Member’s Present:
Bernardo, Cathy, Jackie, Judy, Luneil, Pam, Suzy
Guests: Katherine Flotz,
Kathryn Page Camp
Kathryn Page Camp, a
retired lawyer and full-time writer, read the first chapter of her middle grade
novel Desert Jewels. Her novel
tells the story of Emi, a young Japanese American schoolgirl growing up in
California during World War II. Kathryn has authored two non-fiction books that are published but this is her first time writing for a younger audience. Writers
in Wonderland and In God We Trust are both available on Amazon.com
Lora Mercado was
our guest speaker. She started getting signs from heaven after her infant son
passed away. This prompted her to collect stories from other people who had similar experiences. She published her first book Our Angels Await
in March 2013. Since then Lora has published several cookbooks and other books and
magazines featuring art and photography both online and in print format. She
went through the process of self-publishing and offered information and
resources from getting started to promoting yourself and your work by
networking and free book offers. Her handouts included links to writing
software, book cover designers, writing podcasts, websites and blogs, and even
where to get ISBN numbers. See more about Lora on our Author/Guest Speaker
Page.
Members discussed a retreat. Suzy offered to
have an all-day working meeting at her house in Demotte on August 16th. Members can work on current projects, get some computer help, and/or some
inspiration and thorough critique from each other.
Next meeting is at 6:30 on July 10 at the Sip Coffee House
in Crown Point, IN.
JSH
