I believe the local writing community matters and should be nurtured. I continued to advertise this group even after they moved from Plano to Richardson making it impossible for me to attend their meetings. The point was to get the word out in the local area and I was glad to help with that mission.
Apparently the publicly stated policy of wanting to spread the word has changed. In what seems to me to be an amazingly short sighted decision, Membership Chair John Vance states below that they will be removing non-payers from the e-mail distribution list. Considering the economic realities we face here on a daily basis and other issues that I have shared here over the years including my wife’s fights against cancer, my own health issues, and other problems, even if I had the money which I don’t, I won’t be paying WGT $25 bucks for the privilege to run their advertising on this blog.
Unless their policy changes, I expect to be dropped from the distribution list after their stated deadline of next Tuesday. As such this will be the last blog post on my blog from the Writer’s Guild of Texas. I wish them well in their endeavors…..
WRITERS' GUILD OF TEXAS MONTHLY MEETING
Monday,
19 August 2013
7-8:30
p.m.
Topic: The Business of Writing
Speaker:
LaRee
Bryant
Attention
Fellow Writers: If you want to continue
receiving these announcements regarding WGT and other writing-related events,
and you have not paid your annual dues, please do so by August
20th. Otherwise we will have to remove your name from this
distribution list. If you have already paid your 2013 dues, thank
you.
John Vance, Membership Chair
Annual 2013 WGT dues of $25.00 may be paid at the 8/19
meeting, by mail to Writers' Guild of Texas, 6009 W. Parker Road, Suite 149-175,
Plano TX 75093, or you may pay by
PayPal.
August 19th Meeting to be held at:
Richardson
Public Library
900
Civic Center Dr.
Richardson
TX 75080
Basement
Room
LaRee
Bryant will discuss the
importance of approaching writing as a profession, examine the process of
dealing with agents and editors, and present basic "don'ts" and "dos" regarding
contracts.
LaRee
is the author of seven historical novels and two non-fiction books. She's been a
writing teacher and professional editor for almost 20 years and "ghosted" or
"doctored" an impressive number of published books. She has
recently finished the second book in a new cozy mystery series, and is now
working on a stand-alone mystery.
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Other
Writers' Guild of Texas Doings and Goings On
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.
21
August: Coordinator Liz Klein leads
these sessions. Participants present
their original work and receive feedback. There is no requirement that you read,
in case you want to come and just listen.
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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, 16 September
2013:
Jill
Allison Bryan. Writing Past Procrastination,
Perfectionism and Perfectly Good Excuses-5 Fun Ways to Jump Start Your
Creativity. Jill
will jumpstart your creativity with interactive exercises to stimulate
your writing. Jill is a certified Master Kaizen-Muse® Creativity Coach,
read more at www.creativeoasiscoaching.com.
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. 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):
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/.
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/
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.
If
you don't wish to receive these announcements, please let me
know.
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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