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Stretching Writing Muscles – An Interview with Lacey Liu
What is your name/pen name/ name you are comfortable giving us? Lacey Liu. 😉 What project or projects, if any, are you currently working on? I’m finishing up a hockey harem romance novel called Breaking the Ice, about an embittered, disgraced hockey coach consigned to coach a losing college women’s team falling in love with…
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The Writing Retreat Schedule is HERE!
The Pen and Pier Retreat Organization Committee has been hard at work the last few months trying to gather and curate some really fun writing-related activities for us all to enjoy at our 4th annual writing retreat: Unearthed Imagination. We strove for a mix of different kinds of events, representing different genres we all like…
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Writing from a Young Age – An Interview with Leander Stardust
What is your name/pen name/ name you are comfortable giving us? My name is Scara and I am fine with people using it in the group. To the wider world I write under Leander Stardust. What project or projects, if any, are you currently working on? I have two unnamed projects but mainly I am…
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Dungeons, Dragons, & Writing – Interview with Fantasy Author Skylar
What is your name/pen name/ name you are comfortable giving us? Alastair Hightower or Skylar What project or projects, if any, are you currently working on? Currently I am working on my DnD ( Dungeon and Dragons) setting book, a Anthology piece for an unannounced project, my web novel (Vessels of Power), and a half…
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The Queen of Twisted Tales and Doomed Choices – An Interview with Ute Orgassa
What is your name/pen name/ name you are comfortable giving us? Ute Orgassa. (It’s a rare German name and it is always an adventure to hear how people pronounce it. Ask me how, if you’re unsure.) What project or projects, if any, are you currently working on? Several short stories for story calls. There is…
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“My current stories are like puzzles.” — An Author Interview with Heidi Gilbert
What is your name/pen name/ name you are comfortable giving us? Heidi Gilbert is my real name, but I think if I’m ever published I would most likely choose to go by H.R. Gilbert. I like the slight anonymity so people can’t judge me right away by race or gender if they pick up my…
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Our First Anthology is Coming November 24th!
We are happy to announce our very first anthology is coming out on November 24th! Rough Seas & Strange Yarns captures short stories, poems, and visual art of fifteen Pen & Pier members, all focusing on the theme: Ocean. You can pre-order the eBook now by clicking the button down below!
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The Rough Art of Editing
In my writing journey, the part I have always had the most difficulty with is the editing phase. I can do a sloppy first draft, and I can usually make developmental changes that help the story and character arcs flesh out. However, when it comes to pure grammatical editing, as well as cutting down on…
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September 19 to 21, 2025. The third annual Pen & Pier retreat!
By Ute Orgassa The weather was lovely, and the spirits were high when members of Pen & Pier descended on SLO locations for their third annual writing retreat. This year’s motto was: “A Tidal Wave of Inspiration,” and we followed this theme over three days. The first evening, we did a book-binding project. Our resident…
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We Are On Social Media!
Pen & Pier is building our online presence in order to expand the group as well as promote our anthology and future events and anthology sub calls.Our leadership has put together a Substack, Facebook group, Instagram, Bluesky, and have updated our website to all match P&P!Do not feel pressured to join or follow all the…
