Monday, January 20, 2014

Meeting--- Dallas MWA next meeting Saturday, Feb 1, 2014

Years ago when I was first starting out and reading mystery reviews in the Dallas Morning News that got details wrong such as saying the killer used a knife instead of the gun in the book as well as reviews that gave away the ending among other problems, I tried to get in there. Now that experience is clearly not an issue, I am told they are eliminating reviewers and cutting coverage. Could be an interesting meeting.

February 1, 2014 - Joy Tipping: "Getting Book Reviews from Inundated Editors."

Joy Tipping is a writer and editor with more than 20 years experience. She is currently a staff writer, columnist and copy editor for the Guide and Arts & Life sections of The Dallas Morning News. She is also the author of two literary travel guides. Her writing has appeared in every Top 10 paper in the U.S. as well as in dozens of other newspapers and magazines in the U.S. and abroad. As a freelancer, she has worked with national companies such as Lexis-Nexis, Dorling Kindersley and Brown Books, and has edited more than a dozen published books of both fiction and nonfiction. Joy’s honors include the Texas Katie Award for opinion writing, the Texas Medical Association Media Award, and others for writing in the areas of arts/literary criticism, humor, health, city services and juvenile crime. She is a graduate of the University of North Texas. While at Brookhaven College prior to attending North Texas, she was named “Business Student of the Year,” the most unlikely award she has ever received, and her favorite. She lives in downtown Dallas, with her husband and two extremely spoiled dogs.

Location:

The Dallas MWASW group meets the first Saturday of each month at Texas Land & Cattle, 812 South Central Expressway, Richardson, TX 75080. Meeting time is 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. There is a $5.00 door fee, cash only. All who attend are invited to remain for lunch. Contact info: james@gaskin.com James
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James E. Gaskin
http://www.gaskin.com
Writer / Consultant / Speaker
Latest book: Email From a Dead Friend (Kindle)

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