Nancy Kay

IF YOU have a short story that keeps getting rejected and you don’t know why, what you need is a new perspective. A membership to the CommuterLit Writing Circle can provide you with that and more. CL editor Nancy Kay Clark offers members discounted editorial critiques and the chance to participate in a monthly online writers group, whose members stretch across North America.

Here’s what Writing Circle Members say:

“I’ve gained so much from my the CommuterLit Writing Circle. This group of professionals has been generous with their time and expertise and their feedback has been so valuable — not only in helping me craft a better story, but by thinking like a reader and writer when evaluating my work, and catching the small things or noting where clarification might be needed. I credit the success of my debut novel, TANGLES, in no small part to this stellar group of writers. Thank you Nancy Kay Clark for your expert editor’s eye in your literary critiques as well as your ability to create a supportive literary community!” — Kay Smith-Blum

“Getting feedback from an experienced writer and editor like Nancy is a great opportunity that helps me grow my writing. Having other writers from different background and interests gives a full view of my writing that I normally wouldn’t have access to. Stories that have been rejected, after presenting them in group, have later been accepted. The feedback made a big difference.” — John-Paul Cote.

“I find the feedback and discussion in the group very helpful especially in places that I thought were clear, but objective listeners/readers find the waters muddy, where more or less description/explanation is needed, and in listening to others discuss possible changes. The format is informal, friendly, supportive, constructive, not critical.” — June Flath.

“The feedback I get has often led me to rethink what I want to achieve in a story, how well the narrative supports the character’s evolution, and how the reader is best served with interesting and emotionally satisfying developments. For me, Zoom is the best method for a group meeting. A plus is the geographic differences can bring some intriguing insights to a meeting.” — Norm Rosolen

“I have learned to enjoy genres that I usually don’t explore. Having Nancy as a moderator often raises the level of engagement and discussion.” — June Wolfman

“Of my last five accepted stories, four have been read at our meetings. For the other accepted story, I used CommuterLit’s story review services. I also use the writer’s group meeting to decide whether to continue working on a story. Some stories just don’t work, regardless of how many drafts.” — Frank T. Sikora

Interested? Sign up here.

New Volunteer Submission Reader Team Members

We have a number of new volunteer readers on our team. Welcome Patricia, LinLang, Connie and Frank. We could not keep up with all the submissions without you!

Contributor News

CL editor Nancy Kay Clark co-hosts a book review podcast called Mom and Son Book Reviews. In latest episode features a review of popular sci-fi/fantasy novel Dungeon Crawler Carl.