Next Meeting: Thursday, 29 January, at 6:30 p.m.
at the Tustin Marketplace Corner Bakery (13652 Jamboree Road, Irvine)
29 Nov meeting notes; 6 Dec reading list
Seven people attended: Casey, Donna, Joanne (read part three of her short story, “Nights with the Men”), Lance, Leighanne (read a chapter from The Karma List), PJ (read a short story, “Sudden Impact”), and Rosie (read two revised chapters from On Thin Ice).
News and Notes
The 20 November LIT UP! was a success, with an unexpected four authors appearing. A near-capacity crowd heard PFL’s own Rosie de Guzman, Greta Boris, Pat Broeske, and Lani Kauten read from their works.
The next LIT UP! is happening at 7:00 p.m. on 18 December at Bardot Bars & Coffee, 662 El Camino Real, Tustin. You can download posters here (1-up and 2-up). As always, be sure to check the LIT UP Facebook page for details on past authors and programs.
The last PFL meeting of 2018 will be on 6 December. The holiday party will start at 7:00 p.m. on 13 December at Maddie’s place in Mission Viejo. If you’re a PFL member, stand by for an email with the 411 on the event.
6 DECEMBER READING LIST
Jo (11/15)
Maddie (11/15)
Shari (11/15)
Donna (11/29)
Burt (11/8)
Joanne (11/29)
Casey (11/29)
Lance (11/29)
Leighanne (11/29)
Rosie (11/29)
PJ (11/29)
Glenda (10/11)
Steve J. (10/11)
15 Nov meeting notes; 29 Nov reading list
15 NOVEMBER MEETING NOTES
Eight people attended: Casey (read a chapter from Super Duper Love Story), Jo, Joanne (read part two of her short story, “God’s Hits and Misses with My Men”), Lance (read a revised chapter from Hot Pots), Leighanne, Maddie, Rosie, and Shari.
News and Notes
The next LIT UP! is happening at 7:00 p.m. on 20 November at Bardot Bars & Coffee, 662 El Camino Real, Tustin. You can download posters here (1-up and 2-up). The lineup:
- YA romance author and PFL member Rosie de Guzman.
- Psychological thriller writer Greta Boris.
- Biographer Pat Broeske.
As always, be sure to check the LIT UP Facebook page for details on past authors and programs.
We’re rapidly running out of year. The last PFL meetings for 2018 will be on 29 November and 6 December. The holiday party will start at 7:00 p.m. on 13 December at Maddie’s place in Mission Viejo. A food list circulated during this meeting; it will return on 29 November.
29 NOVEMBER READING LIST
Jo (11/15)
Maddie (11/15)
Leighanne (11/15)
Shari (11/15)
Donna (11/8)
Burt (11/8)
Rosie (11/15)
PJ (10/25)
Joanne (11/15)
Casey (11/15)
Lance (11/15)
Glenda (10/11)
Steve J. (10/11)
8 Nov meeting notes; 15 Nov reading list
8 NOVEMBER MEETING NOTES
Five people attended: Burt, Casey (read a chapter from Super Duper Love Story), Donna, Lance (read a chapter from Hot Pots), and Rosie.
News and Notes
The next LIT UP! is happening at 7:00 p.m. on 20 November at Bardot Bars & Coffee, 662 El Camino Real, Tustin. You can download posters here (1-up and 2-up). As always, be sure to check the LIT UP Facebook page for details on past authors and programs.
We’re rapidly running out of year. The last PFL meetings for 2018 will be on 15 and 29 November and 6 December. The holiday party will be on 13 December at Maddie’s place in Mission Viejo. More details to follow.
15 NOVEMBER READING LIST
Jo (11/1)
Glenda (10/11)
Maddie (11/1)
Leighanne (10/25)
Shari (10/25)
Donna (11/8)
Steve J. (10/11)
Burt (11/8)
Rosie (11/8)
PJ (10/25)
Joanne (11/1)
Casey (11/8)
Lance (11/8)
1 Nov meeting notes; 8 Nov reading list
1 NOVEMBER MEETING NOTES
Six people attended: Burt, Casey (read two chapters from Super Duper Love Story), Jo, Joanne (read a short story, “Nights with the Men”), Lance (read a chapter from Hot Pots), and Maddie.
News and Notes
The next LIT UP! is happening at 7:00 p.m. on 20 November at Bardot Bars & Coffee, 662 El Camino Real, Tustin. You can download posters here (1-up and 2-up). As always, be sure to check the LIT UP Facebook page for details on past authors and programs.
