7-23-09 writer group

7/23/09 writer group meeting. We had 9 present, and some of these were repeat visitors from the last meeting! It was great seeing some new faces and hearing them read their stories! We will be glad when Ann returns from her summer off. She ran the group smoothly by rustling up guest speakers and giving writing assignments. Now that Moonpie and Dr. Letson are “fill ins” they see what the leader’s job really is! On to the notes. Attendees were: C. Palmer, L. Jackson, MoonPie, Chelsea Yates, Ray Edwards, L. Letson, Trish Watson, Claudie Ellard, and Mary Ellen Thornton.

Stories read today were:

*) “ShamWow” by Moonpie
*) “Serberus vs. Basilisk” by Chelsea Yates
*) “Anna” by Trish Watson (this was from a book her writers group assembled when she lived in Ireland)
*) “The General” by Claudie Ellard
*) “Patient at Bin Bah Island ” by L. Letson
*) “My school teacher friend in Memphis” by L. Jackson

Our stories ran the gamut from humor to fantasy to true life. I always enjoy what everyone writes and the variety is astounding. I find out so much about everyone from what they write and share with us. Chelsea is our youngest member so far, at age 14. She has been writing since age 4! Our next scheduled guest speaker on August 13th. is Mr. Martin Foster from Huntsville. He will tell us about his book, Night Café. If you wish to check it out ahead of time, he has donated a copy to the Scottsboro Public Library.

July 9, 2009 writer group meeting

An exceptional meeting with 18 present! As guest speaker, we had Debra Webb, originally from Skyline Mountain and Paint Rock Valley. She told us how she began writing as a girl, and ended up a successful romantic suspense author. She told us about the New York publishing world, finding an agent, and also how she gets ideas for her novels.

6-25-09 meeting notes

Five present! Moon Pie and Linda Jackson read their selections for the group. We had visitors today, Mr.and Mrs. John Baty from Mentone, Alabama. Mr. Baty wrote, edited,and self-published a fine book, Fox Hunting in Dekalb county.