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July 8, 2020 Member Newsletter
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Marco Center for the Arts
1010 Winterberry Drive
6-8 P.M.
Must social distance and wear a mask
or nose/mouth shield of some kind.
[both will also be a Zoom meeting]
JULY 8
"GRABBING THE READER"
AUGUST 12
"Meet Elena Taylor, Author" [via Zoom]'
Join author Elena Taylor as she discusses her research strategies and shares stories.
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Before our July 8
"Grabbing the Reader" Workshop
Register for the workshop
NOW
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Sorry, members only
[or become one right now by contacting
MIW Grabbing the Reader
After you click on the link, look in the upper right hand corner. You will see
Log In and
Register.
FIRST Register.
After that, use the Log In tab.
Please bookmark the link above or save this email so you can easily find your forum in the future because you may be entering the forum more than once.
After your initial registration, pull out that Work in Progress (WIP) and hone 500 words. Joan Peppe and Joanne Tailele will be the
co-hosts for this workshop.
Joanne went ahead and added her Introduction and Submission so people could use it as an example of how to do it.
Joan & Joanne have each participated in this workshop before and found it very helpful. Also, Samples are included in the Nabble forum once you register.
You will enter your writing in the forum and provide feedback to others.
After you post your 500 words, the goal is to have every writer receive feedback from at least 5 other MIW members. The instructions on the forum will explain how to give feedback. So, be prepared to both post your own work and give feedback. Feedback will consist of 5 points: initial reaction, character, plot, setting and overall writing.
THERE WILL ALSO BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO POST YOUR REVISED 500 WORDS AFTER RECEIVING THE FEEDBACK.
[This might be the perfect time for you to begin and pre-edit a writing for our next Anthology.]
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If you cannot meet with us in person July 8
please
tune in to the Zoom meeting at 6 P.M. to discuss feedback with us.
To join the
Zoom Meeting
enter the following link into your browser or click it below
Meeting ID: 617 537 4523;
Password: 296499
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OR if you are familiar with One Tap Mobile:
+16465588656,,6175374523#,,,,0#,,296499# US (New York)
+13017158592,,6175374523#,,,,0#,,296499# US (Germantown)
Or Dial by your location:
+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)
+1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown)
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
So - near or far - EVERYONE can participate. However, first use the Nabble link above to register.
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Dr. Michael Meguid & Rebeca Seitz for last month's meeting about pod-casts, educating us about the anatomy of
MAKING THE CUT
(-; pun intended ;-)
The (mostly) True Life Story of a Retired Surgeon.
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BEAR WITH US DURING THIS PANDEMIC CRISIS.
THANK YOU! [events are a bit limited]
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Satellite Groups Meeting Again ?? NOT YET!
Long standing Writing Critique Group will announce meetings again soon.
Contact
Sara Medeiros
for the next Marco Island Poets meeting or call 239 394-1728 and for directions.
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T
O PROMOTE
at the Farmer's Market again next year
Contact Chairman, Rich Goldhaber
to sign up for next year, either for yourself or to help the club. Thank you Rich for all your work this year and last.
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Promote at Everglades City Events!
Art-in-the-Glades under the Pavilion in McLeod Park.
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Welcome New Member Barbara Malta
Please say hi when next you meet.
Barbara likes writing historical fiction and does reenactments.
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INTERNATIONAL CONTEST:
The
Bedford Competition is a not for profit organisation based in the United Kingdom, which runs international writing competitions that should appeal to anyone with an interest in creative writing. The twelve shortlisted stories and poems plus the prizewinners of the Young Writers' Award and Rainbow Prize will all be published in a paperback and an electronic anthology. Read more details here
CONTEST DETAILS.
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BLURB CONTEST:
Can you write a blurb for a hypothetical book?
This writing contest is all about book blurbs. The twist? We want blurbs about completely made-up, nonexistent books. Get creative! Blurb Contest
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J u l y
B o o k
o f T h e M o n t h
Hannah may have made the biggest mistake of her life. She doesn't like change, and she thought Timothy would wait until she was ready to move their friendship into courtship. She hadn't told him she's falling in love with him. But Charlene has made her interest in Timothy known. Will Hannah tell Timothy she loves him? Is it too late? And when she finds out Charlene isn't who she seems, will Hannah have the courage to tell him?