We’re rapidly running out of year. The last PFL meetings for 2018 will be on 8, 15, and 29 November, and 6 December. The holiday party will be on 13 December at Maddie’s place in Mission Viejo. More details to follow.
8 NOVEMBER READING LIST
Jo (11/1)
Glenda (10/11)
Maddie (11/1)
Leighanne (10/25)
Shari (10/25)
Donna (10/11)
Steve J. (10/11)
Burt (11/1)
Rosie (10/25)
PJ (10/25)
Joanne (11/1)
Casey (11/1)
Lance (11/1)
25 Oct meeting notes; 1 Nov reading list
25 OCTOBER MEETING NOTES
Ten people attended: Burt (read six chapters from Blood on the Sun), Casey, Jo, Joanne, Lance, Leighanne, Maddie, PJ (read a short story, “Deva”), Rosie (read two chapters from The Lion and the Eagle), and Shari.
News and Notes
The 23 October LIT UP! was a rousing success, with thirty people hearing readings from Mary Castillo, Christina Hoag, and PJ Colando. Be sure to check the LIT UP Facebook page for the next event date and for more details on past authors and programs.
NaNoWriMo is at our throats once again. The festivities begin midnight on Wednesday, 31 October, with a Halloween “Midnight Oil” session at the Sand Canyon Denny’s in Irvine. Both Rosie and Leighanne are municipal liaisons this year. For more details, go here for North OC and here for South OC.
1 NOVEMBER READING LIST
Jo (10/25)
Glenda (10/11)
Maddie (10/25)
Leighanne (10/25)
Shari (10/25)
Donna (10/11)
Steve J. (10/11)
Joanne (10/25)
Casey (10/25)
Lance (10/25)
Burt (10/25)
Rosie (10/25)
PJ (10/25)
18 Oct meeting notes; 25 Oct reading list
18 OCTOBER MEETING NOTES
Eight people attended: Burt, Casey (read a chapter from Super Duper Love Story), Jo, Joanne (read a short story, “Bad Ass Becky”), Lance (read a chapter from Hot Pots), Leighanne, Rosie, and Shari.
News and Notes
The next LIT UP! is happening at 7:00 p.m. on 23 October at Bardot Bars & Coffee, 662 El Camino Real, Tustin. You can download posters here (1-up and 2-up). The lineup:
- Paranormal mystery and romance author Mary Castillo.
- Crime and YA suspense writer Christina Hoag.
- Domestic humor author and PFL member PJ Colando.
As always, be sure to check the LIT UP Facebook page for more details on on past authors and programs.
25 OCTOBER READING LIST
Jo (10/18)
Glenda (10/11)
Maddie (10/4)
Leighanne (10/18)
Burt (10/18)
Shari (10/18)
Rosie (10/18)
Donna (10/11)
Steve J. (10/11)
PJ (10/11)
Joanne (10/18)
Casey (10/18)
Lance (10/18)
11 Oct meeting notes; 18 Oct reading list
11 OCTOBER MEETING NOTES
Ten people attended: Burt, Casey (read two chapters from Super Duper Love Story), Donna (read a short story, “Those Moments”), Glenda, Joanne (read what might be a short story, “The Peril of Continuous Plagues”), Lance (read two chapters from Hot Pots), Leighanne, PJ, Rosie, and Steve J.
News and Notes
The next LIT UP! is happening at 7:00 p.m. on 23 October at Bardot Bars & Coffee, 662 El Camino Real, Tustin. You can download posters here (1-up and 2-up). As always, be sure to check the LIT UP Facebook page for details on past authors and programs.
18 OCTOBER READING LIST
Jo (10/4)
Glenda (10/11)
Maddie (10/4)
Leighanne (10/11)
Burt (10/11)
Shari (10/4)
Rosie (10/11)
Joanne (10/11)
Casey (10/11)
Donna (10/11)
Lance (10/11)
Steve J. (10/11)
PJ (10/11)
4 Oct meeting notes; 11 Oct reading list
4 OCTOBER MEETING NOTES
Eight people attended: Donna, Jo, Joanne, Lance (read a revised chapter from Hot Pots), Leighanne, Maddie, Rosie, and Shari.
News and Notes
Maddie will be a panelist for the 7 October Ladies of Intrigue Conference, an annual event sponsored by OC Sisters in Crime. Go to the OC Sisters in Crime website for more information and registration.
Lance will be the featured author at the OCPL Foothill Ranch Library Writers’ Retreat on Saturday, 6 October, at 10:00 a.m. Confusingly enough, the retreat will actually happen at the El Toro branch library (24672 Raymond Way, Lake Forest) due to construction at the Foothill Ranch branch.
