18 Jan meeting notes; 25 Jan reading list

18 JANUARY MEETING NOTES

Thirteen people attended: Burt, Casey, Dawn, Donna (read a short story, “Her in the Middle”), Jo, JoAnne, Lance, Leighanne, Maddie, Rosie, Sarah K., Shari (read a revised synopsis for Raised to Win), and Steve J. (read three chapters from Bè).

News and Notes

P.J. will be appearing at Foothill Ranch Library with author Tami Shaikh on Saturday, 20 January. They’ll be leading “Fulfill Your Promise,” a writing workshop about loglines and elevator pitches. Go here for more information.

Steve J. will once again be a part of 24-Hour Creative at the Camino Real Playhouse in San Juan Capistrano. In this exercise in literary masochism, six playwrights write six 10-minute plays overnight, which are then staged the next day. Tickets for this 3 Feb event are $20 and are available online.

The next LIT UP! will happen on 23 January at Kean Coffee in Tustin. You can download posters here (1-up and 2-up). The lineup:

• Contemporary romance writer Ara Grigorian.
• Historical fiction author Ona Russell.
• SF-fantasy writer Wendy Van Camp.

As always, be sure to check the LIT UP Facebook page for more details on the authors.

25 JANUARY READING LIST

Sarah K. (1/18)
Jo (1/18)
Leighanne (1/18)
Rosie (1/18)
Casey (1/18)
Bob R. (1/4)
Glenda (1/11)
Lance (1/18)
JoAnne (1/18)
Marianna (1/11)
Maddie (1/18)
Burt (1/18)
P.J. (1/11)
Dawn (1/18)
Shari (1/18)
Donna (1/18)
Steve J. (1/18)
Lisa W. (11/30)