Gregory Austin
Gregory has been a content writer, freelance developmental editor, and beta reader for more than a dozen years. He has contributed works to a variety of online sites, such as Bubbleblabber, Cracked, WhatCulture, LoveToKnow, and the Cruise Web, as well as a spattering of local publications. For half a decade, he was the head writer and a featured performer for the Chicago-based improv group, The Human Touch. In Buffalo, NY he was once a member, facilitator, and webmaster for the Elmwood Writers’ Club and is the co-founder of the North Tonwanda Writers’ Group. In 2019, he was a featured presenter at the Pennwriters 32nd Annual Conference and also acted as a judge for the “Novel Beginnings” Writing Contest. Gregory loves to help writers find their voice and develop strong and believable plot and character arcs.
Kimberly Mintz
Kim is a freelance writer and editor from the Buffalo/Niagara area with more than 20 years’ experience creating ad copy, fiction, and non-fiction for numerous print and online publications. She has contributed to websites such as MapQuest Travel and LoveToKnow, and has produced content for local entities such as AAA Western & Central NY, Inside Seneca magazine, and Better Beans Coffee Clubs. She was one of the judges for the Pennwriters 2019 Annual Writing Contest and is the co-founder/facilitator of the North Tonawanda Writers’ Group where she loves to remind attendees—repeatedly—of the importance of good formatting.
