FWA River City Writers Group
(Jacksonville)

April 9, 2013 SE Library 7 pm

On April 9, 2013, our speaker will be Author Linda Schilling Mitchell (Dear Miss Schneider, Please Excuse Walter) presents “Getting the Gigs.” How to land interviews, articles, book signings, and speaking engagements, as you promote your book. Linda spent 30 years in the hospitality/hotel industry, as catering director, director of sales & marketing, and general manager. She uses this wealth of experience to increase her book sales, expand her network, and support our community of writers along the way.


· Generating leads. Whom to target for your specific book.

· Tools and resources available to promote your book.

· How to make a good presentation at a book signing or event.

When considering how to market your book, “think outside the box,” says Linda. “Try everything and anything. If they say ‘No,’ you haven’t lost anything. You’ve gained the experience of rejection. You can then move forward, more educated, to the next opportunity.”

As usual you are also welcome to bringin two pages of any work-in-progress for group critiques.


Happy Writing


Gregg

At our meeting next week on Tuesday March 12, I will bring all the news from the SCBWI Conference in Miami. I had the opportunity to attend a great novelintensive with Michael Kearns, Bruce Coville, and Liz Law. Ellen Hopkins wowed the crowd with her talk on Crank, and I had an awesome critique from Nancy Sisco!

Bring a notepad and a pen - I filled almost a full notebook of copious notes and have so much 411 to share.

Of course you are also welcome to bring 2 pages of any work-in-progress for the group to critique.

This month  we will be in Room E for Excellent meeting!!

We are meeting on Tuesday February 12, 2013 at the SE Library at 7 pm. in Room D. Award Winning Author Vic Degenti will be speaking on:


“Heroes, Mentors & Shapeshifters: Character Archetypes & the Writer’s Journey”









Gregg Golson

On July 10, at the SE Library at 7 pm, our group leader Gregg will speak on How to Use Travel Writing to Create a Realistic Setting for your novel. The talk will include topics  about research, journaling, structure & pace, style & tone and fact-checking.

In addtion this will be the second meeting on the group project of co-writing a non-fiction book titled Seven Bridges and a Ferry. 

As usual you are welcome to bring two double-spaced pages of any work-in-progress for the group to critique. 

Happy writing!!

We are thrilled to have award-winning author Rik Feeney speak to our group on

Sell Your Book in 30 Seconds: Elevator speech basics and marketing description mechanics that sell books!

Come prepared to take copious notes and be ready to be entertained.



As usual you are welcome to bring two double-spaced pages of any work in progress for the group to critique. The meeting will start at 7 pm at the SE Library on Deerwood Pkwy.

On March 13, 2012  I  will be speaking on "Creating a Setting that Both Defines and Confines Your Characters". The setting you create adds realism and should always be viewed through your character's eyes and biases.


On April 10, award-winning author Rik Feeney will speak on "Sell Your Book in 30 Seconds: Elevator Speech Basics and Marketing Mechanics that Sell Books" at the SE Library at 7pm.  Rik is a real pro, everytime I hear him talk I fill pages with notes of things I want to apply.

As always you are welcome to bring in 2 pages of any work in progess (double-spaced 12 pt please) for the group to critque.