The next LIT UP! is happening at 7:00 p.m. on 23 October at Bardot Bars & Coffee, 662 El Camino Real, Tustin. You can download posters here (1-up and 2-up). As always, be sure to check the LIT UP Facebook page for details on past authors and programs.
11 OCTOBER READING LIST
Jo (10/4)
Glenda (9/20)
Maddie (10/4)
Leighanne (10/4)
Joanne (10/4)
Burt (9/27)
Shari (10/4)
Rosie (10/4)
Casey (9/27)
Donna (10/4)
Lance (10/4)
27 Sep meeting notes; 4 Oct reading list
27 SEPTEMBER MEETING NOTES
Seven people attended: Burt, Casey (read two chapters from Super Duper Love Story), Lance (read a chapter from Hot Pots), Leighanne, Maddie, Rosie (read a chapter from The Lion and the Eagle), and Shari.
News and Notes
Stay tuned for the details on October’s LIT UP! Be sure to check the LIT UP Facebook page for the next meeting, and for details on past authors and programs.
Maddie will be a panelist for the 7 October Ladies of Intrigue Conference, an annual event sponsored by OC Sisters in Crime. Go to the OC Sisters in Crime website for more information and registration.
4 OCTOBER READING LIST
Jo (9/20)
Glenda (9/20)
Maddie (9/27)
Leighanne (9/27)
Joanne (9/13)
Burt (9/27)
Shari (9/27)
Lance (9/27)
Rosie (9/27)
Casey (9/27)
Steve J. (8/16)
Donna (8/23)
20 Sep meeting notes; 27 Sep reading list
20 SEPTEMBER MEETING NOTES
Eight people attended: Burt, Casey (read two chapters from Super Duper Love Story), Glenda, Jo, Leighanne, Maddie, Rosie (read a chapter from The Lion and the Eagle), and Shari (read 1.5 revised chapters from Raised to Win).
News and Notes
The 18 September LIT UP! marked the successful debut of its new venue, Tustin’s Bardot Bars & Coffee. The crowd heard readings by Maria Alexander, Kathryn Atkins, and Seamus Beirne. As always, be sure to check the LIT UP Facebook page for the next meeting, and for details on past authors and programs.
27 SEPTEMBER READING LIST
Jo (9/20)
Glenda (9/20)
Maddie (9/20)
Donna (8/23)
Leighanne (9/20)
Joanne (9/13)
Burt (9/20)
Lance (9/6)
Shari (9/20)
Rosie (9/20)
Casey (9/20)
P.J. (8/9)
Steve J. (8/16)
13 Sep meeting notes; 20 Sep reading list
13 SEPTEMBER MEETING NOTES
Five people attended: Casey (read 1.5 chapters from Super Duper Love Story), Jo, Joanne, Leighanne, and Rosie (read 1.5 chapters from The Lion and the Eagle).
News and Notes
The 18 September LIT UP! will introduce a new location: Bardot Bars & Coffee, 662 El Camino Real in Tustin. It’s one stoplight south of Kean near 6th Street and El Camino in Old Town Tustin. You can download posters here (1-up and 2-up). The lineup:
- Bram Stoker award-winning horror author Maria Alexander.
- Short-story writer Kathryn Atkins.
- Historical fiction author Seamus Beirne.
As always, be sure to check the LIT UP Facebook page for the next meeting, and for details on past authors and programs.
20 SEPTEMBER READING LIST
Jo (9/13)
Glenda (8/30)
Maddie (8/30)
Donna (8/23)
P.J. (8/9)
Steve J. (8/16)
Shari (8/30)
Leighanne (9/13)
Joanne (9/13)
Burt (9/6)
Lance (9/6)
Rosie (9/13)
Casey (9/13)
6 Sep meeting notes; 13 Sep reading list
6 SEPTEMBER MEETING NOTES
Six people attended: Burt (read seven chapters from what’s now called Blood on the Sun), Casey (read 1.5 chapters from Super Duper Love Story), Joanne (read her very short story, “Things That Are Not New”), Lance (read a chapter from Hot Pots), Leighanne, and Rosie.
News and Notes
The 18 September LIT UP! will introduce a new location: Bardot Bars & Coffee, 662 El Camino Real in Tustin. It’s one stoplight south of Kean near 6th Street and El Camino in Old Town Tustin. You can download posters here (1-up and 2-up). As always, be sure to check the LIT UP Facebook page for the next meeting, and for details on past authors and programs.
