At the WAG General Meeting on October 9, panelists Pat Caren, Kimberley E. Mullins and Wendy Thornton (right to left in photo) -- all are members of WAG -- described their participation in previous NaNoWriMo events. The panelists summed up how to write a novel in 30 days. The program … 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
On the 1st Sunday in December, Bacopa Literary Review's editorial board and local writers read from the newly published edition of WAG's annual literary journal. Editor-in-Chief Mary Bast and Associate Editor Susie Baxter facilitated the program. Bacopa continues to garner national and international recognition with almost fifteen hundred submissions in … Read More
The staff and Board of Directors of the Matheson History Museum invited local authors and members of the community to celebrate the holidays with food, shopping, book signings, and a cookie baking contest. Attendees took advantage of the Matheson's gift shop sale (25% for museum members, 20% off for all … Read More
Immediate Past President, Susie Baxter, (center) presents mock book "Herding Cats" to Kimberley Mullins, President, as Mallory O'Connor, Vice President, looks on. Kimberley E. Mullins, President Kimberley Mullins is a Jacksonville, Florida, native and has enjoyed reading and writing since her early childhood. She began her writing career while … 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
