tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608997081056427372024-03-05T03:36:06.598-08:00Southeast Missouri Writers' GuildSoutheast Missouri Writers' Guildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13208603822492438965noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860899708105642737.post-61040270359429909342014-06-28T19:40:00.001-07:002014-06-28T19:40:11.962-07:00All Write NOW July 19th Conference<div style="text-align: center;">
<u>What are you doing Saturday, July 19th?</u></div>
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<u>Coming to the First Annual All Write Now! Conference, of course!</u></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The first annual <i>All
Write Now!</i> Conference, co-sponsored by Southeast Missouri Writers’ Guild
and Heartland Writers Guild will be Saturday, July 19, 2014 at the Cape
Girardeau Library, 711 North Clark Street, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, from 9:15
a.m. - 4:30 p.m. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Workshops
on the writing craft, a panel discussion by small press publishers, and pitch
sessions will take place throughout the day. Registration for the full day plus
lunch are included in the $50 registration fee. For an additional fee of $30,
registrants may sign up for a one-page, written-only critiques from any of the
publishers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Registration forms are at the <i>All Write Now!</i> Facebook page. For more information and to have forms sent
via email, contact: Donna J. Essner, Southeast MO Writers’ Guild president at <a href="mailto:djessner6@gmail.com">djessner6@gmail.com</a>. Put <i>AWN CONFERENCE</i> in the subject line.
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Here's a link to the Facebook Page with all the up-to-the-minute information</div>
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including the downloadable registration form. REMEMBER: seating is limited and we have to order</div>
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lunch for everyone so submit your registration ASAP</div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/398940426912488/">https://www.facebook.com/groups/398940426912488/</a></div>
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We'll see you in July, all right? </div>
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All Write NOW!</div>
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<br />Southeast Missouri Writers' Guildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13208603822492438965noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860899708105642737.post-5849511471798092842014-06-28T19:29:00.002-07:002014-06-28T19:29:31.904-07:00May 31st Meeting Minutes<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="text-align: center;">Southeast MO Writers’
Guild Minutes</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a;">All in attendance were welcomed and guests
and new members acknowledged. A reminder was given regarding the
mini-conference planned for July 19, 2014 at the Cape Girardeau Public Library.
A signup sheet was passed around for position openings to assist in the
conference. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a;">Donna announced that a Missouri Writers’
Guild leadership conference will be held on October 18, 2014 in Jefferson City.
The board of directors will meet with delegates from MWG chapters throughout
the state to discuss the future of MWG as well as ways to generate income in
order to put the Guild in a stable financial position. Other items on the
agenda will be benefits to members, how to generate more interest in the Guild,
the conference, and volunteering. She asked members to consider items they
would like to see addressed at the conference. Ideas/suggestions can be emailed
to Donna at <a href="mailto:semowgpres@gmail.com">semowgpres@gmail.com</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUZhbPcemRCaiYYRp2HX3Sz6rJXEjQ8Jfh02X_mXoP-S_kYB_UrIdrvnyMBtejuPPu7znoTPq_vPsgwCN1sdJju3dUX0erSjQNyl6ujy5x5kAE0RAU7LExYYNfeiEvM7TgPlwVbHH-4CI/s1600/randy2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUZhbPcemRCaiYYRp2HX3Sz6rJXEjQ8Jfh02X_mXoP-S_kYB_UrIdrvnyMBtejuPPu7znoTPq_vPsgwCN1sdJju3dUX0erSjQNyl6ujy5x5kAE0RAU7LExYYNfeiEvM7TgPlwVbHH-4CI/s1600/randy2.jpg" height="200" width="140" /></a><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">Next, guest speaker, Randy McWilson, was
introduced. His presentation pertained to the difference in screen writing
versus fiction writing. McWilson teaches at the Cape Central Career and
Technology Center in Cape Girardeau, and teaches screen writing and film He is also a science fiction writer and a
screen writer (film) who is attempting to break into TV. A trailer he created for his novel series
entitled, “Back to Normal” was viewed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a;">McWilson emphasized that there are profound
differences in screenwriting and novel writing.
