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KWI: KANSAS WRITER’S INK

In This Issue

Program

July Online Workshops

KWI Minutes

Retreat Opportunity

Kudos

Further Reading

Financials 2014: The Year of the Writer

Weekend Program:

Mini Writers Retreat

Not enough hours in the day to write? Are you looking for someone to critique your work? Do you want to participate in a roundtable discussion or brainstorming opportu-nities about anything writing related? If you said ‘yes’ to all of these then you don’t want to miss June’s workshop. Please join us for a mini writer’s retreat on Saturday, June 27th at the Topeka Shawnee County Public Library. Don’t forget your laptop or pen and paper to write with and prepare to walk away empowered.

Newsletter Vol. 16 No. 11 June 2015

2015 KWI Board Members

President: Tish Glasson

Vice-President: Morgan Rothenberger

Secretary: Billie-Renee Knight

Treasurer: Reed Holwegner

Membership: Jan Stotts

Newsletter: Romie Chavez

Advisor to the President: Mark Bouton Critiques At KWI:

How it works

Bring 10 pages, double-spaced, of your work to the meeting if you'd like to be critiqued. You

do not have to submit your work for critique to attend.

This is an opportunity to hear your work read out loud (which leads to interesting revelations

for content, dialogue and flow) and to hear what others think about your work. The critiques

are always done with a positive approach and an effort to be helpful to the writer.

If enough people participate, we will finish the critiques prior to the scheduled program after

the lunch break. We invite you to continue to bring your work if you find it to be helpful.

July Online Workshops

By Angela Johnson

Crafting Memorable Dialogue Date: July 1–31, 2015 Presenter: Joni M. Fisher. FMI, http://www.rwamysterysuspense.org/coffin. Creating a Web Presence/Networking with your Author Blog: From Branding to Creating a Content Plan Date: July 1–31, 2015 Presenter: Catherine Chant. FMI, http://www.oirwa.com/forum/campus/#JUL1. Prompt to Plot Date: July 1–31, 2015 Presenter: Laurie Sanders. FMI, http://www.oirwa.com/forum/campus/#JUL3. Squick an Editor Date: July 1–31, 2015 Presenter: Sascha Illyvich. FMI, http://www.oirwa.com/forum/campus/#JUL2. Murder in the Kitchen Date: July 1–31, 2015 Presenter: Chef Fran Gleason. FMI, http://www.rwamysterysuspense.org/coffin. Marketing Your Book with Key Phrases Date: July 6 - 17, 2015 Presenter: Eilis Flynn. FMI, http://www.carolinaromancewriters.com/online-workshop-schedule.html. Geeks and Gamers’ Guide to Worldbuilding Date: July 6–19, 2015 Presenter: Eilis Flynn. FMI, http://rwasd.com/training/index.html. The Art Of Blurb Writing Date: July 6–24, 2015 Presenter: Beth Fred. FMI, http://www.neorwa.com/. Business on a Shoestring Date: July 6–31, 2015 Presenter: Pepper O’Neal. FMI, http://fthrw.com/online-workshops. Punctuating Your Way to a Contract Date: July 6–31, 2015 Presenter: MM Pollard. FMI, http://lowcountryrwa.com/workshops/all-workshops/#JULY. “Swear to Tell the Truth”: How to Write Realistic Courtroom/Legal Scenes Date: July 6–31, 2015 Presenter: Jody Lebel. FMI, http://www.oirwa.com/forum/campus/#JUL5. Writing a Short Story for Anthology Call-Out Date: July 6–31, 2015 Presenter: Louisa Bacio. FMI, http://lowcountryrwa.com/workshops/all-workshops/#JULY. You Are What You Say Date: July 6–31, 2015 Presenter: Kat Duncan. FMI, http://www.yosemiteromancewriters.com/workshops. Wordpress for Beginners Date: July 7–31, 2015 Presenter: Pepper O'Neal. FMI, http://www.marylandromancewriters.com/wordpress-for-beginners-2/. Publicity 301 Date: July 27–August 9, 2015 Presenter: Heather Riccio. FMI, http://yarwa.com/programs. Murder in the Kitchen Dates: July1-31, 2015 Presenter: Chef Fran Gleason, FMI: http://www.rwamysterysuspense.org/murder-one Regency Weapons Dates: July 6-July 31, 2015 Presenter Merien Grey, FMI, http://www.celtichearts.org/workshops/ Savvy Author Workshops Dates: July 1- 30, 2015 FMI: http://ce.savvyauthors.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.ViewPage&monthrequest=6&yearrequest=2015&pageId=489&parentPageId=487

