2003 Re-Cap -
We always
seem to have fun, and this year hasn't been any different. Dr. Terry Engels spoke with us about using dialogue in January.
We were to write pieces using as much dialogue as possible to convey the situation, place, and actions of our characters.
Warren produced a speaker on self-publishing in February.
In April, Shannon Vannater shared her experiences with various publishing houses, and in May Dr. Dennis Bennet gave us an
update on progress his agent is making with a publisher. Whew! When Dennis finally gets this book in print,
we will all celebrate with him.
For our June meeting, Mark Magie, owner of seven local newspapers
in Central Arkansas, gave us an overview of the news business. In July, Patsy Larue talked of her experiences in submitting
to magazines. We were all duly impressed - she has a huge colleciton of clips! Our August assignment was
to follow up on Patsy's advice and create an article or story and find at least two markets for it.
September re-hashed the conference, and in October Winford Wallace
brought us a speaker from Harding Press with an overview of the printing process. In addition, our assignment was for
a single page descriptive essay or segment.
November concentrated on business, with decisions made on several
things such as the conference, the web site, and programs for the coming year. Some members brought up a few things
that they want the members to be considering, and will bring them up later in the year.
The December meeting was special. We brought food, family,
and something to be read. As our tradition dictated, the written pieces were unidentified, and placed into a basket
as each member arrived. After dinner, each member picked something from the basket and read it out loud - then we had
to figure out who the author was. Rhonda added a fun twist to this - we each voted on our three favorites and
the top three took home Hastings gift cards. We all liked this addition, and voted to add it to our activities next
December.
Stay tuned for another great year!
