February 2013: Social Media

Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads.....oh my!  Does book marketing leave you feeling overwhelmed?

As novelists, we've been told we HAVE TO, and this workshop will teach us HOW TO!  Join Kellie Coates Gilbert and the rest of the DFW Ready Writer bunch for a hands-on lab where we'll be working together to set up and update our social media pages. 

Free WiFi is available and we encourage you to bring your laptops for this hands-on workshop and be ready to implement the many techniques Kellie will be presenting. If you don’t have a laptop, please bring pen and paper to write down this invaluable information.

 

If you have specific questions about social media, please email them to Keisha Bass at 
KeishaBass@att.net before the meeting.
 
This will be a special 2-hour workshop for a cost of $10 per person. 

You may bring a lunch or for the nominal fee of $5.00 lunch will be provided: ham or turkey sandwich, chips, cookie, and water or soft drink. HOWEVER, for lunch to be included you must preregister, designate the type sandwich you’d prefer, and then pay $15.00 at the door when you arrive.

We will take a short break during the presentation to eat, and then continue with the program.

For more information or preregistration contact Keisha at KeishaBass@att.net or

Janice at Janice@JaniceOlson.com. 

DFW Ready Writers will meet on Saturday, February 9 at 10:30am at the Bedford Library.

A former legal investigator and trial paralegal, Kellie Coates Gilbert writes with a sympathetic, intimate knowledge of how people react under pressure.  Her stories are about messy lives, and eternal hope.

Kellie’s novel, MOTHER OF PEARL tells the emotionally compelling story of a high school counselor who discovers her own teenage daughter had an inappropriate relationship with the football coach . . . and how she risks everything to bring him to justice.

For more information, go to www.kelliecoatesgilbert.com

Upcoming Speakers:

March: Anne Green talks about "How to take your manuscript from good to great."

April: Becky Yauger discusses ACFW, reminding us "There's more to ACFW than the conference and main loop."

May: Dr. Richard Mabry joins us to share what he learned from conferences.

June: Becky Wade will discuss advanced writing.

Don't miss a meeting of DFW Ready Writers, the second Saturday of every month at 10:30am at the Bedford Library.  Visitors welcome!

DFW Ready Writers is the local chapter of American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW).  For details, go to www.acfw.com.

This was our awesome group at the January and February meetings of 2012. Don't you want to be part of the picture for this year? Make sure you join us at the workshop on Saturday and take your place!

January 2013: Q&A with Susan K. Downs

Join us Saturday, January 5 at 10:30am and participate in a Q & A session with Susan K. Downs.

Susan serves as a senior fiction editor for Guideposts Publications. Included in her responsibilities is the oversight of a direct-to-consumer mystery series, which releases a book every four weeks. Until recently, she supervised a retail fiction line under Guideposts’ Summerside Press imprint.

Susan’s editorial career began at age 10, when her newspaper-publisher father paid her a nickel for every error she could find while proofreading copy. As a multi-published author with experience as an acquisitions editor for another CBA publisher, she brings a well-rounded perspective to her editorial assignments. 

Learn the ins and outs of publishing with this respected editor of Christian Fiction.

DFW Ready Writers will meet the second Saturday of each month starting in February.  We meet at the Bedford Library, 2424 Forest Ridge Drive, Bedford, Texas. Join us at 10:30am for fellowship, workshops and more.

DFW Ready Writers is the local chapter of American Christian Fiction Writers. Visitors welcome! 

Christmas Gathering

Join us this Saturday at the Bedford Public Library for our Christmas meeting.  Bring a gift $15 or under and we'll have a Chinese gift exchange and have some fun writing things as our program.  We'll start at 10:30.

November 2012: Collin County Sheriff's Deputy Visits

Join us Nov 3 to hear Deputy D.L. Thomas of the Collin County Sheriff's Office.  He will talk to us about how a sheriff's office differs from a metro police department.  He has taught a class how a sheriff department functions.  Any questions you have, he can answer.  To learn more, visit:  http://www.co.collin.tx.us/sheriff/crime.jsp

We will meet on Saturday November 3 @10:30am at the Bedford Public Library. 

DFW Ready Writers is the local chapter of American Christian Fiction Writers. Visitors welcome! 

October 2012: Using Archetypes to Create Your Hero

What kind of man is that hero of yours?  Is he the chief?  The bad boy?  The charmer?  How about your heroine?  Is she the boss? The seductress?  The spunky kid? 

Multi-published author Leann Harris will talk about using Archetypes to create your heroes and heroines.  Think about your guy and find him at our talk.

We will meet on the 2nd Saturday of October, 10/13 @10:30 at the BedfordPublic Library. 

DFW Ready Writers is the local chapter of American Christian Fiction Writers. Visitors welcome!