Screen writing is mostly “Show, not tell,” while novel writing is a lot
of both show and tell. An informative
Powerpoint presentation entitled “Show v. Tell” was presented. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a;">A link to McWilson’s PowerPoint can be
located via his Dropbox link: </span><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/63498754/Screenwriting%20vs%20Traditional%20Authorship.ppt" target="_blank"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #3b5998; text-decoration: none;">https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/63498754/Screenwriting%20vs%20Traditional%20Authorship.ppt</span></a><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a;">McWilson’s credits and accomplishments can
be located on the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) at <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5815966/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1">http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5815966/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1</a>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a;">The meeting was adjourned. Dr. Carl Bloom, a
Southeast MO State University literature professor will be the guest speaker at
the July meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a;">Respectfully submitted,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a;">Samantha
Deusinger<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a;">Secretary</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>All Write Now!
Conference</b></div>
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Co-Sponsored </div>
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by</div>
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Southeast Missouri
Writers’ Guild </div>
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and </div>
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Heartland Writers
Guild</div>
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<br /></div>
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Saturday, July 19, 2014, 9:15a.m.-4:30p.m.</div>
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Cape Girardeau Public
Library</div>
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711 N. Clark St.</div>
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<b><span style="background-color: yellow;">BONUS ANNOUNCEMENT:</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">WANT YOUR MANUSCRIPT PUBLISHED</b>?</div>
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Of course you do!</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Register for the
first annual All Write Now! Conference to be held in Cape Girardeau, Missouri
at the Cape Girardeau Public Library July 19 for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
to have your novel published with Lou Turner and High Hill Press.</span></div>
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work with the winning author to prepare the manuscript for publication. Once
the manuscript/nonfiction book is ready for publication, High Hill Press will
publish the book.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">That’s it! Well,
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">To enter, you must
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">For more information
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or Mary Rechenberg at <a href="mailto:rechenbergm@yahoo.com">rechenbergm@yahoo.com</a>. Please type ALL WRITE NOW in the subject line.</span></div>
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editor/publisher: <a href="http://www.rockinghorsepublishing.com/" target="_blank">Rocking Horse Press</a></span></li>
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editor/publisher: <a href="http://www.highhillpress.com/" target="_blank">High Hill Press </a>and <a href="http://highhillpress.weebly.com/cactus-country.html" target="_blank">Cactus Country Publishing</a></span></li>
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Southeast Missouri Writers' Guildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13208603822492438965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860899708105642737.post-31331118458081850572014-05-07T10:44:00.002-07:002014-05-07T10:44:27.559-07:00April - Missouri Writers' Guild Conference Recap<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><u>April 26 Southeast Chapter Missouri Writers' Guild Meeting Minutes</u></b></div>
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Since the President, Vice-President, and Secretary were all unable to attend, Treasurer Laura Luttrell and Historian Janet Cannon conducted the meeting.<br />
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The Southeast Chapter again won Basket Wars! This year's trophy is new. No engraving plate will go on the base, but each chapter that wins will get to display the trophy for a year and keep a certificate.<br />
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Our summer mini-conference, "All Write Now!" was the next topic. Everyone was still on-board to go ahead, so we put together some more ideas and the committee went on the next day to the Heartland Writers Guild to discuss further plans. The main idea is to get some of the small presses to come take pitches, perhaps talk on a panel, and have a variety of workshops for both fiction and non-fiction writers. Details will be out later this month.<br />
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We're still having issues with getting our critique workshop off the ground. Many members are not receiving pieces. The idea was suggested that each person e-mail the critique group and when you get a piece, send a confirmation e-mail back. This seems to be the best idea so far.<br />
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Janet Cannon closed the meeting at 11:30.<br />
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Next meeting is Saturday, May 31 so it doesn't interfere with Memorial day weekend. We as yet do not have a speaker.<br />
<br />Southeast Missouri Writers' Guildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13208603822492438965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860899708105642737.post-60882888167675220522014-05-07T10:44:00.000-07:002014-05-07T10:44:03.034-07:00March Meeting - Brad Cook on Pitching to Agents<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">March 29th 2014 Southeast Chapter Missouri Writers' Guild Meeting Minutes</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 13pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">All in attendance were welcomed and guests and new members
acknowledged. A reminder was given regarding the mini-conference and the date
of the event was announced as July 19, 2014 at the Cape Girardeau Public
Library. A signup sheet was passed around for position openings to assist in
the conference. Kudos were given to Steve Duniphan for his submission making
the front page of the Banner Press. A copy was passed around to be shared.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 13pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Basket Wars items donated were placed on a table before the
group and an opener line or writing prompt for items displayed were requested
to be included among the contents of the basket <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 13pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The guest speaker, Brad Cook, was introduced. He is a writer/consultant,
and the 2014 president of the St. Louis Writer' Guild. Brad's personal genre
favorite is historical fiction and he is the author of a blog found at <a href="http://www.thewriterslens.com/"><span style="color: #0d49bd;">www.thewriterslens.com</span></a>.
