MONTHLY MEETING # 19
JANUARY 22ND, 2013
6:30 – 8:30PM
WELCOME !!!
MEETING AGENDA
• WELCOME / INTROS FOR NEW MEMBERS (10 MIN)
• FUTURE MONTHLY MEETING LOCATIONS
• Feb. – May. 2014 (5 MIN)
• SFFJAX PROJECTS - STATUS / EFFORTS TO DATE (15 MIN)
• BREAK (15 MIN)
• GROUP WORK (60 MIN)
• 15 MINUTES TO READ / REVIEW YOUR WRITING
• WRAP UP (10 MIN)
• NEXT MTG: Feb. 19th
AGENDA
Beaches Regional Branch
600 3rd Street
Neptune Beach, FL 32250
Community Room
(904) 241-1141
Feb. 19th, Mar. 19th & Apr. 30th Mtgs
Southeast Library Branch
10599 Deerwood Park Blvd
Jacksonville, FL 32256
Rooms A & B
(904) 996-0325
May 29th Mtg
SFFJAX PROJECTS – LATEST STATUS:
• LOGO – AVAILABLE ON MERCHANDISE (ZAZZLE)
• WEBSITE – FOR FUTURE RECRUITING / ONLINE PRESENCE (SITA)
• WWW.SFFJAXWRITERSGROUP.COM
• COMMUNITY LIBRARY (MEMBERS CHECK IN/OUT BOOKS) (STEVEE)
• E-MAIL REGISTRY (FOR SMALLER GROUP EFFORTS / REQUESTS) (KEVIN)
• ON-LINE FOLDERS FOR UPLOADING WORK / CRITIQUES (KEVIN )
• DROP BOX
• FACEBOOK & MEETUP - USAGE / LEVERAGE (TIM)
• PARTICIPATION / RECRUITMENT – HOW DO GET MORE? (TIFFANY)
• GUEST SPEAKERS / PRESENTERS (TIM)
• FUTURE EXERCISES / CONTESTS (Sentence starters)
• UPCOMING CONVENTIONS –
JAN. 25 = Author Workshop by Liz Coursen– Jax / Univ. Park Library 630-1265
APR. 20 = North FL Comic Con / Jax – http://orthfloridacomiccon.com
MAR. 21-23 = MEGACON / Orlando - http://megaconvention.com
JUL. 18-20 = ANCIENT CITY CON / Jax ~ http://ancientcitycon.com
Search ANIMECONS.COM
PROJECTS
AVAILABLE BOOKS (email TS):
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What Not to Say by Linda J. Beam
Queries & Submissions by Thomas Clark
A Manual of Writers Tricks by David L. Carroll
Grammar Smart by the Staff of the Princeton Review
Roget’s Super Thesaurus by Marc McCutcheon
The Synonym Finder by J.I. Rodale
Flip Dictionary by Barbara Ann Kipfer
Descriptionary (A Thematic Dictionary) by Marc McCutcheon
Jump Start your Book Sales by Marilyn & Tom Ross
Keep your Brain Alive by Lawrence C. Katz & Manning Rubin
Monsters – A Field Guide to Blood-thirsty Beasts by Dave Elliott
A Memoir of the Craft of Writing by Stephen King
The Science of Harry Potter by Roger Highfield
1001 Ways to Market your Book by John Kremer
Grammar Gremlins by Don K. Ferguson
Grammatically Correct by Anne Stilman
Self Publishing by Marilyn Ross
The Complete Guide to Writing Fiction and Non-Fiction and Getting it Published by Pat Kubis & Bob Howland
Writers Market Reference Guide by Barbara Kuroff, Donya Dickerson & Megan Lane
Word Lovers book of Unfamiliar Quotations by Wesley D. Camp
Manuscript Submission by Scott Edelstein
The Writers Handbook by Sylvia K. Burack
Writer’s Encyclopedia by Amanda Boyd, Thomas Clark, Peter Blocksom, Jo Gilbert, Bruce Woods & Megan Lane
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers by David Borcherding
The Writer’s Complete Fantasy Reference by Terry Brooks
The Writers Digest Guide to Good Writing by Thomas Clark, Bruce Woods, Peter Blocksom, and Angela Terez
How to Write Horror, Fantasy and Science Fiction by JN Williamson
Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Digest Guide by Orson Scott Card
Bullies, Bastards & Bitches (How to write bad guys of fiction) by Jessica Page Merrell
Plot & Structure by James Scott Bell
SFFJAX Writers Library
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• Kallahann Shaw
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• Bill Hatfield
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• Ancient City Con
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• Melisende D’Outremer •
• Ann Morris
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• Donnie Tracey
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• Kevin Ranson
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• Robert Horton
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• Melanie Pronia
