF Founder Don Vaughan: Every year, the President reports on the State of the Union. With 2021 in the rear-view mirror, we wanted to do the same regarding Triangle Association of Freelancers. Despite the pandemic, 2021 was a very good year for TAF. Our membership continued to grow, and we now have nearly 170 registered members. Pivoting to Zoom for our monthly meetings and TAF Talks allowed members from[...]