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Janauary 2010 Wednesday, January 6th at 7:00 pmGuest Speaker: Charrie Hazard Topic: Creativity in Poetry Location: Carrollwood Barnes and Noble bookstore The meeting will feature guest speaker Charrie Hazard, who will present a workshop on creativity in poetry after the elections. Certainly, non-poets will also be able to implement some of these techniques into their writing as well! We will be better writers for it. Charrie is a TWA member who has recently published the award-winning novel, Falling into the Sun. This book was the top seller at the TWA booth during the St. Pete Times Festival of Reading this past October! Please check out Charrie’s book and her extremely interesting life story on her website: http://www.charriehazard.com/ Back to TopFebruary 2010 Wednesday, February 3rd at 7:00 pmGuest Speaker: John Capouya Topic: Biography Blitz Location: Carrollwood Barnes and Noble bookstore John Capouya is a professor of journalism and writing at the University of Tampa. He was formerly an editor at Newsweek, The New York Times, SmartMoney magazine and New York Newsday, among other publications. Though he has also been a sports writer, covering pro basketball, he knew nothing of wrestling and didn’t see his first pro match until he became intrigued by the story of Gorgeous George. http://www.booknoise.net/gorgeous/author.html Back to TopMarch 2010 Wednesday, March 3rd at 7:00 pmMeet & Mingle: TWA Members & Guests Topic: Party at Sandra Kischuk’s House Location: TWA Vice President's House Map Link Our current Vice-president and 2006-2007 past President, Sandra Kischuk will host the party at her home. Here is a great time to get to know some new people and refresh some old acquaintances. Everyone brings a dish of something to share, a bucket of chicken, cherry-pie, pizza, or if you are so inclined squirrel or possum, whatever you want. We’re not picky, if we don’t have to cook. TWA will supply the party-ware plus sodas, beer, wine, and ice. Back to TopApril 2010 Wednesday, April 7th at 7:00 pmSpeaker: Shawna Vercher Topic: “Turning a Book Into a Media Empire.” Location: Barnes and Noble in Carrollwood - Map Link Our speaker is Shawna Vercher the CEO of VTi-Media, http://www.vti-media.com a global media company. If you think cowboys are the only people who need to know about branding then you are in for a surprise. Shawna will explain how, with proper market branding, you can build a lasting and loyal readership of fans for your books. You will not want to miss this. Back to TopMay 2010 Wednesday, May 5th at 7:00 pmSpeaker: James Swain Topic: “Great Listeners make Great Writers” Location: Barnes and Noble in Carrollwood - Map Link We will have the national bestselling author, James Swain, for our May’s monthly meeting. Jim has received countless awards for his mystery novels, as well as, Langley Films recent purchase of his Tony Valentine novels for theatrical release. If you are not familiar with him, be sure to pick up one of his ten novels to read, and learn from a master. http://www.jimswain.com/ Back to TopJune 2010 Wednesday, June 2nd at 7:00 pmSpeaker: Joy Wellman Topic: True Crime Writing . . . More Dramatic than Fiction Location: Barnes and Noble in Carrollwood - Map Link We want to thank last month’s speaker Joy Wellman, whose talk, True Crime Writing . . . More Dramatic than Fiction, was enjoyed by all. Thank you for sharing with us. Back to TopJuly 2010 Wednesday, July 7th at 7:00 pmSpeaker: TWA 2010 Contest Committee Topic: TWA 2010-2011 Writers' Contest (A Horse of a Different Color) Location: Barnes and Noble in Carrollwood - Map Link It will be a Horse of a Different Color. The night will have a twist to it. Be sure to click on the tab for our newsletter, Write Connections, and read the plans for a fun and exciting night. In addition, we want to praise our Contest Committee for their hard work. They will be at our August meeting to give you more information about the TWA 2010-2011 Writers' Contest and can answer any questions you may have. Be there or be square! Back to TopAugust 2010 Wednesday September 1, 2010 at 7:00 pmSpeaker: John Taylor Topic: Mayhem, Murder, or just a bit of Mischief - Let's Write a Thriller Location: Barnes and Noble in Carrollwood - Map Link What is a thriller? What do publishers of mystery/thrillers want? Learn the answers and pick-up tips on how to write intriguing characters, create the proper pace to build the ultimate tension and essential elements of writing thrillers. Learn about mystery and thriller writing from our September speaker, John Taylor. This dynamite of a presenter and an accomplished author of six novels and recipient of the 2004 Eppie Award for best thriller and First Place for Mystery in the 2007 Royal Palm Literary Award will share his wisdom and experience, so mark your calendars. Back to Top |