Chesapeake Bay Writers

Helpful and informative links collected over the past few years.

List of Book Reviews from
Chesapeake Style Books in Style

Chesapeake Style Magazine offers Books in Style reviews for authors of recently published books. Members of CBW or its critique groups are encouraged to ask someone to request guidelines and write an original 500-word review and send it with a high-resolution image of the book's front cover. Reviews are not limited to members, but CBW folks should take advantage of this special opportunity to share news of your work in issues with a distribution of 10,000 copies in the Middle Peninsula, Northern Neck and Williamsburg.

These are some of the books in the Chesapeake Style archives. Just click on this link and choose the month and year to go to the issue with that review.

Drowning in Lies       Ann Eichenmuller 2020 Winter
Beyond the Wall       Gail Wilson Kenna 2020 September
Queen's Gambit       Bradley Harper      2020 April
Let There Be Life     Roger Gosden        2020 APRIL
The Good Life          C. L. Howland         2019 August
Jordan the Jellyfish Cindy Freland          2019 July

I Want to Go Home                      Cindy L. Freeman                        2019 June
The Lies Beneath                         Ann Eichenmuller                        2019 May
To Thee I Sing                              C. L. Howland                                2019 April
A Tangled Tail                              Susan Williamson                         2018 November
The Lies We Are                          Ann Eichenmuller                         2018 September
The Writing Rx                            Ann Eichenmuller                         2018 July

Chestnut Springs          Carol J. Bova        2017 October
None of Us the Same   Jeffrey K. Walker        2017 October
Nicole's New Friend     Dawn Brotherton      2017 September
Annie Crow Knoll Trilogy Gail Priest               2017 August
My Jewish Creat Grandmother Ilona Duncan     2017 June
Kind Lies                     Ann Eichernmuller       2017 May
Blackbeard's Legacy Barbara N. McLennan 2017 May

Links to Helpful Tips for Writers

Facebook.com/Ches/Bay/Writers
CBW Group

Fifty (50!) Tools Which Can Help You in Writing-Poynter Institute
Courtesy of Rick Bailey

National Storytelling Network
Storytelling Resources

Writers Digest

Promotion For Self-Publishers:
A Waste Of Time? Suw Charman-Anderson

Tips For Novelists -
by Lee Martin - Courtesy of Greg Lilly

Book Promotion: 7 top tips for promotion on the radio -
Joanna Penn

10 Tips For Taking Feedback On Your Writing-and How to Trust It!
Writers Circle

Writers in the Storm: Nonfiction Submission Tips
Chuck Sambuchino

What is a beta reader and why do I need one?
Belinda Pollard

The 3 Keys to Writing a Children’s Picture Book -
write4kids

Reading Aloud -
Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America

6 Social Media Tips for Writers -
The Writers Circle

Famous Writers on the Creative Benefits of Keeping a Diary -
Maria Popova

A Simple Way to Create Suspense
Lee Child from the NY Times Opinionator blog

How Not to Write a Story by J A Konrath
(Helpful and humorous!)

Information About Chesapeake Bay Writers and Current Events

2022 Member Dues Renewal Form
2022 New Member Application

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CALENDAR NOTES

May 25, 2022. Applications due for the Williamsburg Book Festival

June 4, 2022, Saturday, 10:00 a.m.
Flash Ekphrastic writing at the Muscarelle Museum of Art. There is no registration, just show up but you will need to pay the entry fee for the museum which is $10.00. We'll gather in a gallery, secretly choose a piece of art to write about, write, then share our work. Then, everyone guesses which artwork you wrote about. We can adjourn to lunch somewhere afterward.

June 4, 2022, Saturday 10:30 a.m.
Coffee Shop Conversations-With Charles W. Sutherland. Talk about your current work in progress at Column 15 coffee shop, 701 Merrimac Trail, Williamsburg, VA 23185. Show up with a smile.

June 7, 2022, Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.
Flash Fiction Zoom - prompt-write-share.

June 8, Wednesday, 2022,11:30 a.m.
General Meeting & Luncheon

The Theme of Forms and
the Form of Themes
with Dr. Jason Ray Carney
Rocco's Smokehouse Grill

June 11, 2022, Saturday,
11 - 2, Zoom Lunch and Learn:
FREE - 3-hour Marketing Presentation by Adam Alexander Haviaras.
Adam is the author of the #1 best-selling Eagles and Dragons historical fantasy series.

Registration is required to receive the zoom invitation.

June 13, 2022, CBW Second Monday Radio Show, 8:05 a.m.
Ted Hale interview with Neal Steele on 99.1 FM on his series, Carronia Incursion.

June 18, 2022, Saturday 10:30 a.m.
Coffee Shop Conversations-With Charles W. Sutherland. Talk about your current work in progress at Column 15 coffee shop, 701 Merrimac Trail, Williamsburg, VA 23185. Show up with a smile.

July 6, 2022, Wednesday, 7:00 p.m
Zoom Social with Bradley Harper: Reflections on his studies in Scotland.

July 11, 2022, CBW Second Monday Radio Show, 8:05 a.m.
Jeff Schnader interview with Neal Steele on 99.1 FM on The Serpent Papers.

July 15, 2022, Golden Nib Entries for the CBW chapter are due.

August 8, 2022, CBW Second Monday Radio Show, 8:05 a.m.
Ginny Brock interview with Neal Steele on 99.1 FM on The Writers Cottage.

September 12, 2022, CBW Second Monday Radio Show, 8:05 a.m.
Patti Procopi interview with Neal Steele on 99.1 FM on I'll Get By.

November 14, 2022, CBW Second Monday Radio Show, 8:05 a.m.
James Tobin interview with Neal Steele on 99.1 FM on When We Were Wolves.

December 12, 2022, CBW Second Monday Radio Show, 8:05 a.m.
Roger Gosden interview with Neal Steele on 99.1 FM on his children's book, The Boy Who Could Bee.

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Chesapeake Style Magazine offers Books in Style reviews for authors of recently published books. Members of CBW or its critique groups are encouraged to have someone request guidelines and write an original 500-word review and send it with a high-resolution image of the book's front cover. Reviews are not limited to members, but CBW folks should take advantage of this special opportunity to share news of your work in issues with a distribution of 10,000 copies in the Middle Peninsula, Northern Neck and Williamsburg.

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About the Chesapeake Bay Writers

Founded in 1991, Chesapeake Bay Writers is a chapter of the Virginia Writers Club. CBW serves writers from the Middle Peninsula, the Northern Neck and Williamsburg and adjacent areas. For questions, comments or suggestions, email CBWreply@gmail.com

Chesapeake Bay Writers is a chapter of the Virginia Writers Club. Click on the link for information on upcoming events and membership in the statewide Virginia Writers Club. This is a separate membership in addition to CBW.

List of Book Reviews fromChesapeake Style Books in Style

Links to Helpful Tips for Writers

List of Book Reviews from
Chesapeake Style Books in Style