Members present: Andrew, Bernardo, Jackie, Joan, Luneil, Pam,
Suzy
Jackie brought in board books for the group to review. She
encouraged Andrew and Suzy to write up their bios and email them to her. Members
then discussed other possible meeting places.
Luneil read her New Year Anticipation and asked for feedback
from the group. In her poem she made some reflections on the past year and
talked about plans and changes she would like to make for 2014. Members
suggested only minor edits. Joan encouraged Luneil to look for places to submit
it.
Suzy has a new blog http://www.suzysscribbles.com/
which she started in January. She plans to blog about writing her stories. Her
first story Zilla Takes a Vacation is posted. Currently she is working on her
second story. Zilla the Garden Gnome is going to try out her green thumb and plant
a garden. Later Suzy discussed CreateSpace and Book Baby for self e-publishing. http://www.bookbaby.com/
Bernardo read about Red and Fred’s adventure with the sacred
scrolls. The plot is action packed with them fighting off giant ants. He plans
to read about the upside-down forest at the next meeting.
Pam is still working on her self-help books and plans to
submit the first one to several publishers. Jackie wants her to consider taking
pre-orders for her book since so many people are anxious to buy them. Pam then
read Farm in a Jar which an informative article about how to grow sprouts in
your kitchen.
Joan reported her personal memoir A Charmed Life is about
9,000 words and is ¾ finished. She plans to send it to at least 15 publishers.
Andrew read his rhyming poem Acceptance. It tells about how
Oscar the Turtle helped two schools of fish get along.
JSH
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