5 Oct meeting notes; 12 Oct reading list

5 OCTOBER MEETING NOTES

Seven people attended: Burt (chapters from The Class of 1942), Benafsha A. (a chapter from The Jewels of Herat, formerly Family Jewels), Chris L., Glenda, Lance (two chapters from The Bluejay of Mullingar), Leighanne, and Rosie.

NEWS & NOTES

Benafsha attended the Women’s Fiction Writers Association 10th Anniversary Conference in Chicago on 20-23 September.

Rosie’s and Leighanne’s YA author friend Autumn Krause launches her Amazon Editor’s Pick new novel Before the Devil Knows You’re Here on Saturday, 7 Oct., 6 p.m. at the Bella Terra Barnes & Noble in Huntington Beach.

Author events coming up this next week:

• Sunday, Oct. 8, noon: Mark Sevi (editor), Blood Fiction Vol. 2 (in person at Book Carnival)
• Saturday, Oct. 14, 2 p.m.: Baron Birtcher, Reckoning (in person at Book Carnival)
• Saturday, Oct. 14, 10 a.m.: Rachelle Ayala, “Love at First Write: Whirlwind Romance Writing for Rapid Release and Market Success” and “Love Beyond Boundaries: Writing Romance Novels in the Age of AI” (in person and virtual for OC Romance Writers)

12 OCTOBER READING LIST

Glenda (10/5)
Donna R. (9/28)
Leighanne (10/5)
Rosie (10/5)
Chris L. (10/5)
Joanne (9/28)
Burt (10/5)
Lance (10/5)
Benafsha A. (10/5)