River Oaks Bookstore

Sally Lovr and I were prepared for the appearance of The Final Twist Writers to sign at the River Oaks Bookstore yesterday. There was to be a panel discussion and I was to be the moderator. Unfortunately, we were basically the only customers in the store with the exception of one man who bought one of the older anthologies. Too much going on in the city was our conclusion. In preparation for moderating, I read most of the stories earlier in the day and I must say they were damn good!

The Origins of the Creative Arts

Ihave just read The Social Conquest of Earth by E. O. Wilson, Harvard's grand old man of the studies of ants and of evolution.  Many writers will find the chapter "The Origins of the Creative Arts" both informative and provocative.

The extended quote from E. L. Doctorow on the relationship between history and historical fiction is, by itself, worth the price of admission.

He also repeats Picasso's call to arms: "Art is the lie that helps us see the truth."  





Who Are We?

The Thursday Night Writers Group is a small, informal collection of authors, both published and aspiring, that meets weekly for mutual cricism of our current works.  We are an eclectic bunch. with mystery writers, fantacists, memoir writers, poets, and non-fiction specialists.  We even recreate our youths by having some creators of childrens' literature.  Most of us find the cross-genre conversation both helpful and stimulating.

If you would like to know more about us or to visit our group, please post a comment and one of us will email youwith more information.