Maryka writes historical fiction based on real characters, so her talk began with the world of historical research. First, how do you prepare to write your historical novel? You’ll need to delve into the past, perhaps using:
Continue reading Research, a talk by Maryka BiaggioSome of use have used Weebly, some WordPress, some Blogger, some Wix, some googlesites… Zita recommended Weebly; it may not be the most robust, but it’s easy and it keeps up with the times—use of images, handheld devices to read webpages etc. She followed up her recommendation with an excellent demonstration of what it has to offer. Here is my attempt at interpreting her instructions, for anyone wanting to “try this at home.” Continue reading How to make a website in a hour: notes from Zita Podany’s talk, March 17th 2019
With sunshine and St Patrick’s Day providing alternative attractions, only 12 of us made it to March’s Writers’ Mill meeting, which means a lot of us missed out on Zita Podany’s excellent demonstration of how to create a professional looking website in JUST ONE HOUR ! I tried to take good notes, which I’ll include at the end of these minutes. Continue reading Writers’ Mill Minutes 201903
Snow didn’t quite cancel February’s meeting, but it did cause many people to stay away. Sadly our speaker was unable to stay for the meeting too, as weather and roads deteriorated and she faced a long drive home. So Sheila learned how to use a laptop attached to the audiovisual system, and those people who did make it to the meeting had the opportunity to see each other’s websites, blogs and internet pages. Our website includes a (rather outdated) list of links at: http://portlandwritersmill.org/links/member-links/ (just click on Links above). Meanwhile, here are the ones we visited or talked about during the meeting. Continue reading Writers’ Mill Minutes 201802