PACIFIC NORTHWEST WRITERS ASSOCIATION
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SEPTEMBER 2013 E-NOTES:
E-Notes is your monthly electronic newsletter full of the latest news about the literary world. Our newsletter is a PNWA Member Benefit.
Please send us an email if you would like to place an announcement in next month's E-Notes: enotes@pnwa.org
(However, please note that this email address is not regularly monitored. For any questions or comments, please email pnwa@pnwa.org)
(Announcements must be received by the 19th of
the previous month to be included).
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PNWA NEWS: September Member Workshop and Meeting Next Thursday, September 12, 2013 @ 7:00pm
King County Library Service Center
960 Newport Way NW Issaquah, WA 98027
Speaker: Mary Buckham Topic: Characters: What Writers Need to Think About Before They Start Writing We'll learn where our default characters come from. How to write the same but different. Why understanding a character's value/belief system can make a HUGE difference in creating a compelling story and more.
Mary Buckham is an award-winning romantic-suspense author and author of the INVISIBLE RECRUIT Urban Fantasy series. She is co-author of BREAK INTO FICTION™: 11 Steps to Building a Story That Sells as well as the WRITING ACTIVE SETTING series for fiction writers. Mary co-founded www.WriterUniv.com, an online educational resource for writers and is a sought-after speaker and writing craft teacher for both online and live presentations throughout the United States and Canada. For more on Mary and her upcoming book releases, visit www.MaryBuckham.com
Click here for a schedule of all our upcoming member meetings! As a PNWA member, you have unlimited access to our monthly meetings AND our online archive of past meetings.
In addition to our member meetings, we have quite a few additional classes coming up this fall -- see below for details.
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PNWA's FALL WORKSHOP SERIES
It's autumn again in the Pacific Northwest, and we have several classes coming up in September, October, and November that you won't want to miss!
Click here for our full fall schedule. Classes are only $50 each, and PNWA members can buy three and get a fourth class FREE! All classes in the Fall Workshop Series will take place at the Writers' Cottage in Issaquah.
Sign up today!
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MEMBER NEWS:
PNWA deeply mourns the loss of two fine writers and members of our community this past summer.
Jane Lotter passed away on July 18. Incredibly, she wrote her own obituary for the Seattle Times, available here. The New York Times also featured a lovely piece last month on her life.
Jane's debut comic novel, The Bette Davis Club, was released shortly before her death and is now available in a quality paperback version or as an e-book on Amazon.com. It is also available as a paperback on BarnesandNoble.com. The Bette Davis Club was a first place winner in PNWA's 2009 Literary Contest.--- We also mourn the passing of Jeanette Cameron Keil. Jeanette was an insightful, valued member of a critique group that meets regularly at the Writers' Cottage. Her obituary in the Kitsap Sun can be found here. She was a cherished friend to many and a wonderful writer. Both Jane and Jeanette will be sorely missed. ---
PNWA members Vance Pumphrey and Ron Reid have started a writers' support/critique group in the North area, titled Northlake Fantasy & Science Fiction Writer's Guild. They will be meeting the first Tuesday of each month (tentative schedule).
The group is available on Meetup.com, or prospective members may contact Vance directly at: Pumphrey-v@comcast.net.
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PNWA member Michael Oborn is pleased to announce that his novel, The Complete Mystery of Matthew Alcott, received an Honorable Mention in the 2013 Readers' Favorite Book Awards!
Visit Michael at michaeloborn.com.
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PNWA member Kay Kenyon announces the publication of her new book, A Thousand Perfect Things. After ten science fiction novels, this is her first fantasy. The book is an epic tale of magic in a re-imagined England and India, when a Victorian woman takes on the scientific establishment, palace intrigues, ghosts and a great mutiny by marshaling the powers of magic. Kay will be signing at a Book For All Seasons in Leavenworth on Sept 7 at 1:00, at the PNBA Fall Trade Show Oct 8 and at several events at OryCon Nov 8-10.
More about Kay's work is available at www.kaykenyon.com.
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PNWA member AnneSweazy-Kulju announces, "the bad men from Bodie are here!" The release of Anne's newest historical fiction adventure, Bodie, is a summer read for all ages:
When two small-town sisters, the products of a broken foster care system, learn each other has been having the same recurring dream for years, they see a regression therapist to learn more. When the dream exposes shocking secrets and a century-old murder that happened in the most violent town in America's history, 'goodbye, God!' They're going to Bodie, in the California desert... and it just might get them killed. Based on a true story.
