Beyond The Keyboard:

Tales Of A Local Writer’s Club

By Stephanie Faughnan

HOWELL – A medley of writers gather at the local library once a month and take the solitude out of their creative endeavors.

The four who made it to the February meeting of the Monmouth Writers came from backgrounds as varied as their imaginative works. Outsiders might wonder what a college professor, a self-proclaimed trophy husband, a one-time science journalist, and a nonprofit leader have in common.

As writers, the group shares a common bond in stringing words together to paint vivid pictures. Their agreement to exchange feedback serves to augment the limitations of self-assessment – and