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• Trista Woolard
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• Herman Nazworth
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• Glenda Finkelstein
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• Danny Murphy
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• Penny Jones
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• Elissa Malcohn
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• Fangie Fang
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• Thomas White
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• Kit MacConnell
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• Joey Jordan
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PURPLE = Conventions / Media
TS Robinson
Steve Cook
Kevin Pettway
Michelle Grant
Stevee Espling
Kevin (Meetup)
Carmen (Meetup)
Jim Guyer
Frank “Doodle” Willis
Dennis Wilson
Daisy Lloyd
James Hance
Brian Wolf
Jan Marie
Coffin Joe
Felar Cyzarine
Linda Vernon
Larry Kokko
BLUE = Artists
MEMBERS (241)
Charlie Patton
Max Valentonis
Stan Morrison
Kelly Thompson
Doris Ross
Tmonique Stephens
Richard Hughes
Necronomicon Con
Michael Wiley
Sarah Jo Coryell
Andreka Byers
Kathy Nappier
Terminus Comic
Tony Finkelstein
Chris Jackson
Brenda Cothern
Joseph White
Tory Michaels
Dawn Tuller
RED = Published Writers
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Henry Livingston
Raquel Ramirez
Lisa Gastineau
Timothy Snyder
Sun Coast Comics
Kevin Coryell
Lloyd Brown III
Larry Jordan
Max Michaels
Lavenia Boswell
Jackie King
K.M. Asano
Deb Osorio
Pamela Rummel
Linda Rondeau
Rafer Russell
Loft Bar
Jim Draper
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Linda Cowden
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Sly Otter
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E Rose Sabin
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Dina Saraj
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Jj Three Lyrics
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Steven Spoons
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Grant McMullen (Web) •
Michelle Exom
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Tricia Sparks
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Brandon Richey
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Lisa Eve
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Vic DiGenti
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Setsuna Kiske
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Richard Lee Byers
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Jay Adams
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Lanny Smith
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Peter Butcavage
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Charles Urbach
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Lakisha Spletzer
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PURPLE = Conventions / Media
Tony Cincotta
Rebecca Waters
Artist Series
Pop Retrorama
Nicole S. Brown
Comic Con Plus Jax
A.D. Duling
Jerrod Brown
Tim Wilson
Sergio Del Bionco
Kristen Montalto
Joshua Thomas
Paula Sangare
Christian Pomroy
Bryan Thompson
Donna Calhoun
Christine Alger (MegaCon)
Greg Hopkins (Comics)
Kendra Maxwell-Duncan
RED = Published Writers
MEMBERS – CONTINUED (241)
CRITIQUES
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2009tsr@gmail.com = TS Robinson
steampunkdreams@yahoo.com = Winfield Strock
jeff@harmswayllc.com = Jeff Harmon
philliebrat@yahoo.com = Debbie Elliott
steveewraps@gmail.com = Stevee Espling nightscrawling@yahoo.com = Shasta Williams
kmurphy0124@yahoo.com = Kevin Murphy adam.davis@hashverify.com = Adam Davis
kevin@kevinpettway.com = Kevin Pettway thisgizmo@aol.com = Ed Kleckner
jaxhulk@comcast.net = Steve Cook
jdcarter1701@yahoo.com = John Carter
bfreed60@yahoo.com = Brian Reed
elizabeth.ashley.wilson@outlook.com