In addition, Brad recently joined Blank Slate Press, a St. Louis based
publishing company. The subject of pitching was presented.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 13pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Mr. Cook stated that he has yet to have a pitch he's presented
to be turned down and he submitted to the group his top requirements to achieve
a perfect pitch. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 13pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1. The hook - do not use your work's first line.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 13pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">2. Prepare an elevator pitch - 25-50 words encapsulating
your entire work. Focus on the main theme and be sure to write it out. Create a
"log line," which is a comparison of your work (i.e., Harry Potter
meets Hunger Games), also known as "The Hollywood Pitch." It is
recommended that you do some research on the agent/publisher you plan to pitch
to, and then carve your Hollywood pitch in a genre the publisher/agent
represents.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 13pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">3. Is your work complete? Agents prefer that your work is
complete. If your project has more than six months worth of work until
complete, do not pitch.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 13pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">4. Word count. Know your count and mention this
information in your pitch.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 13pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">5. Genre. Ensure that your genre is mentioned.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 13pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">6. Main character must be mentioned.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 13pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">7. Main plot should be revealed and possibly one subplot.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 13pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">8. There is no need to have amazing credentials. Anyone
can write - it's about the story and why you are the right person to write the
story.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 13pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">9. Get rid of generalities and clichés. Focus instead on
why your story differs, not why it's similar.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 13pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">10. If your piece is fiction, focus on the story. If
nonfiction, focus on you, the writer—why are you the one to write this book?
What’s your expertise? What do you plan to do after your book is finished
(i.e., speaking engagements, support groups, etc.)?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 13pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">11. Practice, practice, practice in an engaging,
conversational manner. Do not read from a paper.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 13pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">12. What do you do during the actual pitch? <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 13pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">a. Do not use all
your time, only use half so the agent can ask questions. Always expect the
"gotcha question."
<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 13pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">b. Do not ramble;
time is too precious to waste.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 13pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">c. Accept when
your time has expired. Just stop.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 13pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">d. Do not expect
the agent to take anything from you. Feel free to place the first page of your
piece in front of you. The agent may be compelled to at least read your first
line. This could make or break the pitch.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 13pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">e. Be
positive—sell yourself. "Fake it ’til you make it!" <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 13pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In closing, Brad reminded of the most important fact—rejection
is not about YOU, personally. It is always about your writing and/or the
industry. It just may not be time, which is out of your control. Additionally,
Brad stated he firmly believes that pitching is the best way to be picked up by
an agent. Your name and face connected to your book has a valuable impact. The
agent is there looking for a book, and remember, you're there with a book and
that is a very beautiful thing. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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those in attendance.</span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
Southeast Missouri Writers' Guildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13208603822492438965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860899708105642737.post-65568439296502157622014-05-04T14:38:00.002-07:002014-05-05T17:35:57.310-07:00February's Meeting - Lisa Miller from Walrus Publishing<br />
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<b>February 22, 2014
SEMO Writers’ Guild Minutes<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Donna Essner, president, opened the meeting with a greeting to all
members and visitors. An introduction
and acknowledgement of the new officers was made.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Reminders of the attendance sheet and of the refreshment sign-up were given.
