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TOMORROW’S MEETING!

Pam — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:18:57 +0000

I apologize for being so late in posting this information. I fell at work recently and suffered a mild concussion. But I'm okay now.

Marcia Moston

We’ll be meeting tomorrow, Saturday, January 21st in the conference room of the Downtown Greenville Airport from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Our speaker will be Marcia Moston, who will speak on “Nobody Narratives – The Purpose, Popularity, and Paths to Publication of Memoir.” Marcia Moston is the winner of the “2010 Women of Faith Writing Contest” and Honorable Mention ...

Meet Ellis Vidler, Author of Cold Comfort and this month’s speaker

Pam — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 04:21:36 +0000

Ellis Vidler

As a child in the South, Ellis Vidler spent long, hot days imagining herself an Indian or pioneer or musketeer. At night she (and her whole family) read. From Tarzan and D’Artagnan to Anne Shirley and Nancy Drew, she lived them all. No angst in her childhood. So what did she do as an adult? Write fiction, what else? She loves creating characters and making them do what she wants, but mostly they take off on their own and leave her hurrying to catch up. ...

AAW Community Meeting this Saturday, December 17th

Pam — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 04:01:21 +0000

Mark your calendar for December 17th and the AAWC Meeting!

It's that time again! What: AnAuthor World Community Meeting When: Saturday, December 17, 2011 Time: 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Place: Conference Room in the Downtown Greenville Airport Address: 100 Tower Drive Directions: from N. Pleasantburg, turn onto Tower Drive at the the light; Krispy Kreme Donuts is on the corner Speaker: Ellis Vidler whose most recent book Cold Comfort came out in November

Get Your Name and Your Stories in front of Thousands of Eager Readers

Pam — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:33:30 +0000

Here's an email from Highlights Foundation that I wanted to share with y'all: Bobbie Combs and Laurina Cashin, cofounders of welovechildrensbooks.com, know a thing or two about the children's book industry. Their combined experience spans every corner of the book market, including writing, retail and library wholesaling, marketing and sales, trade and self-publishing, collection development, book reviews, website development, and national literary conference presentation. Recently, we talked with Laurina and Bobbie about self-promotion in today's children's book market. Highlights Foundation: Why does an author who has yet published a ...

Happy Thanksgiving!

Pam — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:49:46 +0000

Thelma Zirkelbach is looking for submissions

Pam — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 04:30:12 +0000

A Facebook post from a friend of mine in Houston, Thelma Zirkelbach: Hi, Facebook friends, I'm guest editing a book on widowhood with Silver Boomer Books, so this is a call for submissions. Either prose or poetry on some aspect of widowhood will do. Check out www.silverboomerbooks.com for more information. Silver Boomer Books www.silverboomerbooks.com "We didn't mean to become publishers. We simply began as friends to compile a book together. As we worked, the project became the glue for a cohesive, creative coterie with a clear goal. We learned to defend ...

Quick Interview with Ann Ross

Pam — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:45:19 +0000

Ann Ross, beloved author of the Miss Julia series, will be speaking at our next AnAuthor World Community meeting this Saturday. 1) Why did you decide to be a writer? There was never a point at which I decided to write; I just always thought I would. 2) How did you learn to write? I'm not sure I've learned yet! 3) How did you first get published? I met an editor at a Writers' Conference. He published my first novel. 4) How many published books do you have? ...

AAW Community Meeting This Saturday

Pam — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:30:44 +0000

Mark your calendar for Saturday, November 19th. That's our next AnAuthor World Community meeting! Our speaker will be Ann Ross, author of the Miss Julia series. She'll be discussing "How I Get My Ideas" and using examples from her books. I love talks like this, because I'm always amazed at the origin of some books and stories. Miss Julia and those in her world are such wonderful characters. One of my first questions will be: Where did she "find" these characters? And ...

Meet Lynette Eason — in our online interview and in person

Pam — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:32:48 +0000

Lynette Eason
Meet Lynette Eason, our speaker for tomorrow's AnAuthor World Community meeting! She'll be talking on "How to Go from Bad to Worse and Make Your Readers Beg for More." AAW Community will meet tomorrow, Saturday, October 15th from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the conference room at the Downtown Greenville Airport (100 Tower Drive; turn at the Krispy Kreme shop from Pleasantburg onto Tower and drive all the way to the end). 1) Why did you decide to be a writer? ...

Good News! Lynette Eason to Speak at AAW Community Meeting This Saturday

Pam — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:43:16 +0000

So, instead of having a conference, we’re having our regular monthly meeting this Saturday, October 15th, from 9:30-11:30 a.m. in the conference room of the Downtown Greenville Airport (100 Tower Drive).
Lynette Eason, Author of 16 books
Lynette Eason, author of 14 books, will be our speaker. She grew up in Greenville, SC, graduated from the University of South Carolina with a business degree that she only used briefly, then graduated from Converse College with a Masters in Education. She’s been married to the “boy ...