lloyd@lloydwrites.com = Lloyd Brown
tomandjanedixon@bellsouth.net = TD Dixon
bethany@b-ecochic.com = Bethany
blues060@comcast.net = Stephen Stokes
lola@lolalariscy.com = Lola Lariscy
arobotfuture@gmail.com = David Heringer
shani@mail25.com = Sohail Gani
nathanboeckman@gmail.com = Nathan Boeckman
heavendoorkey@yahoo.com = Raquel Ramirez clintonhlowery@yahoo.com = Clinton Lowery
nationalkato@gmail.com = Kevin Smith
crossfyrestudios@yahoo.com = Daniel Cross
shannon@selfpublishingteam.com = Shannon O’Neil
tori@selfpublishingteam.com = Tori Tesori
Jmcupp099@gmail.com = Jessica Lee
ae@aekalquist.com = AE Kalquist (Bethany)
doulasita@yahoo.com = Sita Romero
soraalise@aol.com = Sora Bick
kenskhan@gmail.com = Kenneth Porter
leonardo098@gmail.com = Tim LeClair
hollia.360@gmail.com = Holly McCall
kenneth.fees@gmail.com = Kenneth Fees
frank.gambles@googlemail.com = Frank Gambles
senesisword@yahoo.com = Hojo
momsewbusy@bellsouth.net = Priscilla Weaver
sharonabennett@gmail.com = Sharon Bennett
svobadeck@yahoo.com = Mary Svoboda
jdcarter1701@yahoo.com = John Carter
gooseberryjam@gmail.com = Veronica Kosyakov
graphicbrat@gmail.com = Michael Calhoun
dpb05d@yahoo.com = Doug Geyer
kameishabailey@aol.com = Kameisha Bailey
EDITING
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Stevee Espling
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Kevin Smith
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Holly McCall
BRAINSTORMING
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Steve Cook
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Brian Reed
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Kevin Murphy
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Kevin Smith
Monthly Writers E-mail List
The majority of authors make less than $1,000 a year, according to a new report from Digital Book World. Almost 80% of
self-published authors and more than half of traditionally published authors earn less than $1,000 a year, according to the
report. A little more than 40 percent of hybrid authors (both traditionally published and self-published) made less than $1,000
a year and not surprisingly 90 percent of the aspiring authors made nothing. The research revealed that only 10 percent of
traditionally published authors made more than $20,000 a year and 5 percent of self-published authors made more than
$20,000 a year.
A WRITERS AVG ANNUAL INCOME
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NEXT MEETING:
February 19th, 2014
Beaches Regional Branch LIBRARY (see Slide 3)
6:30-8:30PM
FUTURE AGENDA IDEAS & TOPICS = (email TS)
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT =
SENTENCE STARTERS
( SEE NEXT PAGE)
WRAP UP
SENTENCE STARTERS (250 – 500 WORDS):
1. He overturned tables, smashed furniture, bringing to a boil the full extent of his fury.
2. The tiny craft shook violently as the engines signaled their fast and terribly
inconvenient failure.
3. He snapped the window shade shut, praying he wasn't noticed.
4. It wasn't fair.
5. The sharp crack of thunder overhead told Elizabeth that this was just the beginning of a
long, miserable night.
6. The clouds parted slightly and sunlight filtered down for the first time in what felt
like ages.
7. They called her "the foreigner," and she knew why.
8. The vicious snaps and guttural snarls were coming from around the corner.
9. It was a good day to die.
10. What the hell happened here?
11. Bam!
12. A chill ran down my spine as I realized I stood in a puddle of blood.
13. Oblivion was coming in a wooden box.
HOMEWORK
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WRITE EVERYDAY
READ WIDELY
WRITE ABOUT WHO YOU KNOW
CHARACTER + PROBLEM = STORY
NO VILLAINS
START IN THE MIDDLE
THE CHAIN OF PROMISES
USE ALL 5 SENSES
POINT OF VIEW
MAKE YOUR MANUSCRIPT R EADABLE
STUDY THE MARKETS
COVER LETTERS
12 Things I Wished I Had Known When I
Started Writing – by Ben Bova