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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 ...

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 ...

Bad News

Pam — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 04:09:51 +0000

We are canceling the conference. We just didn't have enough attendees to meet our expenses. I know that people often wait until the last couple of weeks to sign up, but we have decided not to take that chance. I want you to know how much I appreciated all the hard work y'all have put into this conference, and I'm really sorry that we have to cancel. I've put on lots of conferences and events over the years...for Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators ...

Persist!

Pam — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 02:33:08 +0000

(Thanks to Melinda Brown Long. This is from her Facebook post.)

Teen Track, AnAuthor World’s The Story Continues Writing Conference

Pam — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:54:14 +0000

TEEN TRACK: LET THE STORIES BEGIN! In the first AM Session we will: * Have fun. Explore. Improvise. * Learn how to “Show, Don’t tell!” and how to learn from literature. * Learn about the Writing-Revising Cycle. * Exercise “Muscle Words.” * Mine our lives for feelings and experiences which will inform our stories. Second AM Session: * Identify great characters. Learn the FAST principle. * Brainstorm! * Create a Character. Break for LUNCH First PM Session: * Investigate settings and mood. * What is a ...

Meet Carol Baldwin, Teen Track Instructor for The Story Continues Writing Conference

Pam — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:58:50 +0000

Carol Baldwin is a freelance writer in Charlotte, NC; her most recent book is Teaching the Story: Fiction Writing in Grades 4-8 (Maupin House, 2008). She has presented at library, writing, and reading conferences; taught at her local community college; and coordinated the Charlotte critique SCBWI group for more than 15 years. She co-authors Talking Story, a newsletter devoted to literacy; and is writing her first historical mid-grade novel. You can read her book reviews and thoughts about writing at www.carolbaldwinblog.blogspot.com. The three Gs in her life ...