Wednesday, April 03, 2013

Event: Writers' Guild of Texas Monthly Meeting: April 15, 2013 and WGT WORKSHOP April 20, 2013


    Early Bird Notice, Subject to Change and/or Update


WGT MEETING LOCATION CHANGE; APRIL ONLY

APRIL MEETING TO BE HELD
AT
THE RICHARDSON CIVIC CENTER
HUFFINES ROOM
(JUST SOUTH OF LIBRARY)

WRITERS' GUILD OF TEXAS MONTHLY MEETING & SPRING WORKSHOP
Monday, 15 April 2013
7-8:30 p.m.
Topic: The Anatomy of a Writer’s Blog
Speaker: Wendi Pierce

Richardson Civic Center
900 Civic Center Dr. (just south of Library)
Richardson TX 75080
Huffines Room

This program will introduce blogging as a way for writers to try out ideas, to write more consistently and regularly, and to engage with an audience. It also focuses on the components of a successful and effective blog post.

Wendi Pierce attended TCU, where she earned a degree in English, with a minor in philosophy. She went on to earn a Master of Arts in English from SMU. At SMU, she was awarded a Graduate Studies Teaching Fellowship thus beginning her career as a professor of writing. She has taught at SMU, Brookhaven College, Collin County Community College, El Centro College, and Tarrant County College Northwest, where she now serves as Chair of the English Department. Wendi is co-author of Historic Road Trips from Dallas/Fort Worth, a book that provides a road map of driving trips throughout Texas and a narrative history of the tiny towns, historic markers, and frontier battles along the way.
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WGT WORKSHOP
Saturday, 20 April 2013
9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Topic: The Writer’s Heroic Journey
Speaker: Jaye Wells

Richardson Public Library
900 Civic Center Dr.
Richardson TX 75080
Basement Room

Published author Jaye Wells will compare the process of writing a novel to the classic three-act structure of a story/hero’s journey. Act 1 focuses on “The Setup”, a discussion of different methods of preparing an idea to get ready to write. Act 2 focuses on “Rising Action and Obstacles”, getting that draft written. Act 3 covers “The Resolution” or revisions, and includes her “Top Ten List of Stupid Writer Tricks” to make a manuscript shine.

After several years as a magazine editor and freelance writer, Jaye Wells finally decided to leave the facts behind and make up her own reality. Her overactive imagination and life-long fascination with the arcane and freakish blended nicely with this new career path. Her Sabina Kane urban fantasy series is a blend of dark themes, grave stakes and wicked humor. Jaye lives in Texas with her saintly husband and devilish son. Her work is represented by Rebecca Strauss of McIntosh & Otis.
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The Writers' Guild of Texas WGT Critique Sessions: Third Wednesday of each month.
Registration: 6:30-6:45 p.m.
Reading/critiquing: 6:45-8:45 p.m.
Basement Room of the Richardson Public Library, 900 Civic Center Dr., Richardson TX 75080.
  
