Welcome to the Writing Essential (WE), the only Essential that is solely member run by a stable of seven very different and talented Gather members who are here to help you create seven great days of writing. The Writing Essential was created as a home for Gather writers to congregate and publish their work and receive constructive criticism, as well as to share their experiences and ask questions about the craft of writing. Let me introduce you to the Member Editors:

Monday--Dame Ruth is the Queen of "Humor Mondays."

Tuesday--Sandy Knauer Get involved with Sandy's "Interactive Creative Writing Project."

Wednesday--Susan Budig writes for local Minnesota newspapers on topics of music, arts, human interest, and health. One of her true loves is poetry, which she teaches in community ed. She'll sprinkle Wednesday's WE with writing techniques, prompts, and challenges for both prose and poetry fans.

Thursday--Kimberly Ripley Kim is a professional freelancer and writes a column "Freelancing for Profit." Her WE Thursdays have rotating topics.

Friday--Nancy Luckhurst Nancy is a freelance editor who has rotating topics for her Friday's from telling your life story to an open ended group story thread.

Saturday--St. Joy runs the "Saturday Writer's Workshop" where you can brush up on your grammar doing fun exercises.

Sunday--Ron Hall Ron is a yard sale wiz and publishes "Would You Buy This Or Not" series. He is a devout NPR and MPR fan who has open topic Sundays.

Now that you have met our great group of Member Editors, I encourage you to participate. The Writing Essential is a great place to connect with other writers and to give and receive constructive criticism.  Best,  Jennifer (Gather Member Experience Team)