MONTHLY meeting # 19 JANUARY 22 nd , 2013 6:30 – 8:30pm
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MONTHLY MEETING # 19
JANUARY 22ND, 20136:30 – 8:30PMWELCOME !!!
AGENDA
MEETING AGENDA
• WELCOME / INTROS FOR NEW MEMBERS (10 MIN) • FUTURE MONTHLY MEETING LOCATIONS
• Feb. – May. 2014 (5 MIN) • SFFJAX PROJECTS - STATUS / EFFORTS TO DATE (15 MIN)• BREAK (15 MIN)• GROUP WORK (60 MIN)
• 15 MINUTES TO READ / REVIEW YOUR WRITING
• WRAP UP (10 MIN)• NEXT MTG: Feb. 19th
Feb. 19th, Mar. 19th & Apr. 30th Mtgs
Beaches Regional Branch600 3rd StreetNeptune Beach, FL 32250Community Room(904) 241-1141
May 29th Mtg
Southeast Library Branch10599 Deerwood Park BlvdJacksonville, FL 32256Rooms A & B(904) 996-0325
PROJECTS
SFFJAX PROJECTS – LATEST STATUS:• LOGO – AVAILABLE ON MERCHANDISE (ZAZZLE) • WEBSITE – FOR FUTURE RECRUITING / ONLINE PRESENCE (SITA)
• WWW.SFFJAXWRITERSGROUP.COM• COMMUNITY LIBRARY (MEMBERS CHECK IN/OUT BOOKS) (STEVEE) • E-MAIL REGISTRY (FOR SMALLER GROUP EFFORTS / REQUESTS) (KEVIN) • ON-LINE FOLDERS FOR UPLOADING WORK / CRITIQUES (KEVIN )
• DROP BOX • FACEBOOK & MEETUP - USAGE / LEVERAGE (TIM) • PARTICIPATION / RECRUITMENT – HOW DO GET MORE? (TIFFANY) • GUEST SPEAKERS / PRESENTERS (TIM) • FUTURE EXERCISES / CONTESTS (Sentence starters) • UPCOMING CONVENTIONS –
JAN. 25 = Author Workshop by Liz Coursen– Jax / Univ. Park Library 630-1265
APR. 20 = North FL Comic Con / Jax – http://orthfloridacomiccon.com MAR. 21-23 = MEGACON / Orlando - http://megaconvention.com JUL. 18-20 = ANCIENT CITY CON / Jax ~ http://ancientcitycon.com Search ANIMECONS.COM
SFFJAX Writers Library
AVAILABLE BOOKS (email TS):• What Not to Say by Linda J. Beam• Queries & Submissions by Thomas Clark• A Manual of Writers Tricks by David L. Carroll• Grammar Smart by the Staff of the Princeton Review• Roget’s Super Thesaurus by Marc McCutcheon• The Synonym Finder by J.I. Rodale• Flip Dictionary by Barbara Ann Kipfer • Descriptionary (A Thematic Dictionary) by Marc McCutcheon• Jump Start your Book Sales by Marilyn & Tom Ross• Keep your Brain Alive by Lawrence C. Katz & Manning Rubin• Monsters – A Field Guide to Blood-thirsty Beasts by Dave Elliott• A Memoir of the Craft of Writing by Stephen King• The Science of Harry Potter by Roger Highfield • 1001 Ways to Market your Book by John Kremer• Grammar Gremlins by Don K. Ferguson• Grammatically Correct by Anne Stilman • Self Publishing by Marilyn Ross• The Complete Guide to Writing Fiction and Non-Fiction and Getting it Published by Pat Kubis & Bob Howland• Writers Market Reference Guide by Barbara Kuroff, Donya Dickerson & Megan Lane• Word Lovers book of Unfamiliar Quotations by Wesley D. Camp• Manuscript Submission by Scott Edelstein• The Writers Handbook by Sylvia K. Burack • Writer’s Encyclopedia by Amanda Boyd, Thomas Clark, Peter Blocksom, Jo Gilbert, Bruce Woods & Megan Lane• Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers by David Borcherding • The Writer’s Complete Fantasy Reference by Terry Brooks• The Writers Digest Guide to Good Writing by Thomas Clark, Bruce Woods, Peter Blocksom, and Angela Terez • How to Write Horror, Fantasy and Science Fiction by JN Williamson• Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Digest Guide by Orson Scott Card• Bullies, Bastards & Bitches (How to write bad guys of fiction) by Jessica Page Merrell• Plot & Structure by James Scott Bell
MEMBERS (241)
• TS Robinson• Steve Cook• Kevin Pettway• Michelle Grant• Stevee Espling• Kevin (Meetup)• Carmen (Meetup)• Jim Guyer• Frank “Doodle” Willis• Dennis Wilson• Daisy Lloyd• James Hance• Brian Wolf• Jan Marie• Coffin Joe• Felar Cyzarine• Linda Vernon• Larry Kokko
BLUE = Artists PURPLE = Conventions / Media RED = Published Writers
• Kallahann Shaw• Bill Hatfield• Ancient City Con• Melisende D’Outremer• Ann Morris• Donnie Tracey• Kevin Ranson• Robert Horton• Melanie Pronia• Trista Woolard• Herman Nazworth• Glenda Finkelstein• Danny Murphy• Penny Jones• Elissa Malcohn• Fangie Fang• Thomas White• Kit MacConnell• Joey Jordan
• Charlie Patton• Max Valentonis• Stan Morrison• Kelly Thompson• Doris Ross• Tmonique Stephens• Richard Hughes• Necronomicon Con• Michael Wiley• Sarah Jo Coryell• Andreka Byers• Kathy Nappier• Terminus Comic• Tony Finkelstein• Chris Jackson• Brenda Cothern• Joseph White• Tory Michaels• Dawn Tuller
MEMBERS – CONTINUED (241)
• Henry Livingston• Raquel Ramirez• Lisa Gastineau• Timothy Snyder• Sun Coast Comics• Kevin Coryell• Lloyd Brown III• Larry Jordan• Max Michaels• Lavenia Boswell• Jackie King• K.M. Asano• Deb Osorio• Pamela Rummel• Linda Rondeau• Rafer Russell• Loft Bar• Jim Draper
