EARLY BIRD ANNOUNCEMENT
SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND UPDATE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND UPDATE
WRITERS' GUILD OF TEXAS MONTHLY MEETING
Monday, 16 September 2013
7-8:30 p.m.
Topic: Writing Past Procrastination, Perfectionism and Perfectly Good Excuses - 5 Fun Ways to Jump Start Your Creativity
Speaker: Jill Allison Bryan
Richardson Public Library
900 Civic Center Dr.
Richardson TX 75080
Basement Room
Jill
will jumpstart your creativity with interactive exercises to stimulate
your writing. Jill is a certified Master Kaizen-Muse® Creativity Coach;
read more at her website, www.creativeoasiscoaching.com.
She is also a writer, a blogger, a songwriter, and a musician.
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The Writers' Guild of Texas WGT Critique Sessions: Third Wednesday of each month.
Registration: 6:45-7:00 p.m.
Reading/critiquing: 7:00-8:45 p.m.
Basement Room of the Richardson Public Library, 900 Civic Center Dr., Richardson TX 75080.
18 August: 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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Monday, 21 October 2013: Cindy L. Herb. The Book is Almost Done – Now What? "The Joyful Survivor" and author of Awakening the Spirit: The Open Wide Like a Floozy Chronicles
helps others become successful. Using her own experience, Cindy
discusses the importance of marketing BEFORE the book is launched,
including having a marketing plan, getting endorsements, creating both
an online AND offline presence and understanding the basics of building a
strong web presence using great keywords as the foundation for building
a website. http://joyfulsurvivor.com/education
Saturday, 2 November 2013: Workshop. Rachel Simeone. Book
marketing expert Rachel Simeone uses her 20+ years of experience in
Internet and consumer marketing to help authors accelerate their sales
and achieve their dreams. Implementing proven marketing strategies,
Rachel develops customized marketing programs that attract readers and
deliver sales. She is known for her innovative ideas that exploit hidden
opportunities to give authors a marketing advantage. In addition to her
work with authors, Rachel also developed a book marketing training
program for the online publisher Blurb. Location: TBA. $25.00/WGT
members/$35.00 non-members.
Monday, 18 November 2013: Bob Morris. “EDNA” Bob
Morris is an independent management consultant who specializes in
accelerated executive development and organizational transformation.
Thus far, he has also reviewed more than 2,500 business books for
Amazon’s US, UK, and Canadian websites, interviewed more than 200
thought leaders, and has more than 8,000 dedicated followers of the
three websites at which he blogs. He will explain why “EDNA” should be
every writer’s muse and mentor. Learn more about Bob at his website, http://bobmorris.biz/
Monday, 16 December 2013: WGT Annual Christmas Party, more details to come…
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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):
Saturday, 21 September 2013: SCBWI North Texas 2013 Regional Conference presents Creating Kids Books That Soar. 8 a.m.-7:30 p.m. 3 Keynote sessions, 4 breakouts. Portfolio and manuscript critiques for a fee. Watch event website for full agenda as it develops. Sheraton Arlington Hotel, Arlington TX. $45 for National SCBWI members; $60 for nonmembers. http://www.austinscbwi.com/event/creating-kids-books-that-soar-scbwi-north-texas-2013-regional-conference/
Friday, Saturday 4-5 October 2013:
2013 Writer’s Workshop: Wordsmithing: Pursuing the Writing Life. Collin
College Continuing Education. 18 breakout sessions, 2 keynote sessions.
Networking with fellow writers. Courtyard Center, Preston Park
Boulevard, Plano TX 75093. 972.985.3750. $75.00/Friday; $100/Saturday;
or $150.00/both days. http://www.collin.edu/ce/courses/writersworkshop.html
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.
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Carol Woods, Communications
Writers' Guild of Texas
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