Lou Heckler entertained us as he shared techniques of story-telling he has used in his thirty-six years as a motivational speaker and coach. “Your unique voice is the right voice for you,” Heckler said. “Be nosy. Ask questions. Ask people how they do what they're doing. And listen.” He also … Read More
Mohana Rajakumar shared with us a host of ideas to help market our writing, methods that have worked for her. She based her presentation on establishing your "Brand Story" by answering three questions: What are you passionate about? Who do you want to read your book? What types of readers … Read More
WAG member, successful author, and architect Ron Hasse had this to say about Crummer's August 7 presentation: "Art Crummer has a magical way of combining music with wise words about writing. He told us how to write a first sentence and why. His talk had a lot to do with … Read More
Nancy Rankie Shelton, professor, researcher, and writer, showed us how the process she used in writing her memoir, 5-13: A Memoir of Love, Loss and Survival, can be used by anyone writing a personal story of surviving a lost love. Her book details her husband's battle with lung cancer, which was … Read More
Hartley Stevens, author of the Tales of the Cable Counties Thriller series, presented the nuts and bolts of launching his first two books, Buck Wild and Absolute Bull. His April 2016 launch party, attended by more than 300 people, resulted in the sale of over 200 books. His book-launch event … Read More
From looking at thousands of manuscripts over the last decade, Belea Keeney has identified the five most common mistakes writers make. 1. Problems with point of view (POV). The writer must establish with the reader which character's head the writer is in. The omniscient narrator is out of fashion with … Read More
“Write what you know,” Fiordalisi said. Accurate details of the business or industry in which your book is set will increase your book’s credibility. You may think your work experience unworthy of a story, but others will disagree. Secretaries, for example, have a wealth of knowledge they can base a … Read More
