The Writer's Workout

We love Fiction Potluck because the submissions are so much fun! Here are July's Fiction Potluck Finalists for the do it scared challenge. Look for the Finalist badge across social media to connect with these authors. July Finalists Avirupa Basu Avirupa Basu is an emerging writer drawn to the quiet complexities of identity, relationships, memory, and the many joys of being alive. Her work finds beauty and meaning in ordinary moments, intimate encounters, and the fleeting deta

Hello! Jennifer Martin here! I'm a budding short story writer and a new volunteer at The Writer's Workout as well as a recent graduate. I have learned that breaking into the literary world can be daunting feat and so I am taking every opportunity to meet new and interesting people in the literary community, like today's guest Simon Collinson. A lover of the strange and unusual, Simon is a writer of gothic literature at first inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft, and now sp

Hello! Jennifer Martin here! I'm a budding short story writer and a new volunteer at The Writer's Workout as well as a recent graduate. I have learned that breaking into the literary world can be daunting feat and so I am taking every opportunity to meet new and interesting people in the literary community, like today's guest M.K. Thekkumkattil. As a poet, memoirist, and essayist, M.K. writes about their lived experiences. Most recently writing about seeking Palestinian liber

Hello! Jennifer Martin here! I'm a budding short story writer and a new volunteer at The Writer's Workout as well as a recent graduate. I have learned that breaking into the literary world can be daunting feat and so I am taking every opportunity to meet new and interesting people in the literary community, like today's guest Jennifer Case. An avid essay writer with a love for environmental work, Jennifer Case has several essays published under a multitude of literary magazin

Hello! Jennifer Martin here! I'm a budding short story writer and a new volunteer at The Writer's Workout as well as a recent graduate. I have learned that breaking into the literary world can be daunting feat and so I am taking every opportunity to meet new and interesting people in the literary community, like today's guest Brice Davis. Overcoming adversity and wanting to connect with others, Brice Davis wrote Rise Anyway: A Memoir of Survival, a memoir about experiencing c

Hello! Jennifer Martin here! I'm a budding short story writer and a new volunteer at The Writer's Workout as well as a recent graduate. I have learned that breaking into the literary world can be daunting feat and so I am taking every opportunity to meet new and interesting people in the literary community, like today's guest, and personal friend of mine, Caden Tarbox. A lover of the dystopian and fantasy genres, Caden Tarbox has begun their journey in the independent author

Hello! Jennifer Martin here! I'm a budding short story writer and a new volunteer at The Writer's Workout as well as a recent graduate. I have learned that breaking into the literary world can be daunting feat and so I am taking every opportunity to meet new and interesting people in the literary community, like today's guest Michael Isaac Shokrian. As a writer and editor, Michael Isaac Shokrian cannot keep himself away from the literary world. From running his own literary m