February 2016 at MWAA: Katherine Pickett Talks Editors and Editing
Plan to join us on Wednesday, 17 February, when award-winning writer and editor Katherine Pickett explains what we need to know to make the very best use of crucial editing resources. Editors: Who They Are, What They Do, and How They Can Help You If you plan to publish your... Continue reading ...
Video and slides from Izolda Trakhtenberg’s talk
Note: for copyright reasons, several minutes were cut from part 2, but the corresponding topic can be found in the slides. Follow along yourself with these slides: trakhtenberg_FlashYourFiction_slides2016 Many thanks to Izolda for the great presentation! Continue reading ...
January 2016 at MWAA: Flash Your Fiction
To start the new year off right, at our 20th January meeting we’ll get our creative juices flowing with this interactive workshop from Izolda Trakhtenberg. Don’t miss it! Flash Your Fiction! What comes first–dialogue, characters, plot, or setting? Any of these can inspire us to create or present stumbling blocks... Continue reading ...
December 2015 at MWAA: Polishing Your Work for Publication
Be sure to mark Wednesday, December 16th on your busy calendar! For MWAA’s last meeting of the year, we’ll be joined again by always-popular speaker Ally Machate, whose humorous, practical, and realistic writing advice helps us all to up our game. Polishing Your Work for Publication Each year, more than... Continue reading ...
November 2015 Meeting: Members’ Read and Sale Night
Be sure to join us on Wednesday, 18 November for MWAA’s first-ever Members’ Read & Sale Night. This exciting event gives some of our chapter’s published authors the opportunity to read from their work, and gives the rest of us the opportunity to buy autographed copies of their work–just in... Continue reading ...
Videos from Jenny Yacovissi’s October 2015 talk
Part 1: Jennifer Yacovissi, “Publishers, Publicists, and a Reading Public” MWA talk, part 1 from wdj on Vimeo. Part 2: Part 3: Continue reading ...
October 2015 at MWAA: Publishers, Publicists, and a Reading Public
Jenny Yacovissi, local writer and current president of the Annapolis MWA chapter, will share her ongoing experiences as a debut novelist at the chapter’s monthly meeting on Wednesday, October 21st. Her talk, “Publishers, Publicists, and a Reading Public,” focuses on many of the lessons she’s learned the hard way leading... Continue reading ...
August 2015 Open Mic Night was a Hit!
On Wednesday, August 19th, MWAA hosted its first-ever Open Mic Night. Not only was the room packed, but we all got to enjoy hearing the wonderful work–both published and still in progress–from the participants. We will definitely be repeating this event in 2016, so stay tuned for more details. Here... Continue reading ...
Video for Paul Lagasse and Gary Lester’s May 2015 talk
“Turn WordPress Into a Powerful Publishing Platform” Photo from right before the talk: Continue reading ...
Screenwriter wanted for adaption
Pam Malik sent in the following post for Annapolis MWA members: My new Indie company is planning to adapt a book into a film. Looking for a scriptwriter new that can be interested in taking a risk with a future payback. We are all doing it on spec, and hope... Continue reading ...
Annapolis MWA volunteers needed
Coming June 2015, the Annapolis MWA will have the following offices open: President (Kat Spitzer is stepping down), Treasurer (Sally Whitney is stepping down), Program chair (David Joyner is stepping down). Please consider volunteering for one of these this summer! Continue reading ...
Video of Julia Vickers’ talk
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September 2015 talk at the Annapolis MWA – Fred Tutman
Local writer and educator Fred Tutman will speak on September 16, 2015 on “Finding a Riverkeeper Voice, My personal journey into the heart and soul of community based watershed protection”. Years ago, the Annapolis Capital newspaper had a list of the most important people in Maryland. Whether by coincidence or... Continue reading ...
January 2015 Annapolis MWA: Members’ Read and Sale Night
Be sure to join us on Wednesday, January 21st for the first-ever Annapolis Chapter MWA Members’ Read and Sale Night. For this event, four of our members will be reading from (and in one case singing) their published works, after which attendees will have the opportunity to browse, purchase, and... Continue reading ...
July 2015 talk at the Annapolis MWA – Dave Pantzer
Local writer and teacher Dave Pantzer will speak to the Annapolis chapter of the MWA on July 15, 2015. The title of his talk is “Structured Writing: Making Rough Phrases Plain”. The “structured writing” approach provides guidelines to help writers tailor documents based on how their (often multiple) audiences will... Continue reading ...
June 2015 talk at the Annapolis MWA – Scott Morrow
Local writer, and creator of the long-running Annapolis Screenwriters Critique group, Scott Morrow will speak to the Annapolis chapter on June 17, 2015. Title and topic: “Author manipulation and how to fix it”. Speaker bio: Scott Morrow has written screenplays, one-act plays, musicals, radio skits, humorous articles, songs, and restaurant... Continue reading ...
February 2015 talk to the Annapolis MWA – Fraser Smith
Added 2015–02-18: The Maryland Hall is going to close tonight due to the incoming snow storm. Fraser’s talk is therefore cancelled but it will be rescheduled and a new date will be posted soon! Apologies to all for the inconvenience and late notice. Award-winning local area journalist and radio news host Fraser... Continue reading ...