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“I get a lot of letters from people. They say, ‘I want to be a writer. What should I do?’ I tell them to stop writing to me and get on with it.” —Ruth Rendell
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Welcome 2022! Let's make this year our best year yet!
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Below is our Schedule
Tuesdays with a Twist!
7:00 pm
Tuesdays are totally informal. Meeting on Zoom, we socialize, brainstorm, and get some words down on the page with timed writing sprints.
Email us for the Zoom links. We sure would love to see you!
Thursday Gatherings
7:00 pm
Thursdays are a little more formal. Meeting in Person, we start out with social time, followed by announcements, then we split into groups for critiquing and fun writing activities.
We will be meeting in person at IHOP at Bush and Old Denton in Carrollton starting March 3rd.
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Thank You Rabecka for all your work on the Newsletter and in General!
We Appreciate it!
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You can expect Steve's Writing Corner on the first Thursday of every month, where one of our members gives a live reading of an original piece. On the third Thursday of every month, we welcome a guest speaker to share some of their writing-related expertise.
Email us for the Zoom links. We sure would love to see you!
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The City of Denton "Texas Storytelling Festival" is supported by The Tejas Storytelling Association and will be conducted March 10--13, 2022. The presentations will be on-line via Zoom. Our own Steve McCluer is scheduled to present during Sacred Tales on Sunday, March 13, 2022 at 11:00 AM.
More information can be found at Tejasstorytelling.com or phone (940) 380-9320.
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This month, we're so excited to welcome William (Bill) Ledbetter. He will speak on "How Anyone Can Write Science Fiction"
William Ledbetter is a Nebula Award winning author with two novels and more than seventy speculative fiction short stories and non-fiction articles published in five languages, in markets such as Asimov's, Fantasy & Science Fiction, Analog, Escape Pod and the SFWA blog.
He's been a space and technology geek since childhood and spent most of his non-writing career in the aerospace and defense industry. He is a member of SFWA, the National Space Society of North Texas, and a Launch Pad Astronomy workshop graduate. He lives near Dallas with his wife, a needy dog and three spoiled cats.
"Level Five" and "Level Six" the first two novels in his Killday Series are available from Audible Originals and soon in paper and e-book from Interstellar Flight Press.
Link to Bill's latest Audible
Killday
Bill's Website williamledbetter.com
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Message from the President
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Your next novel.
Traversing the spectrum of genres, I often ask myself, would this sell? The short answer is probably but, how many and to whom. Who is the target audience?
Much like a surfer, authors must be able to read the waves. When will the next good wave come in, and in keeping with the metaphor, how long can I ride it? If history is any predictor of what sells, we will gravitate towards children’s literature, leaning toward the paranormal. From witches to vampires, young adults never seem to tire of magic and fantasy.
A quick search of best-selling novels might lead you to believe it is time for another Dickens classic. Not so fast, it might be fun to write but, collecting dust could be its fate.
Once dominating the market, 50 Shades copies can be found lining the shelves of many half-price book stores. The lesson is, the wave will crash against the shore at some point.
We have all seen that cart full of books in front of the book store. Yes, the one that is outside and not watched very carefully. While sad, I peruse that cart often to see what is there and then ask why it might be there.
The takeaway from this message for authors is this, ‘write what you enjoy to read.’
What if you were walking through the forest and just happened to discover an alien craft that had been derelict for eons? What if something in your DNA triggered that craft to come to life?
If you enjoy what you wrote, the odds are great others will also.
-Best
Scott
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Rabecka
This is a makeshift blurb for that detective story:
Detective Thea Morrison is as sharp and logical as they come, but she's about to find out that sometimes nailing the bad guy means breaking all the rules and opening her eyes to a world that's more mystical than she could ever imagine.
Scott
My current work in progress is science fiction. At ten thousand words into the story, there is an alien armada, in-bound to our solar system. It would appear they are in contact with another interloper from the other side of the solar system, currently in orbit of Europa. It seems they are ignoring the earth, or are they? Stay tuned..
Steve McCluer is a storyteller—literally. His oral storytelling background makes most of his stories seem like they should be read out loud. He joined our guild to polish his first full-length novel, which now has been rejected by over 120 literary agents. Self-publishing is in his future. Sales‽
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Information about our CLW Published Authors
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CLW Group Anthology
The Roads We Take Dec 2019
https://www.amazon.com/Roads-We-Take-Anthology/dp/1670767205
Andrea Amosson
Many Books in Spanish and English Oct 2013 to Present
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=andrea+amosson&i=stripbooks&crid=29MLYWSX77NPS&sprefix=andrea+amosson%2Cstripbooks%2C148&ref=nb_sb_noss
New Book March 3, 2022
"La maestra Bernarda" ("The Master Bernarda"), by Penguin Random House Chili.
Bailey Wynne
A Grandma Hug Children’s Book Aug 2021
https://www.amazon.com/Grandma-Hug-Bailey-Wynne/dp/1737315009
Michelle McCrohan
Who is He? Scripture Meditation Feb 2022
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09RM8WNMC
Nancy Golden
Alien Neighbors Science Fiction Nov 2021
https://www.amazon.com/Alien-Neighbors-Nancy-Golden-ebook/dp/B09JYDGF7B
Taking Back Advent Devotion Oct 2018
https://www.amazon.com/Taking-Back-Advent-Mundane-Miraculous/dp/1728792967
Peggy Wilson
The Little Ladybug Children’s Book Dec 2019
https://www.amazon.com/Little-Ladybug-Peggy-Wilson/dp/167120476X
Ross Irvin
Various Articles The California Numismatist 2015 to Present http://www.calnumismatist.com/tcn-publication.html
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