zentao7 novel writers critique group is now opening a new, exciting learning environment for novel writers and short story writers. This is your opportunity to improve your craft and benefit from the same learning and knowledge that authors within this z7 private organization receive from zen-, a teacher, editor, and the founder of this z7 novel writers and critique group, on the net since 1997.

The workshop opens its doors officially January 1, 2007, but you can join now.

This workshop is open to any fiction writer of any level of development who wishes to participate. Those wishing to pose live question to zen and to another fiction editor will be given that opportunity, but the focus of this workshop is for you, the writer, to self-educate yourself and develop good writing craft and habits in a safe, protected environment where you can develop your own circle of peers or writing buddy for support and critique.

• Work at your own pace.
• Learn only what you feel is relevant to your needs,
• Develop a circle of peers whom you trust for critique, working in a safe, protected arena that maintains your First Rights and/or First Serial Rights in accordance to law,

FICTION WRITER'S WORKSHOP, fiction lessons for novel writers and short story writers from a master of the craft, editor, teacher, and founder of z7, zentao.

What about getting into z7?

Any middle-skilled and/or advanced fiction writers and novel writers, as well as, of course, published fiction authors, of any genre who wish to attempt a trial membership who do abide z7's strict rules, including those against plagiarism and copyright infringement, may apply IF the applicant is known to a member in good standing of this organization, that member-in-good-standing sponsor to be responsible for that applicant's and/or trial member's actions and any or all liabilities incurred from that applicant's participation in z7 until permanent membership is achieved.

Presently, our roster is very full, and we are working with our newest trial members to ensure them a working understanding of the group. Membership is by invitation only

Remember, participation is mandatory in this group, so please be serious about your commitment before asking a member to sponsor you.

The Word in Writing
with BJ Muntain
writers market news for fiction writers, the latest news in publishing short stories and novels

• A conversation with a new member about the process of novel writing.
• what members say about Z7
• typical day of a z7 writer
• sample Z7 critiques
• writing awards & membership awards

Z7 Novel Writers Group is cooperatively owned by Kathi, Goshwin, Ted, BJ, DW, DA, Zen, Winky, Minerva, Womblin, and ed. It's sitting Board of Directors is Ted, DW, Minerva, DA, and BJ.

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Many thanks to Gary A. Braunbeck who visited the group to answer our questions on all things "writing" last Thursday night (4/20). A greatly celebrated and admired author with three books having won the Bram Stoker Award, Gary is the current president of the Horror Writer's Association and his webpage can be found here: http://www.garybraunbeck.com/


An American Haunting
by Scott A. Johnson ISBN 1891799-11-8 $24.95 hardcover
An American Haunting, Scott A. Johnson’s delightfully frightening debut novel, rips away the boundaries between real-life and fiction in its truth-based, spine-tingling exploration of evil.

Making one last attempt to build a financially stable life for his family, Gabriel Rosewood borrows money from his parents to buy a quaint, fixer-upper in the historic district of San Marcos — never imagining the beautiful old building harbors a deadly evil.