West Michigan Author Alliance

EDITcember: Year-Round Writing
2024-12-12 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Detroit)
This Discord session focuses on year-round writing — not just TNT.

Winter Author's Conference
2024-12-07 09:00 - 16:00 | Jason’s Books & Coffee, 1590 44th St SW, Wyoming, Michigan, 49509, United States
The Winter Authors’ Conference focuses on editing. For 2024, we’re going to dive more deeply into the mysterious art of self-editing. This conference blends two talks (one in the morning, one in the afternoon) with plenty of time for individual work and peer problem-solving. Morning coffee and lunch is provided.

Attendees are encouraged to bring a computer and an electronic version of their novel project, to make the best use of workshopping time, although neither is required.

The morning talk focuses on multiple self-edit passes on a novel manuscript. The afternoon talk focuses on incorporating external feedback into a manuscript. The workshop activity chunks a novel into a synopsis to assess pacing and 3- or 5-act structural conformance.

Registration is mandatory on Eventbrite.

EDITcember: Critique Groups & Beta Readers
2024-12-05 19:00 - 20:30
This Discord session is all about critique groups, alpha/beta/omega readers, and using others as a source of inspiration for your own manuscript revisions.

T.G.I.O. Party!
2024-12-01 16:00 - 19:00 | The Bluestocking Bookshop, 501 Butternut Drive, Unit 3, Holland, Michigan, 49424, United States
Join us at The Bluestocking Bookshop to celebrate your success — and remember, participation = success!

In-Person Write-In (Jason)
2024-11-30 10:00 - 12:00
Join Jason for a focused in-person write-in at the bookstore. No purchase necessary.

Community Write-In
2024-11-29 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-11-22 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-11-15 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-11-08 19:00 - 20:00
We continue the tradition of an “all-community” virtual write-in on Friday nights. It’s now on Discord; in the days of yore, it was on IRC. Hosted by the Weasel Wranglers.

In-Person Write-In (Andrew)
2024-11-27 18:00 - 21:00, 2024-11-20 18:00 - 21:00, 2024-11-13 18:00 - 21:00, 2024-11-06 18:00 - 21:00 | Panera Bread (Grandville), 32 44th St SW, Grandville, Michigan, 49418, United States
Join Andrew upstairs at Panera for a weekly write-in. Bring a power strip if you have one.

Virtual Write-In (Bob)
2024-11-25 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-11-18 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-11-11 19:00 - 21:00
Bob’s weekly write-in on Discord.

Virtual Write-In (Jay)
2024-11-24 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-11-17 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-11-10 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-11-03 19:00 - 20:30
Jay’s weekly write-in on Discord.

Virtual Write-In (Allyson)
2024-11-23 15:00 - 17:00, 2024-11-16 15:00 - 17:00, 2024-11-02 15:00 - 17:00
Join HufflepuffWrites on Discord for a weekly write-in.

In-Person Write-In (Jason)
2024-11-23 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-11-02 10:00 - 12:00 | Jason’s Books & Coffee, 1590 44th St SW, Wyoming, Michigan, 49509, United States

In-Person Write-In (Jason)
2024-11-19 17:30 - 19:00, 2024-11-12 17:30 - 19:00, 2024-11-05 17:30 - 19:00 | The Bluestocking Bookshop, 501 Butternut Drive, Unit 3, Holland, Michigan, 49424, United States
Jason at a different bookstore! Yes, ’tis true. Enjoy a lakeshore write-in every Tuesday of November.

Day of Knockout Noveling 2024
2024-11-09 10:00 - 18:00 | Jason’s Books & Coffee, 1590 44th St SW, Wyoming, Michigan, 49509, United States
The Day of Knockout Noveling is an eight-hour feast of writing and potlucking. Come and go as you please; bring a dish to pass. And bid on items in the silent auction!

Virtual Write-In (Bob)
2024-11-04 19:00 - 21:00
Bob’s weekly write-in, on Discord.