3 Kansas Writers, Inc Regular Meeting

May 25, 2015

By: Billie-Renee Knight

Present: Leslie Galbraith, Jason Glasson, Tish Glasson, Susie Graber, Ian Hall, Reed Holwegner, Angela Johnson, Billie-Renee Knight, Eleanor Liu, Heather Schneider, Shayne Sawyer, Janet Stotts, Kevin Wilson Minutes of Previous Meeting: Published in the April KWI newsletter. Approved as written. Treasurer’s Report: There’s money. Reed will report next month on totals reflecting the retreat information. Correspondence: Email from Shawn Sanneman seeking information on how to rewrite his novel as a screenplay. An invitation to our meetings was sent in reply. Unfinished Business: Newsletter – Please send items to Romie. He will send out a reminder the week before articles are due. Website – Billie-Renee will be updating the Members’ page on the website. Members are encouraged to send her a short bio, a photo and a link to their websites if available. Her email is knightdrk2@yahoo.com. Retreat Recap - Basswood Lodge was a great venue. Next year’s retreat will be the 4th week in April. (22-24). We will book it early within the next few weeks. In January a committee will be formed to plan meals, shopping, and organize the retreat details. Reed will collect an additional $20 from each attendee to cover the food and rental not covered by the down payments. Tom has volunteered to cook again next year. Suggestions for next year: Find a new restaurant to eat at on Friday – Leslie will compile a list of prospects for the February meeting Air mattresses should be brought since the fold out beds/couches were not as comfortable as expected. Ask for a late checkout. Bring trash bags and toilet paper. We should us paper plate and disposable cutlery so we do not need to worry about dishes. Bloody Gavel project – Everyone is to resubmit their first and last line entries to Shayne Sawyer. Shayne has sent out an email requesting the documents and is waiting on Reed, Carey, and Anne’s edited material. Deadline for submission is October 1st. Memorial - $100 to Grace Hospice. Blog – KWI blog is looking for entries. Submit to Tish who will reward you with the candy of your choice. New Business: Next meeting - June 27 Morgan will present something with sock puppets. Committee Reports: Publicity Committee – Morgan is still working on the brochure layout. Kudos: Janet Stotts has published a novel The Orchid Garden now available on Amazon and Kindle. Kevin Wilson has published his book Woman Talk. Romie Chavez, Leslie Galbraith, and Billie-Renee Knight have completed their portions of the 2015 Community novel. Romie’s portion was posted to the online e-book on May 1. Leslie and Billie-Renee’s parts will be published on June 1.

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Upcoming Writer’s Retreat Opportunity From Morgan Rothenberger

KWI VP, Morgan Rothenberger received an e-mail about a retreat opportunity for writers. Check it out and see if you’re interested.

My name is Natalie Parker and I'm an author from Lawrence, KS. I'm coordinating a writers retreat & workshop in Camdenton, MO this August 27 - 30 called, The Anatomy of Publishing: Story & Marketing and I was wondering if you'd like to share the details with the members of Kan-sas Writers, Inc.

The workshop will be lead by Courtney C. Stevens, an adjust professor at Lindsey Wilson College in Columbia, Kentucky, and author of several young adult novels published by HarperCollins. Courtney is also the Author-in-Residence for JKS Communi-cations, a national book publicity firm, which makes her well qualified to help authors develop individualized marketing plans.

Also in attendance will be three guest authors ready to workshop first pages and query letters. They are myself, Tessa Gratton (The Blood Journals series and The United States of Asgard series), and Victo-ria Schwab (author of several young adult titles as well as Vicious and A Darker Shade of Magic).

As a Kansas writer, I'm always looking for ways to encourage and support creative communities in the midwest. I host a bi-monthly meeting for Kansas writers and teach a course on critique four times a year. Now, I've launched a small business through which I would like to offer a multitude of retreat and workshops, and The Anatomy of Publishing is my first offering.

I'm attaching the web-friendly flyer for your convenience. If you have any questions, I'm happy to answer them.

Cheers,

Natalie

KWI Next Meeting

When: June 27th, 2015

Where: Topeka Shawnee County

Public Library

Topic: Mini Writer’s Retreat

Next In-house Meeting

When: July 24th, 2015

Where: Topeka Shawnee Coun-

ty Public Library

Topic: TBA

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All meetings begin as follows:

Time: 10:00am –2:00pm.

Critique :10:00am-12:00pm

Board meeting: 12:00-1:00

Program Topic: 1:00pm –

2:00pm

Visit us online at:

www.kswritersinc.com

www.kswriters.wordpress.com

Financials

April Starting Balance: $2,920.50

Income: $750.00

Expenses: $468.03

Ending Balance: $3,202.47

May Starting Balance: $3,202.47

Income: $0.00

Expenses: $150.00

Ending Balance $3,052.47

KWI Blog

Are you interested in writing a blog for KWI? Contact Tish

‘Bear’ Glasson by e-mail: bearwmnkwi@gmail.com.

Kudos

Janet Stotts mystery novel, The Orchid Garden, is now available on Amazon and Kindle.

Further Reading

9 Ways to a Faster Book Deal

http://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/9-ways-to-a-faster-book-

deal

7 Tips for Writing About Trauma

http://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/7-tips-for-writing-about-

trauma

Top 10 (Normal) Struggles When Writing A Novel

http://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/top-10-normal-struggles-

when-writing-a-novel

Don’t Muzzle (of Muffle) Your Writing Voice

http://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/dont-muzzle-or-muffle-your

-writing-voice

Writing for the Soul 5: (Less Conventional Tips)

http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/guide-to-literary-agents/

writing-for-the-soul-5-less-conventional-tips

Outstanding paper on the impact of ebook DRM on readers, writers,

publishers and distributors

http://boingboing.net/2015/06/23/outstanding-paper-on-the-impac.html

5 Horrible Mistakes Self Published Authors Make

http://services4authors.com/2015/06/16/5-horrible-mistakes-self-

published-authors-make/?

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