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  • Popping the Cork on Champagne, or champagne?

    Popping the Cork on Champagne, or champagne?

    Did you know there is a difference between Champagne and champagne? Well, honestly, there never was in my house growing up. My parents called Asti Spumante, Lancer’s Rose, and cold duck, “Champagne,” because they thought they all were the same. (And I can still remember the oohs and aahs over pink champagne! It was pink!)…


  • How to Get the Most Out of Critique Groups: A Guest Post by Virginia Watts

    How to Get the Most Out of Critique Groups: A Guest Post by Virginia Watts

    I have participated in quite a few of writing critique groups for many years now, and I can say that the feedback I have received from fellow writers has been critical to my success in publishing my work. It is true that if you remain with the same group over an extended period, there will…