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NOVEMBER 2020 GUEST NEWSLETTER
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING! GUESTS, MEETING DATE CHANGE! November's Meeting will be one week later than usual. Please see more below.
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B O O K O F T H E M O N T H
A tale of kindness, friendship and acceptance.
Owlivia is a new owl in the neighborhood and lonely. As she flies over a group of small Burrowing Owls, she sees them playing in the burrow. She tries to make friends with them, but they refuse because she looks different. Even so, Owlivia does acts of kindness for the owls, and saves a baby owl from great danger. The other owls are thankful to Owlivia for her kindness. The story is a tale of friendship that prevails even when individuals look different. Resources for teachers, parents, and children about empathy, kindness, and friendship are included at the end of the book.
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About the author:
Dr. Dolores Burton is an award-winning author of seven books. As a Fulbright Senior Scholar, she worked nationally and internationally to improve teaching and learning for students of all ages. Her writing reflects her passion for helping all students succeed. The Complete Guide to RtI: An Implementation Toolkit (2011), Mathematics, the Common Core, and RtI: An Integrated Approach to Teaching in Today's Classrooms (2013) contain instructional strategies for teachers and parents. A middle-grade chapter book, A Story of Courage: Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, was published in 2017.
Her picture books: But You Don't Look Like Me!; Bully Billy Is Back! The Burrowing Owls Are Worried; Big Bad Barry: Does He Really Want to Be a Bully?; and NEW hard cover But You Don't Look Like Me! A Tale of Kindness and Friendship use owl characters to demonstrate kindness, acceptance of individual differences and research based anti-bullying strategies.
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NEW MEETING DATE FOR NOVEMBER
THIS MEETING ONLY
Weds Nov. 18, 6-8 p.m.
at Mackle Park, Marco Island and on Zoom.
Meeting details, map and directions below, in another section. This month we shall have an "open mike nite" members are encouraged to write 750 words or less for their readings. Please contact Joanne, our President, to get on the schedule, time slots are limited. IMPORTANT, you will also need to provide a copy prior to the meeting so we can add it to the Zoom white-board and meeting attendees can follow along as you read. It is too difficult to rely upon the microphone alone. If you will be attending via Zoom please be sure to email your work, pdf format, at least several days before the meeting Contact Joanne
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ALSO PLEASE, RENEW OR START YOUR MEMBERSHIP NOW!
We are beginning to collect NOW for 2021 membership, $55.00 per year. Consider the benefits: Book Of The Month & direct marketing access through Farmer's and other markets or fairs; your books promoted on our website; special programs; reciprocity with other writing groups; workshops; tips and resources; early bird conference access and discounts; sign-ups; speakers; newsletter; networking and learning from other members; & more.
If you are current members, we do not need new applications, just send your check to Betsy.
NEW members still need the application
Payee: Marco Island Writers Inc.
Mail to : Marco Island Writers % Betsy Perdichizzi
1200 Butterfly Court; Marco Island, FL 34145
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ZOOM MEETING INSTRUCTIONS:
Join Zoom Meeting BY COMPUTER OR IN PERSON, NOV 18, 6 p.m. EST
Meeting ID: 853 1114 8256; Passcode: 810351
You will have a better experience if you use your computer, however, you may also use your mobile phone:
One tap mobile
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Dial by your location
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Meeting ID: 853 1114 8256; Passcode: 810351
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December Meeting will be Weds,
Dec 9, 6-8 P.M.
and we will have a small party celebration with holiday themed readings from members. Same sign-up procedure, CONTACT JOANNE, and 750 words or less, holiday theme. Members may want to recycle their holiday writing creation to also enter a holiday contest sponsored by the Florida Writers Foundation.
COLORS OF THE HOLIDAYS WRITING COMPETITION
The FWF team has a creative new idea for a fundraiser, the Colors of the Holidays writing competition. To see the contest details, click on link for more info.
Enter or More Info Here [will only open for members]
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WE ARE BACK AT OUR REGULAR MEETING PLACE ON MARCO ISLAND, MACKLE PARK COMMUNITY CENTER, 1361 Andalusia Terrace; Marco Island, Fl 34145, Directions and Map LINK
We will also be using ZoomMeeting again, for Nov 18, and for the immediate future, so be sure to use your invitation credentials link below & future newsletters. Not only do we want to make your meeting more comfortable, we are hoping to have more of our seasonal members be able to join in. Also, new people interested in what we do. See information below for how to join via your computer or your phone.
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C A N C E L L A T I O N S :
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FARMER'S MARKET & SATELLITE GROUPS
TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED
Once the virus is under control, we expect to be back to a normal routine beginning in the Fall of 2021. Meantime, we have our website, newsletter, Zoom and regular meetings to look forward to.
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LIZ CONNIE
B o a r d M e m b e r s S t e p p i n g D o w n.
Our special thanks go out to Liz Noyes, who served two years as President and Chairman of both the Anthology and Young Writers, and Connie Gaertner who served as Treasurer for at least five years.
Both of your many efforts are greatly appreciated. Connie and Liz will continue to be members and support the group in other ways.
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.
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Mystery Buddy Joanne & Buddy
L i t e r a c y B u d d i e s - W e N e e d Y O U !
We have 362 children that need a Buddy! Are you that Buddy? If you would like to sign up for an additional child, please CONTACT ME.
Feel free to forward this email to your neighbors & friends! We need your help!
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N E W B O O K S J U S T O U T ! !
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M e m b e r ' s C o r n e r
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
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Book of the Month is OPEN for 2021 member entries.
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.)
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DON'T FORGET THIS RECENT OPPORTUNITY !!
WRITERS ON THE AIR. Please forward submissions to Contact Link
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OUR EXCLUSIVE MEMBERS ONLY MATERIALS:
The problem with advertising books on Facebook Click Here for the Full Article
Reedsy offers many free courses to authors, FREE online courses by Reedsy CLICK HERE
How to : Using Memory vs Backstory
News from our copyright attorney, Anne Dalton: The Copyright Office has created a brand-new copyright registration option for short, online literary works such as online articles, blogs, and social media posts. Copyright Circular
Melinda VanLone's informational work, Copyright Issues, The Rights Way
Rich Goldhaber's meeting presentation Formatting Word to Publish
Grammar for us all! Submitted to us by our member Vince D'Angelo Embarrassing Grammar Mistakes Thanks Vince!
Self-editing, Notes from Sheila Athens presentation on Jan 8, 2020. Handout by Sheila
Independent Publishing Tips, this is such a good article! 20 Literary Journals Always Open to Submissions
Joanne Tailele's recent presentation What the heck is deep P.O.V.?
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
- Promotion of your books, short stories, essays, poetry via newsletter & website
- Exclusive Members Only Edition Newsletter (extras the guest newsletter does not have)
- Opportunities for display, sale and book signings at events such as Markets, Fairs & Meetings
- Reciprocity with Gulf Coast Writers and Pine Island Writers
- Fantastic moral support and comradeship with other writers
- Sub-groups such as poetry and critiques
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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