Additionally, Donna reminded of the multiple writers’ conference contests and
recommended that each consider entering and stated that the location of
additional information regarding the same could be found at <a href="http://www.missouriwriterswguild.org/">www.missouriwriterswguild.org</a>. In addition, the conference was recommended
to everyone who could possibly attend, no matter the individual’s goals
regarding writing. Many workshops are available
for all interests.<o:p></o:p></div>
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A summer mini-conference in conjunction with the Heartland Writers
Guild was announced. Donna stated that a
committee would be created soon to be composed of both guild’s members. The committee would delegate duties and aid
in the creation of the workshop. Potential
dates were given. An update would be
given at the March SEMO Writers’ Guild meeting on March 29, 2014.<o:p></o:p></div>
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A reminder of the Basket Wars that takes place at the MWG conference
was given by Janet Cannon. Janet
discussed the previous basket the SWG prepared and asked for donations. Any item could be donated; no limitation.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Contact information for Lisa Miller was given as follows: <a href="mailto:Lisa.Miller@walruspublishing.com">Lisa.Miller@walruspublishing.com</a></div>
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Ms. Miller discussed how her company, Walrus Publishing, came to be,
which was out of desperation. She wrote
for years and all during her years at St. Louis University. Although she didn’t feel she was a good
writer she desired to write. Ms. Miller
became a technical writer but quickly became bored and disinterested. Publication became a huge interest and a
decision was made to invest in establishing own publication company.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ms. Miller believed she could market her company locally as St. Louis
was a thriving location for writers but she was unsuccessful. She quickly realized that being “local”
simply means those with whom you network, not necessarily geographical location. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Ms. Miller gave the advice of keeping track of all your expenses if you
choose to self-publish and then weigh that against the cost of using a
publication company. As writers, a list
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and a “wish list” about the publishing
process. The choices are many and so an
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The SWG thanked Ms. Miller for her time and for her insight.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The meeting was adjourned at 11:45 with the announcement of a critique
meeting to be held immediately following. The date of the next monthly meeting
was announced as Saturday, March 29, 2014 beginning at 10:00 a.m., a change
from previous beginning time of 10:30 a.m.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It's not too late to sign up for the Missouri Writers' Guild conference! Check out our amazing schedule at:<br />
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and checkout the interviews with our faculty at:<br />
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We also still have until March 1 for the writing contests. You don't have to attend the conference to enter, so if you are a Missouri Chapter or Guild member, polish up those pieces and send them in! The price is right and the bragging rights are awesome!<br />
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<br />Southeast Missouri Writers' Guildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13208603822492438965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860899708105642737.post-11912636342147140822014-02-20T14:15:00.005-08:002014-02-20T14:15:41.949-08:00January 25 2014 Meeting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>January 25 SEMO Writers’ Guild Minutes<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Jan welcomed members back for a new year of meetings, and
asked visitors to introduce themselves. Visitors included: Gary Case, Susie
Ryan, Roy Meyer, Christa ?, and Marcie Upchurch.<o:p></o:p></div>
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2014 Officer Elections: This year, the current officers
wanted to add a Historian/Web Coordinator to the list of positions. Also, the
Secretary/Treasurer position will be divided into two separate positions—as
noted in the original bylaws.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Reminder: The Missouri Writers’ Guild ‘Fifty Shades of
Writing’ conference will be held April 11-13, 2014 in St. Louis. Check out the
MWG website at: missouriwriterswguild.org for details about faculty and
workshops.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Anthology</b>: The
officers decided that the anthology would be a Print On Demand book this year.
