On February 13th, 2023, Jayne Morrow challenged us with how she writes novels using a beat sheet. A fascinating demonstration of the do’s and don’ts of writing fiction of any kind which needs a ‘brick by ‘brick’ or scene by scene construction of the book until the novel is complete. Jayna’s books have spent time…

Mike presented a great discussion of world building. He discussed how language, culture, religion, morals, climate, weather and even architecture affects world building and how that sets up the scenes in a story and enriches and colors the entire backdrop.   Here is Mike receiving a Certificate of Appreciation for all he has done for…

Patty has returned and gave us good advice about setting magic, characters that come alive and good plotting. We also discussed our surveys and attempts to reach out to more people and age groups. Lisa Holcomb (the 3rd picture below) moderated our discussion. .

President Lisa Holcomb called the meeting to order after a short delay from our usual starting time of 6:30 PM. Birthdays were announced for October. They included Linda Pirtle, Gene La Viness, and Patricia La Vigne. There was no treasurer’s report, nor Old Business. Ilenya Marrin reminded the group about the suggestions submitted by Maya…

For our October meeting, we are encouraging ETWG members to bring a short spooky story that can be read in less than five minutes. Please remember to practice beforehand so you can really play up the spookiness of your story! 🙂

The meeting was called to order by President Lisa Holcomb at 6:34 PM. Introductions were made, birthdays remembered, and Author announcements were made. We were reminded that the October meeting would follow tradition and have an open mic with members reading their own scary stories.There was no treasurer’s report. There was no new business. So…

From her website at :https://www.goodasgolden.com/about/ My Story Maya Golden Bethany (who writes and reports under the pen name Maya Golden) is an award-winning television and print journalist, novelist and speaker. Maya earned her degree from Texas A&M University and during her early journalism career covered sports for the university newspaper The Battalion. Maya began her television career…

Vice President Woody Edmiston called the meeting to order at 6:45 PM.Pat La Vigne read the birthdays for August. The following people were honored: Woody Edmiston, Patricia Wells, Renee LaViness, Brittany Raines, Juanita Fletcher, Marsha Graham, Royal Daniel, and John Moore. Woody asked for volunteers to help in preparation for the meetings (set-up, technology, etc.).…

Please come tonight to hear author Janice Conlee. The meeting will begin promptly at 6:30. Thanks and hope to see you there.

The meeting was called to order at 6:36 PM by President Lisa Holcomb. April Coker reviewed the conference speakers, Kathryn McClatchey, Joe Lansdale, Caleb Pirtle, and Tex Thompson, as noted on the evaluation forms submitted by those attending the conference. From a total of 19 forms, the results were as follows:Opportunity to ask questions: Excellent—18;…