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GENERAL PROGRAMS 2005 |
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General Meeting Location: John Germany Public Library, 900 N. Ashley Dr, Tampa, FL 33602 at 7 p.m. on the first Wednesday of the month. |
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January 2005
A former New Yorker who left a career in publicity to pursue her dream of becoming a full time writer, Miscione has achieved both critical and popular success with her thrillers featuring true crime writer Lydia Strong. Her debut novel, Angel Fire, was hailed as "gripping and terrifying" by Publishers Weekly and as "a real winner" in a starred review by Library Journal. Of The Darkness Gathers, Booklist reported, "The second in Miscione's series is a winner... An exciting story enriched by a glamorous writer-heroine who carries a Glock and know how to use it." When Twice, the latest entry in her series, was released last year, January Magazine called it "a compelling and creepy suspense novel." An accomplished public speaker at festivals, workshops, and conferences, Miscione has appeared on NBC, World Talk Radio, and at the St. Petersburg Times Festival of Reading. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, she grew up in Holland, England, and New Jersey and is a graduate of the New School for Social Research. She is a member of The Authors Guild, Mystery Writers of America, and Sisters In Crime (female mystery authors). Miscione and her husband live in Tampa Bay. February 2005 Wednesday, February 2 Staged readings of the four winning scripts in the Tampa Writers Alliance Annual Writing Contest were presented. THE WINNING SCRIPTS 1ST PAUL MAY.......................................................................... DISNEY SECRET SERVICE 2ND WARNER CONARTON..................................................................... STAGE (EN)NOIRE 3RD SANDRA KISCHUK.......................................................................... DREAM CATCHER HM CHRIS BATTLE............................................................. TASTES JUST LIKE CHICKEN March 2005 Wednesday, March 2 Poets Sandy McIntosh and Eileen Tabios discussed poetry and read from their works. April 2005 Wednesday, April 6 Featuring short and to-the-point presentations (with handouts), the Tampa Writers Alliance's Annual Writers Workshop were offered at the group’s monthly meeting. Topics presented by TWA members and friends included getting an editor's interest, online research methods, liability issues in writing and photography, self-publishing, and using photography in your writing. Five mini-seminars were designed to help all writers in areas of common concerns.
May 2005 Wednesday, May 4 On Outdoor Writing CAPTAIN FRED EVERSON, fishing boat charter captain, member of the Outdoor Writers Association of America, and author of two books and many outdoors magazine articles discussed "Outdoor Writing". A member of the Tampa Writers Alliance, Everson is a full time outdoor writer and fishing guide, fishing out of Bahia Beach Marina in Ruskin, Florida. His writing can be found at many of the fishing and hunting websites, and he recently published a book on fishing, Catch Snook! which has been praised by Sports Afield and the Tampa Tribune. June 2005 Wednesday, June 1 'What Having Your Own Website Can Do for You As A Writer'
July 2005 Wednesday, July 5 Kirt Dressler, President and CEO of Superior Writing Services, Inc. of Tampa, discussed the essential need for editing. Kirt’s credentials include being a successful creative writer, poet, ghostwriter, editor, and playwright. A must for writers working in non-fiction and fiction of all genres, including poetry, Kirt’s program will deliver an overview of the editing process and the avenues available for this critical step in the writing cycle. After self-editing, is it really important or necessary to involve a second party in the editing process before seeking publication? And where can the writer go for this type of help?
August 2005 Wednesday, August 3 Novelist Kal Rosenberg spoke on "Self-Promotion for Writers". Kal writes, "I'm the lonely TWA member who lives in Gainesville. My novel, Sold As Is (Behler Publications) is now in "pre-release." It will be released to the public in October. The setting is the car-salesman subculture in Miami's "Cocaine Cowboy" days. See http://behlerpublications.com/titles-rosenberg.asp, or e-mail me at 2kal4U@gru.net for info or an advance copy. "Not only is this book an authentic portrayal of the car-salesman world, but it's also about toe-to-toe arguments with God, magic powers, the clash of old philosophies and new ideas, and incurable mental illness. I like this book a lot. So does my Aunt Molly. "Also, at this year's Clockhouse Writer's Conference at Goddard College, I will be offering a workshop in 'The Art of Self-Promotion.' Thing is, after you're lucky enough to get your book in print, you think you are at the finish line, but soon learn you're back in the starting gate all over again. So you need a promo campaign or you are sunk. Unless you're a big name, the thing that best promotes your work is YOU." September 2005 Wednesday, September 7 Talks by crime specialists have been among the Tampa Writers Alliance’s most successful programs in recent years, popular with both mystery writers and writers in other genres. Tampa police detective DETECTIVE CHUCK MASSUCCI discussed "An Insider's Look at Police Work". Massucci’s wife, Julie, also a Tampa police detective, has previously addressed the group. Massucci has been a member of the Tampa Police Department for 15 years and a detective for nearly six years with major experience with the Narcotics Bureau. He worked with the QUAD Squad for six years and with the Federal Narcotics Task Force for four years. Operating undercover during this 10-year period, he worked on several cases that involved wire taps, national distribution groups, and international suppliers. Since June of 2003, he has been assigned to the Homicide Bureau where, as he puts it, “I have gained extensive experience in the investigation of death!” Massucci holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and a master’s degree in history from the University of South Florida. October 2005 Wednesday, October 5 "Doctor Karpman's Magic Formula for Drama and Suspense" was the title of Zephyrhills-based writer and writing coach Warner Conarton’s presentation to the Tampa Writers Alliance on Wednesday, October 5, building on a similar program he offered the group in 2004. Conarton is the former coordinator of the twice-monthly Tampa Writers Alliance Critique Group and currently the group's Poetry Workshop Coordinator. He says that understanding a common pattern which runs through many relationships can help writers build drama and suspense.
November 2005 Wednesday, November 2 Monsters, the Supernatural, Space Travel, Parallel Dimensions…
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