That way there will be not output of SEMOWG monies upfront. Donna stated she
has the entries in InDesign, but the book isn’t ready for editing just yet.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Mini-Conference</b>:
Jan asked Mary Rechenberg, President of Heartland Writer’s Guild and SEMOWG member
about getting together with the HWG to put together a mini-conference sometime
this summer. Mary said that HWG meetings are held on the third Sunday of each
moth from 2-4 p.m. at the Jackson Steck House on Washington Street.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Jan also mentioned that the ‘Memoir Writers’ group meets at
the library and that maybe we could contact them to see if they would want to
be included in the conference preparations.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Members were asked to provide feedback to officers as to
what they would like to see presented at this conference. PLEASE SEND FEEDBACK
TO SEMOWG email: <a href="mailto:semowg@gmail.com">semowg@gmail.com</a>. Or
send to Donna Essner at <a href="mailto:semowgpres@gmail.com">semowgpres@gmail.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Mary Rechenberg shared that there will be an Open Mic at the
Coffee House and a booksigning at the Cape River Heritage Museum. She said she
would let the library know of these presentations as well. Dates and times will be announced later.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>News and Updates from
Members </b>– Marybeth Niederkorn will be presenting at the National Conference
for Graduate Students in February. Mary Rechenberg won the Judges Pick for her
literary essay recently. During a critique session at the November SCBWI
Regional meeting, Donna Essner met with Regina Brooks of Serendipity Agency on
her new novel. Miss Brooks stated she would like to see more when the novel is
completed.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>2014 Officer
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President – Donna J. Essner<o:p></o:p></div>
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Vice President – Rick Duniphan<o:p></o:p></div>
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Secretary – Samantha Deusinger<o:p></o:p></div>
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Treasurer – Laura Luttrell<o:p></o:p></div>
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Historian/Web Coordinator – Jan Cannon<o:p></o:p></div>
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Assistant Historian/Web Coordinator – Tom Neumeyer<o:p></o:p></div>
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She stated she will send out a signup sheet and the detailed
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<b>Next meeting</b>:
Saturday, February 22, 2014. Lisa Miller, Walrus Publishing, LLC will be the
speaker.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Southeast Missouri Website: <a href="http://semowg.blogspot.com/">http://semowg.blogspot.com</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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Southeast Missouri Writers' Guildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13208603822492438965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860899708105642737.post-62218457375996769642013-05-20T18:18:00.001-07:002013-05-20T18:24:15.367-07:00May 18th Chapter Meeting NotesMay's SEMO Chapter Meeting opened with President Janet Cannon welcoming everyone and inviting those who attended the April Missouri Writers' Guild conference to share some of what they learned at the conference.<br />
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Janet shared some of what she learned from C. Hope Clark's Early Arrival Seminar about how the "shy writer" can succeed by using a calendar to mark off days you wrote (proving to yourself you are successful and dedicated!), using positive language to talk about your writing, and making small and measurable goals you can see so you don't give up on the big goal you want to attain.<br />
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Bill and Sharon Hopkins talked about a workshop they attended that explained how to make your web presence more effective. Social media, web pages, Amazon author pages, using tags and key words, and Google analytics reports oh my! Lots to learn in that department!<br />
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Marybeth Niedercorn discussed a little about what she learned about how to figure out what small presses want from a writer and from their manuscripts.<br />
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We also celebrated the winners of several MWG contests: Sharon Hopkins' book <em>Killerfind</em> won Best book in the President's Contest. One of her short stories, "Rear View Mirror" won third place in the Short Story contest. Marybeth Niedercorn's "Demon Hawg" won first place in the Humerous Short Story category. Janet Cannon's "Blonde Curls and Scurvy Pirates" won first place in the Flash Fiction contest and her inspirational Essay "<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Dance: Driven by the Inciting Incident" won an honorable mention. Plus, our chapter won Basket Wars! (Marybeth accepted the trophy.) We think we had more members there than any other chapter as well! All in all, our chapter really stood out at the conference this year.</span><br />
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The group as a whole then discussed several topics. Last year's anthology did not have enough entries to make a full-sized volume, so we are going to put out a call for more members to submit and do a two-year volume. We decided July's meeting will be a social/idea sharing meeting at Steelcrest Winery. The Hopkins will get back with us on what weekend will be the best for us to meet there. <br />
