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Writers’ Mill Minutes 20190915
Writers’ Mill Minutes September 15th 2019
Only 12 people attended Sunday’s meeting – perhaps we need to encourage more new member to join us and stay with us, or else we need to encourage you to brave the weather. If you weren’t at the meeting and feel we’re not addressing your needs, please reply to this email and let me know what you would like us to do differently. We are WRITERS HELPING WRITERS and this is YOUR group. Continue reading Writers’ Mill Minutes 20190915
Writers’ Mill Minutes 20190818
Our August meeting was fairly sparsely attended (only around 12 people), but those of you who missed it missed two excellent presentations—one from Jim on ProWritingAid, and one from Ria on emergency preparedness. So, whether you think your latest novel or your home and family are fully prepared or not, you should make sure to read these minutes! Continue reading Writers’ Mill Minutes 20190818
Writers’ Mill Minutes 20190721
Thanks to Ria for leading July’s meeting and taking these excellent minutes. Wish I hadn’t missed the meeting!
Writers’ Mill Minutes, July 2019
The meeting came to order timely at 1:00pm. In attendance were two guest speakers, Mollie Hunt and Jason Brick. Both came early to the conference room to set up displays of their books and brand, and meet and greet our writers as they arrived. Continue reading Writers’ Mill Minutes 20190721
Itty Bitty Writing Space, anthologies, queries, promotion: Jason Brick July 2019
How Jason Brick Got Started:
He is a martial artist and ended up writing a piece for a premier martial arts magazine. Admittedly, he will write for anyone within pretty much any venue, but Jason has a special enthusiasm and natural affinity for martial arts, since he himself is a martial arts specialist and he has two sons who are also involved in martial arts. He told me prior to the start of our meeting that he traveled to Malaysia in 2016 to write a piece for a travel magazine, but also so he and his sons would have the unique opportunity of visiting a country with a completely different lifestyle and culture very different from living here in the United States. He said it was an amazing experience for him and his sons, one which he will always treasure, plus he got paid to be there! Continue reading Itty Bitty Writing Space, anthologies, queries, promotion: Jason Brick July 2019
Writing, Marketing and Publishing a Mystery: Mollie Hunt July 2019
Mollie Hunt is an accomplished writer and has been showered with accolades, which include: For Cat’s Paw (third in her mystery series featuring Lynley Cannon) finalist for the 2016 Mystery & Mayhem Book Award; fifth in the series, Cat Café won the World’s Best Cat Litter-Ary Award in 2019. Mollie is a member of the Oregon Writers’ Colony, Sisters in Crime, Willamette Writers, the Cat Writers’ Association, and NIWA. She is a native Oregonian and lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband and several cats. Like her Cozy Cat Mystery heroine, Lynley Cannon, she volunteers at a cat shelter.
Part 1: Writing a Mystery
First decide whether or not you are going to write a stand-alone mystery or a series. Questions you need to ask yourself: Continue reading Writing, Marketing and Publishing a Mystery: Mollie Hunt July 2019
Writers’ Mill Minutes 201906
Writers’ Mill Minutes 20190616 16th June 2019
Our Writers’ Mill meeting fell on Father’s Day, and those members unable to take time out missed an excellent and inspiring talk about editing from Donna Reynolds, plus the chance for one-on-one advice, fantastic snacks from Robin, and a most productive discussion about our upcoming anthology. Continue reading Writers’ Mill Minutes 201906
Writers’ Mill Minutes May 2019
Writers Mill Minutes May 19th 2019
Seventeen members attended our first “bring your own words” workshop at May’s meeting and we’d love to have your feedback: Do you want to do this again? Continue reading Writers’ Mill Minutes May 2019
Inspiration with Carolyn Martin, April 2019
Carolyn Martin should need no introduction; but for anyone who’s not been to one of Carolyn’s Writers’ Mill workshops before, she’s a Portland poet with an absolutely beautiful website (just follow the link in her name), and some equally beautiful books of poetry, including a Penchant for Masquerades, which has only just come out. Continue reading Inspiration with Carolyn Martin, April 2019