19 Feb meeting notes; 26 Feb reading list

19 FEBRUARY MEETING NOTES

Six people attended: Benafsha A. (two revised chapters from Jewels of Herat), Donna R., Jo (a chapter from Dandelion Seeds), Joanne (a short story, “Stymied by Black Gumdrops”), Lance (a chapter from Bluejay’s Riviera), and Rosie.

NEWS & NOTES

PFL is looking for a few good writers to plug the gaps in our ranks. If you’re looking for a critique group or know someone who is, please check us out. We don’t bite newcomers (usually).

Upcoming author events for the next week:

• Saturday, Feb. 21, 10 a.m.: Mark Sevi, “The Two Stories Inside Every Novel & Script” (in person for SCWA at 19 Restaurant, 24122 Moulton Pkwy, Laguna Hills; $25-35)
• Saturday, Feb. 21, 10 a.m.: Jennifer J. Chow, Tell-Tale Treats; Daryl Wood Gerber, Murder by the Millions (in person for Mystery Ink at Studio 14 in Old World Village, 7561 Center Ave, Huntington Beach)
• Saturday, Feb. 21, 2 p.m.: Caitlin Rother, Hooked (in person at Book Carnival)
• Sunday, Feb. 22, 3 p.m.: “Intrigue, Secrets, and a Deadly Undercover Assignment” with Nancy Cole Silverman, A Spy in Saigon (in person for Sisters in Crime OC at Book Carnival)
• Monday, Feb. 23, 6:30 p.m.: Jason Reynolds, Long Way Down (at the Clifton C. Miller Community Center, 300 Centennial Way, Tustin)

26 FEBRUARY READING LIST

Leighanne (1/22)
Donna R. (2/19)
Rosie (2/19)
Jo (2/19)
Joanne (2/19)
Benafsha A. (2/19)
Lance (2/19)