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Several people also wanted to get started on workshop/critique groups. A sign-up list was circulated. An email will also go out through semowg to ask for others who want to be a part of the workshop/critique groups. Hopefully we'll be able to get these together in the next couple of months.<br />
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We also announced our summer and fall lineup of speakers (except for October, which we don't have finallized just yet!) And here it is!<br />
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June 29 - Dr. Frank Nickell on regional history<br />
July ?? - Social day at Steelcrest Winery<br />
August 31 - Margot Dill on blogging<br />
September 28 - Peter Green - on working with editors and publishers<br />
October 26 - ??<br />
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Janet Cannon then closed the meeting. We all snagged a few last cookies, talked a bit more, then went home.<br />
<br />Southeast Missouri Writers' Guildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13208603822492438965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860899708105642737.post-45813380419637585612013-05-02T18:49:00.003-07:002013-05-02T18:49:56.865-07:00BASKET WARS!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On our maiden voyage as participants in the Basket Wars competition at the Missouri Writers' Guild conference, we won the bidding! Our basket's theme was, "Everything a Writer Always Wanted but was Afraid to Ask For." It contained generally mundane items but descriptions that allowed for...let's say...other possibilities. For example, gardening gloves that were red so that, "the blood would blend right in," and boxes to "hide evidence in plain sight." Then we had fake mustaches, fake evidence, and a rubber duckie villian. All sorts of fun to put together, all sorts of fun to watch people ooh and ahh over. We even had one person ask for the description list she thought it was so funny! Now, what will we do NEXT year?Southeast Missouri Writers' Guildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13208603822492438965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860899708105642737.post-1186748419117188662013-05-02T18:32:00.001-07:002013-05-02T18:32:54.849-07:00April 20th Meeting Notes
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<span style="font-family: Cambria;">April 20, 2013 SEMO Writers’ Guild Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria;">In lieu of President Jan’s late arrival, VP Marybeth called
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<span style="font-family: Cambria;">The first item on the agenda was if there were any donations
to be added to the Basket War basket for the MWG conference. She asked if there
were any suggestions on names for the basket, but there were none. So, Jan,
Marybeth, and Donna chose a name “Everything a Writer Always Wanted but was
Afraid to Ask For.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria;">Next, speaker, Marilyn Hutchings, Reference Assistant at the
Cape Girardeau Library, was introduced. She shared two handouts on ‘Found’
poetry. One from Annie Dillard and one that Marilyn wrote. She noted one of the
problems with people reading poetry is that they think it has to have a
meaning, and usually a hidden meaning. Sometimes, however, she pointed out that
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<span style="font-family: Cambria;">One form of poetry she shared was ‘Found’ poetry, where an
idea or image is taken from another’s writing and thereafter forming another
poem. With this kind of poetry you don’t have to start from scratch. You can
take someone else’s words and take bits and pieces and refashion and remake it
into a poem. She stated that Found poetry is “a word collage in art!”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria;">She suggested that writers interested in this form of
poetry, to visit the “Found Poetry Review.” They publish twice a year. They
have prompts on their website that you can take bits and pieces to create your
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<span style="font-family: Cambria;">Marilyn also shared some poets who took poetry to a
different level: Some were David Lehman who wrote <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Evening Sun</i>, in which he wrote a stream-of-consciousness poem
for each day of the year. Another was John Caddy, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Morning Earth</i>, who wrote poems in his journal about the first thing
he experienced each morning. She also shared Christian Bok’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Eunoia,</i> in which he wrote lipograms, and
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<span style="font-family: Cambria;">Richard Flentge<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Cambria;">Marybeth Niederkorn<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Southeast Missouri Writers' Guildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13208603822492438965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860899708105642737.post-45838425443214903782013-03-17T17:50:00.002-07:002013-03-17T17:50:34.542-07:00Meeting this Saturday!Don't forget our meeting this Saturday, March 23 at 10:30. We'll be meeting at our new location, the Cape Girardeau Public Library. Once you go in the main doors, turn right and turn right again to find the Oscar C. Hirsch room. A map is included in this post.<br />
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If you haven't already, please take our very short survey about what direction you want our chapter to head this year. The link will let you start over if you get interrupted, but will only let you take the survey once. We'll discuss the results Saturday morning: <a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/6DRTFCT" target="_blank">http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/<wbr></wbr>6DRTFCT</a><br />
