PUMPED: The Newest Harbor House Writing Center News and More!

Hello Friends. Thanks for joining me again. I'm pretty pumped today!

I got a new book in the mail that I've wanted for a long time. Well, I wanted it before it was available. It's newly published and we don't have a bookstore where I live, so I had to order it online. I've read excerpts and just had to have it. It's Hearing God in Conversation by Samuel C. Williamson.

Plus another book just came out I hafta get, it's The Long Journey to Jake Palmer by Christy Award winner James L. Rubart--my favorite author. So, I'm pumped about getting that soon.

Plus, last night my wife and I got the Harbor House website online and it is lookin' gooood. Be sure and check that out. We've been working on that, but we're also working on the physical building. My son and I just finished building a window seat into the bay window and the next step is covering it. Anyway, I am transferring most of the news about that to that blog,

And then there's the fact that...

I got the IndieGoGo campaign for the Harbor House up and running this morning AND we got our first backer contribution! Which means you can go-go there right now and get all the news about this exciting project.

Here's the video (but please, do go to the site and make a pledge--there's lots of cool swag):


Okay, nuff said. Now I'm going to go work on another refinishing project. Sigh. LOL

The HARBOR HOUSE Writing Center Website is Live; IndieGoGo Campaign to Begin Soon

The Harbor House website is now live at: http://harborhousewriters.blogspot.com/ AND we've set the Grand Opening Gala for Sept. 24. Here's the info:

Changes and updates are happening daily. Watch the new website for information.

Here Are Current Detailed Plans for the Writing Center

“Charting a Course Toward Better Writing.” Program Directors: Ruth Ann Zschomler, MFA has worked in journalism and as a magazine writer. Her work has been published on OregonLive.com, in The Oregonian, The Columbian, The Pitkin Review, Canyon Voices, RAIN Magazine, Charisma magazine and several other publications. She has an MFA in Creative Writing from Goddard University. Gregory E. Zschomler is the author and/or publisher of more than a dozen books and has written for newspapers and magazines including The Columbian and The Cannon Beach Gazette. He’s an award-winning playwright with a Professional Writing Certificate and a BA in Digital Technologies and Culture from Washington State University. He’s on Facebook and Twitter and blogs at: gregoryezschomler.blogspot.com Location: 510 West First Street, Aberdeen, WA 98520 HarborHouseWriters@yahoo.com HARBOR HOUSE will exist to support authors and writing students at every level of devel-opment by offering workshops, guidance, writer’s services, encouragement, a writing resource library, and space for writers to work and network free from the distractions of home, the office or the coffee shop. Our “homey” and relaxed site, seated less than half an hour from some of Washington’s most picturesque beaches (including several locations from the Twilight movie series) and the grand Olympic National Forest, will inspire and delight. “A homey kind of place for writers, dreamers and other oddities.” Harbor House Offerings: Weekend Writing Work-shops up to twice monthly*  Casual Drop-in Writing and Editing Assistance (Mon./ Fri. 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.)  Drop-in Writing Time** (Mon./Fri. 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.)  Teen Tuesdays: Free help with writing assignments and essays (2 – 4 p.m.).  Book Club (Monday eve)  Local Writers Group (Thursday evening)  Arts & Craft Classes (occasional Tuesday evenings)  Quarterly Readings  Other Services such as professional editing, book design, book trailer creation, coaching and publishing services are also available for a fee.  *How-to, Author Meet & Greets, Indie Publishing Panels, Craft Courses, etc. May require additional registration fees.  **Includes use of High-speed WiFi, Printing (priced per page), Free Coffee and Tea, Workstations, Basic Consultation, use of the Writer’s Resource Library and more.  Drop-in Use and Membership Rates: By-the-Day Fee: $5  10X Punch Card: $40  Monthly Anytime Pass: $50  (includes our exclusive member e-newsletter)  Yearly Anytime Membership Pass: $499  (includes one free workshop each year and our exclusive member e-newsletter)  Day Use Amenities: High-speed WiFi Internet  Ink Jet Printing/ Copies (priced/page) and FAX  The FREE Coffee Drinks and Tea are always on!  Comfy Work Spaces Both Quiet and Social Areas  Basic Consultation  Use of the Writer’s Resource Library  Handy Snacks and Beverages (for sale)  Local Author Bookstore  Charging Stations and more   Local Information: Accommodations: Travel Lodge, and the Aberdeen Guest House Inn and Suites are just blocks away. Restaurants: Scoops Drive-in Ice Cream & Espresso, Denny’s, Duffy's and Pizza Hut Sports Bar are nearby. Plus Teriyaki, Italian, Chinese, Mexican and more. To Do: The D&R Theater (concerts), Shopping, Fishing Charters, Hiking, Parks, Beaches, Aberdeen Museum of History, Swimming and Boating on Lake Aberdeen, and Battle Cruises on the Tall Ships—Lady Washington and Hawaiian Chieftain—in Grays Harbor. Projected Grand Opening: September 24, 2016 (fingers crossed)