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(Zoom) May 20, 2020: Nonfiction: The Truth Versus Fiction

Although many people write research papers, reports, or essays in high school and college, nonfiction writers have the challenge of telling fact-based narratives that still ought to be vivid and engaging in order to entice people to read them. Meanwhile, the lines of where historical fiction and stories that are…

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May Meeting Nonfiction writing, Valarie R. Austin

May 15, 2019 at MWA Annapolis Chapter: Susan Cohen’s Point of View Workshop

Imagine a scene, any scene, ordinary or extraordinary. Perhaps it is a quiet moment at the local supermarket when a toddler in a shopping cart grabs a glass ketchup bottle while the parents aren’t watching.  The bottle smashes to the floor and the child begins to cry and the parents…

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May Meeting, Writing Workshop Fiction Writing, Point of View, Susan Cohen

May at MWAA: Mack & McIntire on Mystery

Two of our favorite local mystery authors help you solve your writing challenges!

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May Meeting Eileen Haavik McIntire, Fiction Writing, Millie Mack, Mystery Writing, Officers

May at MWAA: Put Your Traveling Pen to Paper

More of us are traveling more frequently these days, heading to exotic locales and experiencing other countries and cultures, often in surprising and unplanned ways. Those adventures are ripe for use in freelance travel articles and other stories. Long-time D.C. journalist, author, and freelance writer L. Peat O’Neil joins MWAA…

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May Meeting, Writing Workshop Nonfiction writing, Peat O'Neil, Travel Writing

Videos for Austin Camacho’s talk, 2016-05-18

Austin Camacho gave a talk entitled “Writing Exercises”. Since there were some dead times when everyone was writing, I edited those parts out. part 1 part 2  

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May Meeting, Video, Writing Workshop Austin Camacho, Fiction Writing, Follow Up

MWAA Welcomes Austin Camacho in May

MWA Annapolis is thrilled to welcome the always-engaging Austin Camacho to our monthly meeting on Wednesday, May 18 at 6:30 pm. Austin plans to help us with some writing exercises, as he explains: Every writer needs a little inspiration now and then, but how do we jumpstart our imaginations? I…

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May Meeting, Writing Workshop Austin Camacho, Fiction Writing

Video for Paul Lagasse and Gary Lester’s May 2015 talk

“Turn WordPress Into a Powerful Publishing Platform” Photo from right before the talk:

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May Meeting, Video Follow Up, Gary Lester, Paul Lagasse, Web Publishing

May 2015 talk at the Annapolis MWA – Paul Lagasse and Gary Lester

On May 20th, 2015, Paul Lagasse and Gary Lester will jointly give a presentation titled “Turn WordPress Into a Powerful Publishing Platform”. When most people think of WordPress, they think “blog.” But WordPress is much more than that. It is a powerful tool for easily managing web content — not just…

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May Meeting Gary Lester, Paul Lagasse, Web Publishing

Videos from Yvonne Medley’s talk May 21, 2014

Here are the videos of Yvonne Medley’s very insightful talk. Some messages from her talk: “Don’t edit yourself before anyone sees it. Your writing has to be as big as your story.” “Just because the road is hard doesn’t mean your writing it’s worth it.” See the videos for more!…

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May Meeting, Video Fiction Writing, Follow Up, Screenwriting, Yvonne Medley

May 2014 speaker at the Annapolis MWA – Yvonne Medley

Local author and journalist Yvonne Medley has agreed to speak at the Maryland Writers Association Annapolis Chapter meeting on Wednesday May 21, 2014. She will speak on how to create the voice and vibe of your characters as well as the pros and cons of traditional publishing vs. self-publishing, her…

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May Meeting Fiction Writing, Screenwriting, Yvonne Medley
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