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Also, don't forget to bring any items for our writer's supplies/inspiration basket for the conference. It can be ANYTHING that you think a writer needs or wants for writing and inspiration. Please include an approximate value of the item.<br />
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See you soon!Southeast Missouri Writers' Guildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13208603822492438965noreply@blogger.com0711 North Clark Street, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701, USA37.314654 -89.54762900000002911.792619499999997 -130.85622300000003 62.836688499999994 -48.23903500000003tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860899708105642737.post-9676236567712188922013-03-06T13:10:00.003-08:002013-03-06T13:10:31.995-08:00Updated Information on Upcoming MeetingsFor those who missed the last meeting and the announcements so far, from now on we will be meeting at the Cape Girardeau Public Library, 711 N. Clark, Cape Girardeau, Missouri. As you walk in the main doors, turn right then right again down the hallway to the Oscar C. Hirsch room.<br />
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Our first meeting at the Library, <u><strong>March 23</strong></u>, will be with Robin Tidwell, owner of All on the Same Page bookstore. She has a unique perspective on marketing and publishing you will want to hear.<span style="font-size: 13px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 16px;"> </span></strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><u>April 20th</u></strong>, the week before the MWG conference in St. Louis, we will celebrate National Poetry Month by having a guest speaker from the Library talk to us about Poetry. We will also have our first open-mic "Poetic Reading" event. Bring your one or two of your favorite poems or prose poems to read to the group. They can be works you've written or your favorites others have written.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">On <u><strong>May 25th</strong></u>, we'll get a tour of the Library and all it's many resources. You will not want to miss this one! You may think that the Cape Public Library is just a place to check out books to read but it is so much more!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">We are working on lining up speakers for the rest of the year, so check back frequently for updates.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 13px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 16px;"></span></strong></span>Southeast Missouri Writers' Guildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13208603822492438965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860899708105642737.post-72064828136647006272013-02-25T09:41:00.000-08:002013-02-25T09:41:09.252-08:00**Important Date change**<br />Because Easter weekend hits the same weekend we plan to meet next (March 30th) AND Robin Tidwell has a book launching that weekend, we're going to move the meeting date up to March 23. Please put the word out!Southeast Missouri Writers' Guildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13208603822492438965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860899708105642737.post-11780412263279052722013-02-25T09:30:00.000-08:002013-02-25T09:30:06.281-08:00Handouts from February's MeetingWe had a great February meeting and Sharon gave us an informative talk with two helpful handouts. The first is Five Key Questions to Ask as You Write your Novel. <a href="http://writetodone.com/2013/02/15/5-key-questions-to-ask-as-you-write-your-novel/?goback=.anb_1814346_%2a2_%2a1_%2a1_%2a1_%2a1_%2a1">http://writetodone.com/2013/02/15/5-key-questions-to-ask-as-you-write-your-novel/?goback=.anb_1814346_%2a2_%2a1_%2a1_%2a1_%2a1_%2a1</a> The second handout is one on Self Editing tips from Gemma Halliday <a href="http://thewritersguidetoepublishing.com/self-editing-tips-from-new-york-times-bestselling-author-gemma-halliday?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheWritersGuideToE-publishing+%28The+Writer%27s+Guide+to+E-Publishing+Feed%29&utm_content=Yahoo!+Mail">http://thewritersguidetoepublishing.com/self-editing-tips-from-new-york-times-bestselling-author-gemma-halliday?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheWritersGuideToE-publishing+%28The+Writer%27s+Guide+to+E-Publishing+Feed%29&utm_content=Yahoo!+Mail</a><br />
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We'll post the meeting notes later this week, so keep checking back.<br />
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(Thanks, Bill, for sending me the links! --JC)Southeast Missouri Writers' Guildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13208603822492438965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860899708105642737.post-87641371389895734442013-02-22T10:16:00.001-08:002013-02-22T10:16:07.991-08:00A free resourceWOW! (Women on Writing) and BookBaby have some free e-books on a variety of topics. This on is on marketing. <br />
