Fred Rayworth gave a good presentation on POV (that’s Point of View) at this week’s meeting. He compared POV to the angle the author uses to tell or show the story. His analogy about the point of view being a video camera was great, a good reminder to all of us to pay attention to that POV camera in our…
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Newsletter Eight
About twenty people gathered this Monday to listen to and critique six readers. Here’s a bit about the meeting and our upcoming events: Announcements: Nancy Sansone has a connection who does graphic art work, if you’re interested for help with an illustration or cover for your book, let her know. The Battleborn Book Festival is this Saturday at the Nevada…
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Newsletter Seven
This last Monday John Williams of “Let’s Talk Nevada” came to speak to our group. Their website began when a handful of Mesquite residents decided to fund an online forum promoting free speech. The site is a place for an expression of opinion, any opinion— from discussions about water rights and city management to veterans sharing stories about Vietnam. When…
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Newsletter Six
We enjoyed a full meeting at the Coffee House last week where we heard and critiqued seven readers. Announcements: We’ve set up a meetup page for the group, and last week we had several new people attend who found us through meetup.com. Here’s the link: http://www.meetup.com/Henderson-Writers-Group/ Don’t forget to RSVP about our holiday party on December 16th. It’s at Tina’s house,…
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Newsletter Five
We enjoyed a good meeting this Monday. Darlien brought copies of the Las Vegas calendar featuring a paragraph she wrote about the city, and well as copies of her new book “Power and Action.” We heard and critiqued six readers. Announcements: Fred Rayworth will be speaking to the group at our December 9th meeting. Scroll down to read an interview…
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Newsletter Four
This Monday about twenty five of us gathered at the Coffee House to hear and critique five readers. Announcements: John Williams, host of the radio show “Let’s Talk Nevada,” will be talking to our group on November 25th. Thank you to all those who submitted to the anthology. If you sent in a submission, and didn’t get a response from…
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Newsletter Three
Happy Halloween and welcome to November, National Novel Writing Month. If you haven’t participated in NaNoWriMo before, consider it. The structure can be a great way to get through a novel idea that has stumped you in the past, or a nice method to improve your skill and practice the craft of writing. Personally, I think it’s a fun exercise…
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Newsletter Two
About thirty people gathered this Monday at the coffee shop to hear and critique five readers. Here’s a bit about the meeting: ANNOUNCEMENTS: There is only one week remaining to submit entries to the Henderson Writers’ Group Anthology. Please email submissions to Audrey at audrey101 [at] aol [dot] com. Make sure to have them in before midnight of October 28th!…
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Newsletter One
Welcome to the new site of the weekly newsletter of the Henderson Writer’s Group! We enjoyed a good meeting this Monday at the Lutheran Church on Tropicana. Five readers shared their material, there was a book drawing (as always), and a good handout about suffixes. ANNOUNCEMENTS: There are only TWO WEEKS remaining before the deadline for anthology submissions. Please email…
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