Next Meeting: Thursday, 30 April, at 6:30 p.m.
at the Tustin Marketplace Corner Bakery (13652 Jamboree Road, Irvine)
6 June Meeting Notes; 13 June Reading List
6 JUNE MEETING NOTES
6 people attended: Casey, Glenda, Burt, Rosie, Jo and Stace. No one read. We discussed various writerly topics before dispersing.
Jo passed her Medical Boards. Congrats!
Rosie earned her RWA PRO pin, for completing and submitting a manuscript. Way to go!
13 JUNE READING LIST
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Stace (6/6)
Glenda (6/6)
JoAnne (5/23)
Jo (6/6)
Rosie (6/6)
Shari (5/30)
Burt (6/6)
Richard (5/30)
Maddie (5/30)
Casey (6/6)
Lance (5/23)
30 May Meeting Notes; 6 June Reading List
30 MAY MEETING NOTES
5 people attended: Casey, Glenda, Richard, Shari and Maddie. No one brought work to be critiqued so our intimate group of five had an insightful discussion revolving around the Twitterari and Made-for-HBO-movies. All attending members departed after said lively discussion to go home and WRITE!
6 JUNE READING LIST
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Stace (5/23)
Glenda (5/23)
JoAnne (5/23)
Jo (5/16)
Rosie (5/23)
Shari (5/16)
Burt (5/23)
Richard (5/23)
Maddie (5/23)
Casey (5/23)
Lance (5/23)
23 May meeting notes; 30 May reading list
23 MAY MEETING NOTES
Nine people attended: Burt, Casey (read the final chapter of Francine Stein; congratulations!), Glenda, Joanne, Lance (read two chapters from South), Maddie (read a chapter from Hit Me), Richard, Rosie and Stace.
News & Notes
Casey is reading Daily Rituals: How Artists Work, by Mason Currey, a collection of short essays about how 161 artists, writers, philosophers, scientists and mathematicians subtly maneuver the many (self-inflicted) obstacles and (self-imposed) daily rituals to get done the work they love to do.
30 MAY READING LIST
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Stace (5/23)
Glenda (5/23)
JoAnne (5/23)
Jo (5/16)
Rosie (5/23)
Shari (5/16)
Burt (5/23)
Richard (5/23)
Maddie (5/23)
Casey (5/23)
Lance (5/23)
16 May meeting notes; 23 May reading list
16 MAY MEETING NOTES
Nine people attended: Burt, Casey (read the penultimate chapter from Francine Stein), Glenda, Jo, Joanne, Lance, Maddie, Shari and Stace. Jo brought cookies (don’t tell Panera!).
News & Notes
Glenda forwards a post on PBS MediaShift regarding the costs of independent publishing. While some of the figures appear to be inflated, it’s a good laundry list of the kinds of expenses a soon-to-be indie author may face or choose to undertake.
23 MAY READING LIST
Please review this list for accuracy. If you discover any mistakes or omissions, please let us know in advance of the meeting.
Stace (5/16)
Glenda (5/16)
JoAnne (5/16)
Jo (5/16)
Maddie (5/16)
Rosie (5/2)
Shari (5/16)
Burt (5/16)
Richard (5/9)
Casey (5/16)
Lance (5/16)
9 May meeting notes; 16 May reading list
9 MAY MEETING NOTES
Ten people attended: Burt (read 3.5 chapters from Jocks), Casey, Glenda, Jo, Joanne, Lance, Richard (read his short story “Home Run”), Rosie, Shari (read the last two revised chapters from Lost in Dance) and Stace.
16 MAY READING LIST
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Stace (5/9)
Glenda (5/9)
JoAnne (5/9)
Jo (5/9)
Maddie (5/9)
Rosie (5/2)
Casey (5/9)
Lance (5/9)
Shari (5/9)
Burt (5/9)
Richard (5/9)
2 May meeting notes; 9 May reading list
2 MAY MEETING NOTES
Seven people attended: Burt, Casey (read a chapter from Francine Stein), Glenda, Joanne, Lance (read two chapters from South), Richard and Rosie (read a revised chapter from On Thin Ice).
9 MAY READING LIST
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Stace (4/25)
Glenda (5/2)
JoAnne (5/2)
Jo (4/4)
Maddie (4/25)
Shari (4/18)
Burt (5/2)
Richard (5/2)
Rosie (5/2)
Casey (5/2)
Lance (5/2)
25 Apr meeting notes; 2 May reading list
25 APRIL MEETING NOTES
Nine people attended: Burt (read three chapters of Jocks), Casey (read a chapter from Francine Stein), Glenda, Joanne, Lance (read four chapters from South), Maddie, Rosie, Stace, and after a long absence, Richard (done with tax season!).
News & Notes
Burt said that the Crime Writers’ Conference in Pasadena is now sold out.
Casey mentioned a new product by Literature and Latte (the folks that brough us Scrivener): Scapple, a $15 tool that helps users create freeform network diagrams. The company calls it “a freeform text editor that allows you to make notes anywhere on the page and to connect them using straight dotted lines or arrows.” As usual for L&L, it’s only available for Mac right now.
2 MAY READING LIST
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Stace (4/25)
Glenda (4/25)
JoAnne (4/25)
Jo (4/4)
Rosie (4/25)
Maddie (4/25)
Shari (4/18)
Burt (4/25)
Casey (4/25)
Lance (4/25)
Richard (4/25)
18 Apr meeting notes; 25 Apr reading list
18 APRIL MEETING NOTES
Eight people attended: Burt, Glenda, Joanne, Lance (read a chapter from South), Maddie (read two chapters from Hit Me), Rosie, Shari (read the two final chapters of Lost in Dance) and Stace.