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<a href="http://myemail.constantcontact.com/New-BookBaby-Guide--Making-Money-with-your-eBook.html?soid=1101417136261&aid=mx8TY69wA4M">http://myemail.constantcontact.com/New-BookBaby-Guide--Making-Money-with-your-eBook.html?soid=1101417136261&aid=mx8TY69wA4M</a>Southeast Missouri Writers' Guildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13208603822492438965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860899708105642737.post-20130256686348070362013-02-16T11:34:00.001-08:002013-02-16T11:34:19.452-08:00MWG Conference Fast Approaching!Dear Writers,<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11pt;">This is a quick reminder that the 2013 Missouri Writers' Guild conference to be held in St Louis at the Sheraton Westport Chalet hotel on April 26-28, 2013 is fast approaching. If you haven't done so already, be sure to register! You don't have to be a Missouri Writers' Guild member to come. Neither do you have to be a registered member of another writer's guild. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11pt;">There's a great lineup of speakers and agents, breakout sessions, and Sunday Master classes. Your registration includes pitch sessions with an agent/editor, any/all breakout sessions, the Friday night Slush Pile reading (which is always popular), Nightcap sessions with agents/editors--which is a great opportunity to network, ask questions, and meet other writers. You can also show off your work at Open Mic Night. The Saturday luncheon is included, too. And networking is absolutely FREE!</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11pt;">Kathleen Ortiz, New Leaf Literary & Media <a href="http://www.missouriwritersguild.org/Conference2013v9/index_files/Page940.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0025e5;">http://newleafliterary.<wbr></wbr>com/</span></a></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11pt;">Pam van Hylckama Vlieg, Larsen Pomada Literary Agents <a href="http://www.missouriwritersguild.org/Conference2013v9/index_files/Page940.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0025e5;">http://www.larsenpomada.com/</span></a></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11pt;">Jita Fumich, Folio Literary Agency <a href="http://www.missouriwritersguild.org/Conference2013v9/index_files/Page940.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0025e5;">http://foliolit.com/</span></a> </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11pt;">Carly Watters, P.S. Literary Agency <a href="http://www.missouriwritersguild.org/Conference2013v9/index_files/Page940.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0025e5;">http://www.psliterary.<wbr></wbr>com/</span></a></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11pt;">Joan Luckett, Midwest Living <a href="http://www.missouriwritersguild.org/Conference2013v9/index_files/Page940.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0025e5;">http://www.<wbr></wbr>midwestliving.com/</span></a> </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11pt;">Kristina Blank Makansi, Blank Slate Press <a href="http://www.missouriwritersguild.org/Conference2013v9/index_files/Page940.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0025e5;">http://blankslatepress.<wbr></wbr>com/</span></a> </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11pt;">Also, check out the Sunday Master classes. We've got some great 3-hour one-on-one sessions lined out. The number of attendees for these classes is kept to a minimum, so be to sure to sign up as they fill up fast. Here's a listing of those classes. (Details for each can be found on the MWG website.)</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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Southeast Missouri Writers' Guildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13208603822492438965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860899708105642737.post-9930118454453337282013-01-29T18:45:00.003-08:002013-01-29T18:49:36.438-08:002013 Officers<span class="userContent">SEMO Chapter officers for 2013:</span><br />
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<span class="userContent">President: <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=100002268446877&extragetparams=%7B%22group_id%22%3A204897869651597%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/janet.cannon.10?group_id=204897869651597">Janet Cannon</a></span><br />
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<span class="userContent">Vice President: <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=48004782&extragetparams=%7B%22group_id%22%3A204897869651597%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/mb.thedestroyer?group_id=204897869651597">Marybeth Niederkorn</a></span><br />
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Southeast Missouri Writers' Guildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13208603822492438965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860899708105642737.post-71706649289479377842013-01-29T18:10:00.002-08:002013-01-29T18:10:58.020-08:00Meeting Dates and Speakers for February and March<h5 class="uiStreamMessage userContentWrapper" data-ft="{"type":1,"tn":"K"}">
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<span class="userContent"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">In February, our speaker will be Robin Tidwell, owner of All on the Same Page Bookstore. Check out her FB page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/#!/allonthesamepaj">https://www.facebook.com/#!/allonthesamepaj</a> and check back here for updates on her presentation. </span></span></div>
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Southeast Missouri Writers' Guildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13208603822492438965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860899708105642737.post-16485739175349340982013-01-27T14:50:00.001-08:002013-01-27T14:50:11.485-08:00New Website!The Southeast Missouri Writers' Guild is pleased to introduce you to our new website. Here you will find meeting dates, meeting notes, helpful information, and updates on member success stories. We're currently working on linking a calendar to the site you can quickly jot down upcoming events.<br />
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We will also be launching a Facebook group page for those of you who like to announce your events and keep in touch via Facebook.<br />
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Please contact us at semowg at gmail dot com if you are interested in learning more. Thank you for visiting!Southeast Missouri Writers' Guildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13208603822492438965noreply@blogger.com0