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Writers Table: February 2025: Choose Your Topic

Meet our Writers Table Lineup for May

Writers Table is a standard feature of our monthly meetings (except workshops). It starts at 11:15 a.m.

Our May 10 Writers Table will be another “Choose Your Table” event with multiple tables/topics for you to choose from. Each of these presentations will be repeated later in the year (see dates in parentheses).

Michael Barrington

Ten Tips for Writing a Memoir with Michael Barrington

Let’s take a look at the difference between Memoir & Autobiography. I’ll review
the five basic principles of Memoir and offer ten tips to get you started.

    Mark Clifford

    Turn Life into Literature with Mark Clifford

    Autobiographical fiction writers create worlds between truth and fiction. Weave experiences into compelling narrative. Writers will deep dive into this exciting genre through sharing author bios,
    explore life, craft, and emotions. Enjoy the creative freedom to transform reality into litutainment! Get excited for this discussion, check out my Medium.com post “Turn Life into Literature.”

      Barry Hampshire

      Adverbs with Barry Hampshire

      We will look at this prickly topic and gain a better understanding of when they should/can be used or alternatives.

        Jill Hedgecock

        Start Your Book Launch Plan Before Your Book is Done with Jill Hedgecock

        It may seem overwhelming to begin marketing when you are in the midst of editing to your manuscript or tweaking your book cover. But this is a critical step to maximizing the potential for a successful book launch. In this session, I will cover setting up Amazon ads, resources for mailing list management and
        newsletter swaps, direct sale events, book blurbs, and social media options.

          Bob O’Brien

          Real World Dangerous Police/Criminal Confrontations/Encounters—What You’ve Always Secretly Wanted to Know with Bob O’Brien

          For crime, mystery, and police writers—I’m often asked what policing incidents
          are “really” like.

            John Schembra

            Key “Reader Magnets”: Cover Art and Title with John Schembra

            The importance of an eye-catching cover and title cannot be overlooked.

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