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September Meeting Canceled
Hello All,
Due to many members having family emergencies, I am canceling the September meeting. I also sent a notice to the mailing list, so hopefully you will receive the message in time.
***** IMPORTANT NOTE *****
Those who participated in the September critique will get feedback via email.
*****IMPORTANT NOTE *****
My prayers go out to those coping with [...]
URGENT!! GWG August Meeting Update
Hello All,
Just a reminder that tomorrow, Aug 26, is the writers group meeting; however, the location has changed. The United Way conference room in unavailable until September as their fundraising campaign has begun and their supplies are stored in the conference room for the duration.
I have searched high and low for a new location to [...]
Beautiful Books by Blurb
Recently, while discussing a joint-design project, one of my colleagues alerted me to a new company called Blurb. One of his clients recently had a book produced by Blurb and my friend was amazed at the price and quality.
“Blurb is a company and a community that believes passionately in the joy of books – reading [...]
July Proclaimed Writers Month
We did it.
With the tireless efforts of Bev Browning of the Anhinga Writers trio, Alachua county writers are now the proud owners of the month of July.
On Tuesday, July 15, Commissioner Mike Byerly presented to representatives from the Anhinga Writers Studio, Gainesville Writers Group and the Writers Alliance of Gainesville the proclamation declaring the month [...]
2009 STM Report shows E-book on the Rise
If you have the time and access to iTunes, download the STM 2.03 E-Books 2009, “E-Book Trends: An Industry Analyst’s Viewpoint” podcast by Kaveh Bazargan of River Valley Technologies. This podcast is chock full of useful info on the ebook trends of the future.
“A high level review of E-Books, covering how people are using them, [...]
Janet McGuire Hendershot Novel Flicker of Freedom to be Published by Sapphire Blue
Janet McGuire Hendershot, of “No sex, no profanity, just plot, and lots of it!” fame, is publishing her novel, Flicker of Freedom, with Sapphire Blue Publishing.
This 70-something mother of five is ecstatic as “All the work rewriting my novel has evidently paid off.”
Mrs. McGuire Hendershot also won 2nd place for her novel, Dangerous World, in [...]
Month of July Proclaimed Writers Month for Alachua County
Thanks to the hard work of Beverly Browning of Anhinga Writer’s Studio, Alachua County writers now have a month all to themselves.
On Tuesday, July 14 at 5:00 p.m., local writers and friends, invited by the Board of County Commissioners of Alachua County, will be honored for their profession with a proclamation designating the month of [...]
Fiction Factor: The Online Magazine for Fiction Writers
Fiction Factor touts itself as being the online magazine for fiction writers
“Every month we will feature tips on writing better fiction, articles on improving your writing, tips on fiction writing, learn to write a novel and get stories published, promoting and marketing your fiction and much more!”
Filled [...]
Scrivener: Top Writing Software for Mac Users
So…What is it?
“Scrivener is a word processor and project management tool created specifically for writers of long texts such as novels and research papers. It won’t try to tell you how to write – it just makes all the tools you have scattered around your desk available in one application.”
Created by a 2-man team based [...]
Lisa Unger Thrills the Sunshine State
Just back from touring New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Delaware, the popular thriller author, Lisa Unger is now heading back to her home state of Florida to present her latest novel, Die for You.
Best known for her books Beautiful Lies, Sliver of Truth and Black Out, Unger has topped the bestseller lists of [...]
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