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About the Author:
Molly Jebber is an award-winning Amish Historical Romance author whose books have received worldwide media attention. They've made Publisher's Weekly Best Ten List, received near excellent ratings from RT, and featured in USA HEA. She's a national speaker for Women's Christian Connection, and guest lecturer at Ohio State University, libraries & conferences on writing, publishing, & marketing.
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MEMBERS ONLY SECTION
If you are not a member the links below will not work for you.
If you
are
a member and the links still don't work, please, let the editor know.
Check this out MEMBERS! Great info:
Melinda VanLone. Are you an indie author about to create or commission a cover? If so, most likely you'll be using images to design your latest best seller. Did you know that those images have copyrights? Even if you found them on the interwebs like litter on a street corner, they still have rights. [...]
Our
2020 Book of the Month promotion
is closed for member entries this year. Become a member and sign up for next year 2021. We prefer to feature member only, new books, but we can repeat older editions if no one signs up with a new book.
Please email our secretary/newsletter editor/webmaster, Jennie Weckelman at
jweckelman@embarqmail.com
and cc Joanne at
joanne.tailele@gmail.com.
Include a jpg [at least 300 DPI] of the front cover of the book, a short one paragraph book blurb & bio. Do not forget to include what buy-link you prefer (i.e. Amazon, B&N, your website, email etc)
Current
Also, sign up for the
Center for the Arts Tuesday night Open Houses
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Marco Center For The Arts - Closed Until Further Notice
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Tues Night Events, Promote your books, for more information please c
ontact
Joanne
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OUR EXCLUSIVE MEMBERS ONLY EVENTS:
Closed until further notice.
Promote your work at Art-In-The-Glades, once a month, in season. Contact Marya Repko
or 239-695-2905 to get a booth
Promote your work at Marco Island Farmers Market in season. Sign-up early for the best spots next season beginning in November. Contact
Rich Goldhaber
So that our members can take part, please keep your eyes and ears open for art events Take the initiative to get the facts for us and share with the board.
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OUR EXCLUSIVE MEMBERS ONLY MATERIALS:
Self-editing, Notes from Sheila Athens presentation on Jan 8, 2020.
Handout by Sheila
Independent Publishing Tips, t
his is such a good article!
Click for Tips
An established publisher of an eclectic mix of books,
with very good distribution.
Seeking poetry, fiction, non-fiction, art, and music from
new and established authors.
Publishers seeking poetry, non-fiction, and/or fiction.
Grow your writing career by reaching an international audience.
Authors Publish Magazine. We support authors by sending you publishing opportunities. To learn more, read our guiding principles. Want to write for us? We welcome submissions.
All of the presses on this list meet Authors Publish Magazine guiding principles, but most of them have such a specific focus that they cannot justify writing a full review and sending it to their full list of subscribers. But they are still good publishers. Instead, they have compiled this list of mini reviews.
Older resources See Our Website:
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POST SCRIPTS:
Marco Island Writers once again extend a heartfelt handshake and thank you for your membership and support. Membership entitles you to:
- Regular meetings
- Book Promotion of your books, short stories, essays, poetry
- Exclusive Members Only Edition Newsletter (extras the guest newsletter does not have)
- Opportunities galore at Book events, Farmers Market, Meetings
- Reciprocity with Gulf Coast Writers and Pine Island Writers
- Fantastic moral support and comrade with other writers.
We hope that, even if you can't attend every meeting, or serve on a committee, you know your participation has made a difference in the writing community. We continually strive to bring quality speakers and workshops to our members.
Interested in starting a new sub-group?
Talk to our President about what sub-groups you would like to help develop.
joanne.tailele@gmail.com
HAVE NEWS? - Won a reward or contest? Doing a book signing or promotion? Let us know
before the 1st of each month so it can be included in our monthly newsletter. Send news to Jennie Weckelman, Secretary at
jweckelman@embarqmail.com
Have a newly published book, or are you a new member to MIW? We'd like to feature your book on the "Book of the Month." Send .jpg file of book front cover, a one paragraph synopsis, a one paragraph bio and the link to purchase your book. Email to
jweckelman@embarqmail.com
Please put "Book of the Month" in the subject line. If we do not have any new books we will rotate, promoting previously published books of MIW members.
Sincerely,
Joanne Tailele, President
Jennie Weckelman, Secretary, Webmaster, Newsletter Editor
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