Bodie releases officially on September 17, 2013. Anne's publisher has made pre-release copies available through Tate Publishing's website, and on the author's own website @ www.Historical-Horse-Feathers.com. Visitors may read free excerpts for all of the author's novels, including Anne's debut historical fiction thriller, the thing with feathers, (enjoying 5-star reviews on Amazon!) and Anne's newest WIP, Grog Wars (first-place winner, March 2013, Writer'sType.com's "First Chapter Competition"). --- PNWA member Linda Moore Kurth has recently published four booklets on Kindle: Cousin Jimmy: A True Tale More or Less - A down-home tall tale about Cousin Jimmy, a real-life character. From tipping over multiple church benches during service, to picking up cows, he had a one-of-a-kind personality. Reminiscent of Garrison Keillor's storytelling. And a series: Life Lesson I Learned... Ballroom Dancing - Twelve life lesson the author learned as a beginning ballroom dancer. Even if you never get out on the dance floor, you're likely to find these lessons applicable to your own life. Singing in Church Choir - Spiritual as well as practical lessons learned while singing in church choir, accompanied by relevant Bible verses. Dealing with Chronic Pain - Twelve tips on dealing with chronic pain that can help alleviate the pain and improve your life. The author has had years of experience with this issue and learned to manage her pain and live a full life following these suggestions.
For details, visit Linda at www.lindamoorekurth.com.
---PNWA member Bonnie J. Hardy and her husband, Norman E. Hardy, are pleased to announce the publication of their new nonfiction book, Aging Loved Ones: A Guide to Organizing and Managing the Aging Process. Aging is a very personal process for every human being. Progressing into old age, however, creates a challenge, not just for the individual, but the family, partners, friends, and society. This guide will enable anyone charged with the responsibility of managing the aging process to gain an understanding of what may lie ahead, explore a variety of coping options, and avoid time-consuming and potentially expensive traps. Complementing the text, this guide includes access to a number of information collection sheets that enable the reader to capture pertinent details specific to their unique situation. As the reader moves through this process, they will compile a comprehensive package of information that reflects the evolving behaviors, abilities, and wishes of their loved one and serves as well to support timely and appropriate decision making throughout the aging process. You can access either Bonnie or Norm via their website: HardyWilsonInk.com.
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CLASSES/WORKSHOPS:
CERTIFICATE IN POPULAR FICTION 1
Taught by PNWA President Pam Binder
October 9 - December 11, 2013
Program Features
- Guest speakers, including notable published authors
and industry experts
- In-class writing exercises
- Critique of your work
- Year-end class anthology showcasing your writing
- Opportunity to submit your work to Stratus: Journal of Arts & Writing
Explore popular fiction, the backbone of the commercial fiction industry. Examine the art of captivating readers with strong plots, powerful scenes and three-dimensional characters. Learn how to construct a suspenseful and complex storyline and write believable dialogue. Master the development of the beginning, middle and end of your novel during three different courses dedicated to each section's development. Develop your popular fiction writing skills through the process of creating an initial first draft of a novel. Sign up today!
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WRITE YOUR NOVEL IN A MONTH
Saturdays, October 12th - December 7th
10:00 a.m. - 12 noon
No class 11/30
Is writing a novel one of your life-long dreams? Join this 8-week Bellevue College class as it hooks up with 100,000 writers worldwide for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). The first classes prepare you for the noveling process, with practice in characterization, setting, plot, voice, and dialogue. Then we're off and writing our 50,000 word manuscripts. During the last class we plan for revision. This is a great way to write your novel in a supportive environment. Cost $189.
--- INVESTING IN YOUR BOOK
with Terry Persun and Susan Wingate Join us as we learn to polish (revise) our stories and learn what publishing options are available and how to promote your story.
Polishing: Now that you've written your novel, how do you know what needs revision and what doesn't? How can you drive your good novel into breakout novel potential? There are definitive ways to approach revision that highlight your style and story. You have to know what to enhance and what to delete. This class will provide solutions to implementing critical revisions for your novel. Publishing in today's fast-moving e-publishing world: We will talk about different publishing options and the role of publishers, publicists and agents in our new landscape of publishing in the 21st Century. Promotion: How to promote your novel/stories now that they are out there for the whole world to read.
Anacortes Chamber Boardroom
(please do not contact Chamber)
819 Commercial Ave (upstairs), Anacortes, WA 98221
Cost: $25
Space is limited
Cash or check made payable to Susan Wingate
Register at http://armchair-epublishing.weebly.com/
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