The Matheson History Museum and the Writers Alliance of Gainesville (WAG) teamed up to present the second “Scribes of the Sunshine State” program. Four distinguished authors -- Mary Wood Bridgman, Jack E. Davis, Kate Dupes Hawk, and Darlene Marshall -- shared how Florida inspired their writing. See their bios below. … Read More
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
The Alachua County Library invited WAG authors to participate in their "Local Author Showcase" held at the Headquarters Library in downtown Gainesville. WAG members Stephen Smitherman and Sandra Gail Lambert were among the five authors who spoke about their books during in the morning session, 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM. … 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
October 1 - 2, 2016 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For the second year in a row, WAG participated in the Thornebrook Village Art Festival. The work of artist Roz Miller, WAG's program coordinator, was selected for this year's poster (above) by the Gainesville Fine Arts Association, the sponsor of … Read More
