Mystic Writers
About Us
The Mystic Writers formed in the summer of 2017 in Mystic, CT, when an evening on a screened-in porch sparked interest in conversation, collaboration, and mutual support. We meet regularly to balance the professional necessity of working alone with the satisfaction of interacting with other writers. Eight strong, we are all on different paths – memoirists, novelists, journalists – and yet we have a common vision: to write as well as we can and to tell stories that matter.
Our Authors
Lisa Brownell
Fiction
Ruth W. Crocker
Writer
Susan B. Kietzman
Fiction
Jane H. Percy
Non-fiction, Poetry
The Latest from our Blog
Weeding Out
A few days ago, I dared to go into my garden after spending weeks fearing that nothing lived under the layer of oak leaves. Everything must have died...
What Mystic Writers Are Reading
When we aren’t actually writing (or thinking about what we’re going to write) there’s a good chance that the Mystic Writers are reading. This past...
One-way Conversations
The second most common question I’ve heard in the last year – the first being “Are you okay?” – is “Have you watched any good shows on Netflix?” I’ve...
Writers, bridges, and rivers
Some people might think that a group called the Mystic Writers has a kind of mystical or spiritual connection, so we wanted to clear up any confusion...
Battling Writer’s Blasé
I don’t write fiction, which means I’ve probably never had true writer’s block. But I have had writer’s blasé. It’s that feeling when you can’t...
The Perks of Isolation
During this time of isolation and uncertainty I often find myself trapped between two reactions – outright paranoia or blistering anger. Both drive...
Dawn: The 24-Hour Reset
“I’ve always liked the time before dawn because there’s no one around to remind me who I’m supposed to be, so it’s easier to remember who I am.”...
Intuition
I’ve always had a sixth sense. Like many children, I had little feelings about people and situations and most often dealt with this sometimes...
Write, Eat, Walk, Write
One of my challenges in the writing process is how to stay connected to whatever I’m working on and have enough distance, at the same time, to have a...