17 Apr.: Coordinator Liz Klein leads these sessions. Participants present their original work and receive feedback.
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For more information about The Writers’ Guild of Texas, contact Membership Coordinator John Vance at john.vance1@gmail.com or WGT Critique Group Coordinator Liz Klein at wgtcritiquegroup@gmail.com.
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Annual 2013 WGT dues of $25.00 may be paid at meetings or by mail to Writers' Guild of Texas, 6009 W. Parker Road, Suite 149-175, Plano TX 75093.
All WGT events located at the Richardson Public Library are free and open to the public.
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Saturday, 20 April 2013: Workshop. Jaye Wells. The Writer’s Heroic Journey. $25.00/members; $35.00/non-members.
Monday, 20 May 2013: Kim Jackson. The Gumption of Assumption: Dissolving the Barriers between Writers and Audiences.
Monday, 17 June 2013: WGT Read-In.
Monday, 15 July 2013: TBA.
Monday, 19 August 2013: LaRee Bryant. The Business of Writing.
Monday, 16 September 2013: Jill Allison Bryan. Writing Past Procrastination, Perfectionism and Perfectly Good Excuses-5 Fun Ways to Jump Start Your Creativity.
Monday, 21 October 2013: TBA.
Saturday, 2 November 2013: Workshop. Rachel Simeone. TBA.
Monday, 18 November 2013: TBA.
Monday, 16 December 2013: WGT Holiday Meeting.
All Writers' Guild of Texas events held at the Richardson Public Library are free and open to the public.
For more information about The Writers’ Guild of Texas, contact Membership Coordinator John Vance at john.vance1@gmail.com or WGT Critique Group Coordinator Liz Klein at wgtcritiquegroup@gmail.com.
Writers' Events Calendar (contact carol.woods@verizon.net to have your conferences, meetings, or other writing-related event listed here—no individual book signings, please):
Friday, 12 April 2013: 7-9 p.m.“Poetry Out Loud,” presented by The Writer’s Block. Irene Zucker, MC and Poet, “Sounds of Silence”; Pari Danian, “Poetry of Relativity”; Gary L Hawthorne, “Poetic Rhythms for Life’s Moods.” Amateur/aspiring poets may sign up at the door to perform during the open mic session. Panel discussion follows. Half Price Bookstore, 5803 Northwest Highway, Dallas TX. 214.946.2357.
Friday-Saturday, 26-27 April 2013: Northeast Texas Writers’ Organization (NETWO). Workshops, agents, authors. Optional conference dinner. Mt. Pleasant Civic Center, Mt. Pleasant, Texas. http://www.netwo.org/conference/currentconf.htm
Thursday-Friday, 2-4 May 2013: Oklahoma Federation of Writers, Incorporated (OWFI). Agents, workshops, banquets, 29 unpublished manuscripts awards, 4 published books awards, crème de la crème award. Cash prizes. Submission opens 1 December 2012; rules for submission must be followed exactly. Keynote speaker: Patrick Rothfuss. Embassy Suites Norman, 2501 Conference Drive, Norman OK 73069. http://www.owfi.org/
Saturday-Sunday, 4-5 May 2013: DFWWW conference. Keynoters: Michael Capuzzo, David Corbett, Deborah Crombie. More than a dozen agents, also editors and publishers. Workshops, panels. $325.00, can register online. Hurst Conference Center. 1601 Campus Drive, Hurst TX 76054. http://dfwwritersconference.org/
Friday-Sunday. 19-21 July 2013: Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. Workshops, agents, speakers, contest. http://themayborn.unt.edu/MaybornConference.htm
Thursday, 15 August 2013: The Writer's Block presents the second of two FREE! The Craft of Fiction Writing Series 2013. “Beginnings, First Chapters, and Endings" led by writer Ann Fields. The Center for Community Cooperation, 2900 Live Oak in Dallas, Texas, 75204, (214) 821-0911. Register online at http://www.writersblockinc.org/.
Thursday-Sunday 24-32 October 2013: Austin Film Festival 2013 Conference. Film competition now open. Screenplay competition now open. Austin TX www.austinfilmfestival.com.
First Saturday each month (except January): Dallas MWASW (Mystery Writers of America, Southwest). Texas Land & Cattle, 812 South Central Expressway, Richardson, TX 75080, from 9:30-11:30 a.m. $5.00 door fee, cash only. All who attend are invited to remain for lunch. Contact info: LaRee Bryant, LBryant316@aol.com. Permission to forward.
First Saturday each month: Pens and Pancakes Writers Workshop. 10:30 a.m.-noon. The Dock Bookshop. 6637 Meadowbrook Dr. in Fort Worth, TX 76112. Guest facilitator Shewanda Riley. Dock Bookshop (www.thedockbookshop.com). 817.457.5700. FREE.
The Dallas Area Writers Group (DAWG) put together a summer reading list—including a reading list for writers. Check it out! The more readers in the world—the more opportunities for writers! www.alanelliott.com
Second Saturday each month: North Texas Speculative Fiction Workshop. Meets every 2nd Saturday at the Hurst Barnes & Noble Bookstore, 6pm.http://www.ntsfw.com
Frisco Writers Meet-Up Groups: Day group meets every 3rd Thursday and night group every 2nd Tuesday. See website for more details. http://www.meetup.com/writers-749/
Visit http://www.writersleague.org/programs/classes.html for up-to-date information on Writer's League of Texas workshops held in Austin TX.
Visit http://www.bulwer-lytton.com/ for guidelines to participate in the annual Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest.
 
The Writers' Guild of Texas is a nonprofit professional organization whose primary purpose is to provide a forum for information, support, and sharing among writers; to help members improve and market their writing skills; and to promote the interests of writers and the writing community.

Permission to forward this email is not only granted, but encouraged. Let's get the word out to as many in the writing community as possible.

Carol Woods, Communications
Writers' Guild of Texas
 

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