Next Meeting: Thursday, 8 October, at 6:30 p.m.
at Great Park Ice (888 Ridge Valley, Irvine)
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
Please review this list for accuracy. If you discover any mistakes or omissions, please let us know in advance of the meeting.
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
Please review this list for accuracy. If you discover any mistakes or omissions, please let us know in advance of the meeting.
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
Please review this list for accuracy. If you discover any mistakes or omissions, please let us know in advance of the meeting.
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
Please review this list for accuracy. If you discover any mistakes or omissions, please let us know in advance of the meeting.
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
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 (3/14)
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
Please review this list for accuracy. If you discover any mistakes or omissions, please let us know in advance of the meeting.
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)
14 Feb meeting notes; 21 Feb reading list
14 FEBRUARY MEETING NOTES
Nine people attended: Burt, Casey (read a chapter from Francine Stein), Glenda, Jo, JoAnne, Jonathan, Lance (read two chapters from South), Maddie (read a chapter from Hit Me), and Stace.
News & Notes
Reminder: our craft-related reading selection this winter is James Scott Bell’s Plot & Structure. Please read the assigned chapters and be ready to discuss the material. Jonathan will lead the final session is on 28 February, covering Chp. 13-14 and Appendix B.
21 FEBRUARY 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 (2/14)
Jonathan (2/14)
Glenda (2/14)
JoAnne (2/14)
Burt (2/14)
Jo (2/14)
Rosie (2/7)
Shari (2/7)
Karen (2/7)
Maddie (2/14)
Casey (2/14)
Lance (2/14)
Marcia (11/29)
Richard (1/17)
7 Feb meeting notes; 14 Feb reading list
7 FEBRUARY MEETING NOTES
Nine people attended: Burt, Casey (read a chapter from Francine Stein), Jo, JoAnne, Karen, Lance (read two chapters from South), Maddie, Rosie and Shari (read two chapters from Lost in Dance).
News & Notes
Reminder: our craft-related reading selection this winter is James Scott Bell’s Plot & Structure. Please read the assigned chapters and be ready to discuss the material. Jonathan will lead the final session is on 28 February, covering Chp. 13-14 and Appendix B.
14 FEBRUARY 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 (1/31)
Richard (1/17)
Jonathan (1/31)
Glenda (1/31)
JoAnne (2/7)
Maddie (2/7)
Burt (2/7)
Jo (2/7)
Rosie (2/7)
Shari (2/7)
Casey (2/7)
Lance (2/7)
Karen (2/7)
Marcia (11/29)
31 Jan meeting notes; 7 Feb reading list
31 JANUARY MEETING NOTES
Eight people attended: Burt, Casey, Glenda, Jonathan, Lance (read two chapters from South), Maddie, Rosie and Stace. Casey ably led the discussion of chapters 10-12 of Plot & Structure.
News & Notes
Reminder: our craft-related reading selection this winter is James Scott Bell’s Plot & Structure. Please read the assigned chapters and be ready to discuss the material. Jonathan will lead the final session is on 28 February, covering Chp. 13-14 and Appendix B.
7 FEBRUARY 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 (1/31)
Richard (1/17)
Jonathan (1/31)
Glenda (1/31)
JoAnne (1/24)
Maddie (1/31)
Shari (1/24)
Casey (1/31)
Burt (1/31)
Jo (1/24)
Rosie (1/31)
Lance (1/31)
Marcia (11/29)
10 Jan meeting notes; 17 Jan reading list
10 JANUARY MEETING NOTES
Ten people attended: Burt, Casey, Glenda, JoAnne, Jonathan, Lance (read two chapters from South), Maddie, Rosie (read two chapters from On Thin Ice), Shari (read three chapters from Lost in Dance) and Stace.
News & Notes
Romancing the Pages, the anthology published by RWA-OC which includes a short story by Rosie, is now available in trade paperback and for Nook. Check our Published PFL Authors page for details.
Doha 12, Lance’s international thriller, is now available in trade paperback. Check our Published PFL Authors page for details.
Reminder: our craft-related reading selection this winter is James Scott Bell’s Plot & Structure. Please read the assigned chapters and be ready to discuss the material. The schedule for the rest of the discussions is as follows:
- 31 Jan – Chp. 10-12 (Casey)
- 28 Feb – Chp. 13-14, Appendix B (Jonathan)
17 JANUARY 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 (1/10)
Marcia (11/29)
Richard (1/3)
Elena (11/29)
Jonathan (1/10)
Glenda (1/10)
JoAnne (1/10)
Maddie (1/10)
Casey (1/10)
Burt (1/10)
Jo (1/3)
Lance (1/10)
Rosie (1/10)
Shari (1/10)