13 SEPTEMBER READING LIST
Jo (8/30)
Glenda (8/30)
Maddie (8/30)
Rosie (9/6)
Donna (8/23)
P.J. (8/9)
Steve J. (8/16)
Shari (8/30)
Leighanne (9/6)
Joanne (9/6)
Burt (9/6)
Casey (9/6)
Lance (9/6)
30 Aug meeting notes; 6 Sep reading list
30 AUGUST MEETING NOTES
Seven people attended: Burt, Casey (read two half-chapters from Super Duper Love Story), Glenda, Jo, Lance (read a chapter from Hot Pots), Maddie, and Shari.
News and Notes
The September LIT UP! will introduce a new location: Bardot Bars & Coffee, 662 El Camino Real in Tustin. It’s one stoplight south of Kean near 6th Street and El Camino in Old Town Tustin. You can download posters here (1-up and 2-up). As always, be sure to check the LIT UP Facebook page for the next meeting, and for details on past authors and programs.
6 SEPTEMBER READING LIST
Jo (8/30)
Glenda (8/30)
Maddie (8/30)
JoAnne (8/16)
Burt (8/30)
Rosie (8/23)
Donna (8/23)
P.J. (8/9)
Steve J. (8/16)
Shari (8/30)
Leighanne (8/23)
Casey (8/30)
Lance (8/30)
23 Aug meeting notes; 30 Aug reading list
23 AUGUST MEETING NOTES
Nine people attended: Burt, Casey (read 1.5-ish chapters from Super Duper Love Story), Donna, Glenda, Lance (read two chapters from Hot Pots), Leighanne (welcome back!), Maddie, Rosie, and Shari (read a revised first chapter from Raised to Win).
News and Notes
Lance will be the moderator for the OCPL Foothill Ranch Library’s writers’ retreat on 6 October at 10 a.m. Also, Burt is scheduled to speak to the library’s book club in May of next year.
The final Kean Coffee LIT UP! happened on 21 August. The short story-oriented program featured PFL’s Steve Jackson, Anne Moose, and long-time PFL member and LIT UP! impressario Maddie Margarita. Many thanks to Kean Coffee for their four years of support for LIT UP!
The September LIT UP! will introduce a new location: Bardot Bars & Coffee, 662 El Camino Real in Tustin. It’s one stoplight south of Kean near 6th Street and El Camino in Old Town Tustin. As always, be sure to check the LIT UP Facebook page for the next meeting, and for details on past authors and programs.
30 AUGUST READING LIST
Jo (8/9)
Glenda (8/23)
Maddie (8/23)
JoAnne (8/16)
Burt (8/23)
Rosie (8/23)
Donna (8/23)
P.J. (8/9)
Steve J. (8/16)
Shari (8/23)
Casey (8/23)
Lance (8/23)
Leighanne (8/23)
16 Aug meeting notes; 23 Aug reading list
16 AUGUST MEETING NOTES
Eight people attended: Burt, Casey, Glenda, Joanne, Lance (read 1.5 chapters from Hot Pots), Maddie, Rosie, and Steve J. (read two revised chapters from The Lamia).
News and Notes
[NOTE: Corrected to connect writer presentations to the writers’ retreat vs. Talk it Up.] Maddie alerted us to two different programs sponsored by the OCPL Foothill Ranch Library:
- Talk it Up! lets readers and authors get together to talk about the books they’ve read and to meet other readers. No reservations are required. This event runs at 1-2:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday of every month.
- A monthly writers’ retreat meets at 10-4 on the first Saturday of every month. It provides a comfortable, calm space with available wifi and refreshments for writers to work away from distractions. An author is invited each month to give a presentation about writing to other attendees. For more information, contact Stella Carruth.
The Foothill Ranch Library is located at 27002 Cabriole in, natch, Foothill Ranch. Visit the library’s website for schedules and more information.
The next LIT UP! is happening at 7:00 p.m. on 21 August at Kean Coffee, 13681 Newport Av. #14, Tustin. You can download posters here (1-up and 2-up). The lineup:
- Crime novelist David Putnam.
- Horror and technothriller writer Steve Jackson.
- Historical fiction author Anne Moose.
As always, be sure to check the LIT UP Facebook page for the next LIT UP, and details on past authors and programs.
23 AUGUST READING LIST
Jo (8/9)
Glenda (8/16)
Maddie (8/16)
JoAnne (8/16)
Shari (8/2)
Burt (8/16)
Rosie (8/16)
Donna (8/9)
P.J. (8/9)
Casey (8/16)
Steve J. (8/16)
Lance (8/16)
Pure Fiction League 