Rocktown Writers Guild Monthly Meeting

Come discover your Harrisonburg/Rockingham Writing Community.

Whether you’re scribbling your first poem or plotting your tenth novel, this is your chance to meet and network with other authors.

If you’ve been looking for that boost, that community, that connection—you won’t find a better place than the RWG.

Our speaker In August will be Cara Achterberg speaking on "Crafting Memoir & the Discipline of Writing."

What is memoir? How can you mine your memories for nuggets that not only entertain, but also share universal truths? Memoir writing is not for the faint of heart—it requires bravery and creativity but will reward you with new avenues into your soul.

You’ve got so many ideas, so many projects, for sure the next best-seller, but how do you get them from in your head to on the page? The discipline of writing sure isn’t sexy, but without it, finishing an essay, let alone a book or getting either published, can prove elusive. How do you find the time, the will, and the way? And once you’ve got ‘butt in chair’, what can you do to move your writing forward?

Cara Achterberg is the author of eight books, including fiction, nonfiction, and memoir. She has been published traditionally (Pegasus Books, The Story Plant), Indie (Black Rose Writing), and self-pubbed two books of nonfiction. She lives in Maurertown with her husband, three rescue dogs, and a rotating cast of foster dogs and cats. Cara is a compulsive blogger, occasional freelance writer, and writing teacher. She cofounded Who Will Let the Dogs Out, a national nonprofit that raises awareness and resources for shelter dogs and the people who fight for them. For more information, visit CaraWrites.com.

It all happens starting at 6pm on Wednesday, August 6th at the Massanutten Regional Library.

While we meet at the library, the RWG is neither endorsed by, nor affiliated, with the library.