• Linda Cowden• Sly Otter• E Rose Sabin• Dina Saraj• Jj Three Lyrics• Steven Spoons• Grant McMullen (Web)• Michelle Exom• Tricia Sparks• Brandon Richey• Lisa Eve• Vic DiGenti• Setsuna Kiske• Richard Lee Byers• Jay Adams • Lanny Smith• Peter Butcavage• Charles Urbach• Lakisha Spletzer
• Tony Cincotta• Rebecca Waters• Artist Series• Pop Retrorama• Nicole S. Brown• Comic Con Plus Jax• A.D. Duling• Jerrod Brown• Tim Wilson• Sergio Del Bionco• Kristen Montalto• Joshua Thomas• Paula Sangare• Christian Pomroy• Bryan Thompson• Donna Calhoun• Christine Alger (MegaCon)• Greg Hopkins (Comics)• Kendra Maxwell-Duncan
BLUE = Artists PURPLE = Conventions / Media RED = Published Writers
Monthly Writers E-mail List
CRITIQUES
• [email protected] = TS Robinson [email protected] = Winfield Strock • [email protected] = Jeff Harmon [email protected] = Debbie Elliott• [email protected] = Stevee Espling [email protected] = Shasta Williams• [email protected] = Kevin Murphy [email protected] = Adam Davis• [email protected] = Kevin Pettway [email protected] = Ed Kleckner• [email protected] = Steve Cook [email protected] = John Carter• [email protected] = Brian Reed [email protected]• [email protected] = Lloyd Brown [email protected] = TD Dixon• [email protected] = Bethany [email protected] = Stephen Stokes• [email protected] = Lola Lariscy [email protected] = David Heringer• [email protected] = Sohail Gani [email protected] = Nathan Boeckman• [email protected] = Raquel Ramirez [email protected] = Clinton Lowery• [email protected] = Kevin Smith• [email protected] = Daniel Cross• [email protected] = Shannon O’Neil• [email protected] = Tori Tesori • [email protected] = Jessica Lee• [email protected] = AE Kalquist (Bethany)• [email protected] = Sita Romero• [email protected] = Sora Bick• [email protected] = Kenneth Porter• [email protected] = Tim LeClair • [email protected] = Holly McCall• [email protected] = Kenneth Fees• [email protected] = Frank Gambles• [email protected] = Hojo • [email protected] = Priscilla Weaver• [email protected] = Sharon Bennett• [email protected] = Mary Svoboda• [email protected] = John Carter• [email protected] = Veronica Kosyakov• [email protected] = Michael Calhoun• [email protected] = Doug Geyer• [email protected] = Kameisha Bailey
EDITING• Stevee Espling • Jeff Harmon• Kevin Smith• Holly McCall BRAINSTORMING• Stevee Espling • Steve Cook• Brian Reed• Kevin Murphy• Kevin Smith
A WRITERS AVG ANNUAL INCOME
The majority of authors make less than $1,000 a year, according to a new report from Digital Book World. Almost 80% of self-published authors and more than half of traditionally published authors earn less than $1,000 a year, according to the report. A little more than 40 percent of hybrid authors (both traditionally published and self-published) made less than $1,000 a year and not surprisingly 90 percent of the aspiring authors made nothing. The research revealed that only 10 percent of traditionally published authors made more than $20,000 a year and 5 percent of self-published authors made more than $20,000 a year.
WRAP UP
• NEXT MEETING: • February 19th, 2014 • Beaches Regional Branch LIBRARY (see Slide 3)• 6:30-8:30PM
FUTURE AGENDA IDEAS & TOPICS = (email TS)
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT = SENTENCE STARTERS ( SEE NEXT PAGE)
HOMEWORK
SENTENCE STARTERS (250 – 500 WORDS):
1.He overturned tables, smashed furniture, bringing to a boil the full extent of his fury.2.The tiny craft shook violently as the engines signaled their fast and terribly inconvenient failure.3.He snapped the window shade shut, praying he wasn't noticed.4.It wasn't fair.5.The sharp crack of thunder overhead told Elizabeth that this was just the beginning of a long, miserable night.6.The clouds parted slightly and sunlight filtered down for the first time in what felt like ages.7.They called her "the foreigner," and she knew why.8.The vicious snaps and guttural snarls were coming from around the corner.9.It was a good day to die. 10. What the hell happened here? 11. Bam! 12. A chill ran down my spine as I realized I stood in a puddle of blood. 13. Oblivion was coming in a wooden box.
12 Things I Wished I Had Known When I Started Writing – by Ben Bova
1. WRITE EVERYDAY2. READ WIDELY3. WRITE ABOUT WHO YOU KNOW4. CHARACTER + PROBLEM = STORY5. NO VILLAINS6. START IN THE MIDDLE7. THE CHAIN OF PROMISES8. USE ALL 5 SENSES9. POINT OF VIEW10.MAKE YOUR MANUSCRIPT R
EADABLE11.STUDY THE MARKETS12.COVER LETTERS