News & Notes
The members discussed ideas to bring new members — especially people who are writing regularly — into the fold.
25 APRIL READING LIST
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Stace (4/18)
Glenda (4/18)
JoAnne (4/18)
Jo (4/4)
Burt (4/18)
Rosie (4/18)
Casey (4/11)
Maddie (4/18)
Shari (4/18)
Lance (4/18)
11 Apr meeting notes; 18 Apr reading list
11 APRIL MEETING NOTES
Seven people attended: Burt, Casey (read a chapter from Francine Stein), Joanne, Lance (read two chapters from South), Maddie, Rosie (read a chapter from On Thin Ice) and Stace.
18 APRIL READING LIST
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Stace (4/11)
Glenda (4/4)
JoAnne (4/11)
Jo (4/4)
Maddie (4/11)
Burt (4/11)
Shari (4/4)
Rosie (4/11)
Casey (4/11)
Lance (4/11)
4 Apr meeting notes; 11 Apr reading list
4 APRIL MEETING NOTES
Eight people attended: Burt, Casey (read a chapter from Francine Stein), Glenda, Jo, Joanne, Lance (read two chapters from South), Rosie and Shari (read two chapters from Lost in Dance).
News & Notes
Burt’s mystery novel Madness of March is now at the number four spot on the Kindle Top 100 Sports Fiction list. Congratulations, Burt!
11 APRIL READING LIST
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Stace (3/28)
Glenda (4/4)
JoAnne (4/4)
Jo (4/4)
Maddie (3/28)
Rosie (4/4)
Burt (4/4)
Shari (4/4)
Casey (4/4)
Lance (4/4)
Jonathan (2/28)
28 Mar meeting notes; 4 Apr reading list
28 MARCH MEETING NOTES
A cozy six people attended: Burt (read three chapters from Jocks), Casey (read a chapter from Francine Stein), Joanne, Lance (read a revised chapter from South), Maddie and Stace.
News & Notes
Burt’s mystery novel Madness of March is now at the number three spot on the Kindle Top 100 Sports Fiction list. Congratulations, Burt!
4 APRIL READING LIST
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Stace (3/28)
Glenda (3/14)
JoAnne (3/28)
Jo (3/21)
Maddie (3/28)
Shari (3/21)
Rosie (3/21)
Casey (3/28)
Burt (3/28)
Lance (3/28)
Jonathan (2/28)
21 Mar meeting notes; 28 Mar reading list
21 MARCH MEETING NOTES
Eight people attended: Burt, Casey, Jo, Joanne, Lance, Maddie, Rosie (read a chapter from On Thin Ice) and Shari.
News & Notes
Rosie mentioned that James Scott Bell will be the featured afternoon speaker for the Romance Writers of America – Orange County Chapter’s April meeting. The meeting will take place on 13 April at the Brea Community Center between 9AM and 2PM. Admission is $10 for first-time guests. Check the RWA-OC website for more details.
Burt’s mystery novel Madness of March continues to sell on Amazon. After a free promotion, it’s now number twelve on the Kindle Top 100 Sports Fiction list. Congratulations, Burt!
28 MARCH READING LIST
Please review this list for accuracy. If you discover any mistakes or omissions, please let us know in advance of the meeting.
Stace (3/14)
Jonathan (2/28)
Glenda (3/14)
JoAnne (3/21)
Jo (3/21)
Maddie (3/21)
Casey (3/21)
Burt (3/21)
Shari (3/21)
Lance (3/21)
Rosie (3/21)
14 Mar meeting notes; 21 Mar reading list
14 MARCH MEETING NOTES
Nine people attended: Burt (read four chapters of Jocks), Casey, Glenda, Joanne, Lance (read two chapters from South), Maddie, Rosie, Shari (read three chapters from Lost in Dance) and Stace.
News & Notes
Glenda read passages from Debra Dean’s novel The Madonnas of Leningrad to illustrate a technique for seamlessly interweaving flashbacks into narrative.
Glenda also mentioned that James Scott Bell is the featured Instructor of the Month on Writer’s Digest. WD is offering a bundle of JSB’s books and an audio download for $29.99.
21 MARCH READING LIST
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Stace (3/14)
Jonathan (2/28)
Glenda (3/14)
JoAnne (3/14)
Rosie (3/14)
Jo (2/28)
Maddie (3/14)
Casey (3/14)
Burt (3/14)
Shari (3/14)
Lance (3/14)
7 Mar meeting notes; 14 Mar reading list
7 MARCH MEETING NOTES
Seven people attended: Burt, Casey (read a chapter from Francine Stein), Joanne, Lance, Maddie (read two chapters from Hit Me), Rosie and Stace.
News & Notes
Stace says she has noticed more activity — including more authors — on the Google+ social network. Google+ is fully integrated into Google search, meaning content shared through Google+ is easier to find and contributes more to a user’s online discoverability.
Lance has been contributing to the Criminal Element group blog for the past two months. Run by Macmillan, Criminal Element is a publisher-agnostic, magazine-style blog covering all aspects of mysteries, true crime and thrillers, including book previews and reviews, discussions of old and new TV shows and films, true crime stories, and quirky stuff. Its sibling websites Tor.com (for spec fic) and Heroesandheartbreakers.com (for romance) do roughly the same thing for their genres.
14 MARCH READING LIST
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Stace (3/7)
Jonathan (2/28)
Glenda (2/28)
JoAnne (3/7)
Burt (3/7)
Rosie (3/7)
Shari (2/28)
Jo (2/28)
Lance (3/7)
Maddie (3/7)
Casey (3/7)
Karen (2/7)
Pure Fiction League 