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SUMMARY:ONLINE WRITERS WEDNESDAY November 2025
DESCRIPTION:Community is at the core of everything we do\, and Writers Wednesday is the perfect place to strengthen that. Writers Wednesday brings together writers of every experience level and genre in a casual atmosphere to connect\, laugh\, and revel in a well-deserved break. We rotate hosting these programs online and in-person\, and November will be online\, via the Zoom platform. JRW staff is always on hand to answer any questions you may have about James River Writers\, or writing in general. This is a great entry point for those who are new to the James River Writers community. You do not have to be a JRW member to attend! Come for the duration\, or drop in as your schedule allows. \nDate: November 12\, 2025 \nTime: 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Eastern Time (US and Canada) \nLocation: Online\, via the Zoom platform \nCost: FREE! \nRegistrants will receive a confirmation email with details and the Zoom link to join. Be sure to check your spam folder if you don’t see it in your inbox. \nThis project was supported\, in part\, by the Virginia Commission for the Arts\, which receives support from the Virginia General Assembly. \n  \n 
URL:https://jamesriverwriters.org/event/online-writers-wednesday-november-2025/
CATEGORIES:2025,Featured,Writers Wednesdays
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SUMMARY:SETTING AS CHARACTER November 2025 (In Person) Writing Show
DESCRIPTION:Setting is more than a backdrop–it can shape your characters’ experiences\, reveal hidden tensions and cultural nuances\, and influence your narrative trajectory. Hear from three authors who know how to create rich\, multilayered locations that impact a story well beyond physical description. \nThe Writing Show includes a social time from 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm. This portion of the evening is optional. If you choose to only attend the panel discussion\, please arrive in time to find parking and be seated before the panel discussion begins at 6:30 pm. \nWhat: The Writing Show: Setting as Character \nWhere: The Innerwork Center | 213 Roseneath Rd\, Richmond\, VA 23221 \nWhen: Tuesday\, November 18\, 2025 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm \nPanelists: Nashae Jones\, Sarah Glenn Marsh\, SJ Sindu \nModerator: Annette Marquis \nCost: $12 Members | $17 Non-Members \nParking is available in a lot behind the Innerwork building or anywhere on the street. \n  \nThis program is supported in part by the Virginia Commission for the Arts. \n  \n  \n\n\n    \n\n \nSPEAKERS\n\n\nNASHAE JONES is an author and an educator. Her books Courtesy of Cupid and As You Wish have received numerous honors including Kids’ Indie Next selection\, a KNEA Reading Circle selection\, an Indigo Book of the Month\, an Amazon Editor’s Pick\, a New York Times Year of Books pick\, among others. Her young adult debut\, The Beckett Effect\, will be out summer 2026.\n  \n  \n  \n  \n \n  \n\n\nSARAH GLENN MARSH has been an avid fantasy reader since the day her dad handed her a copy of The Hobbit and promised it would change her life. She believes we all deserve happy endings and is an author of books for everyone\, including many young adult\, middle grade\, and picture book titles. She lives in Richmond\, Virginia with her family\, including one sweet daughter\, one slightly dull sword\, and the chaos of many pets\, like a turtle named Muffin who she definitely did not bring back from any haunted swamp. Our Rogue Fates\, coming out April 28\, is her first adult romance novel.\n\n\n\n  \n  \n \n  \n\n\n\nSJ SINDU is an award-winning Tamil diaspora author of five books. The most recent\, The Goth House Experiment\, won The Story Prize Spotlight Award. Sindu holds a PhD in Creative Writing from Florida State University and is a co-editor for Zero Street\, a literary fiction series featuring LGBTQ+ books published by the University of Nebraska Press. Sindu is an assistant professor at Virginia Commonwealth University.\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \nMODERATOR\n \n  \nANNETTE MARQUIS is a community builder\, wanderer\, and author of Living into the Truth: A Daughter’s Journey of Discovery\, a serialized memoir\, Accidental Mentors: Inspirational Stories of Women Who Shaped My Life By Just Being Themselves\, and one short-form memoir\, Resistance: A Memoir of Civil Disobedience in Maricopa County. In her past life\, she co-authored twenty-five software books\, mostly about Microsoft Office. She recently retired from the Living Legacy Project\, Inc\, owns WordsWomen Press\, LLC\, and lives with her wife Wendy in Richmond\, Virginia.
URL:https://jamesriverwriters.org/event/setting-as-character-november-2025-in-person-writing-show/
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