Frisco Write Club
A Friendly, Supportive Group of Writers in Frisco, Texas
2024 Schedule
Wednesday - 11/13 - Dialogue
- 6:30pm to 8:30pm at the Frisco Library, 8000 Dallas Parkway, Frisco, Texas (1st Floor Creativity Commons Room)
Theme - Mustaches
6:30pm - Introductions
6:50pm - Writing Activity
7:10pm - Presentation: Good vs Bad Dialogue
7:40pm - Critiquing*
8:15pm - Officer Announcements
8:30pm - adjourn
*If you'd like your writing critiqued, send an email to support@jchennington.com. Your submission can be up to 500 words. Include your name and email address on your submitted document so people can respond to you with their feedback.
Wednesday - 12/11 - Holiday Folklore + Gift Exchange
Examples of Our Topics
Everyone Writes a Line
Share Examples from Great Writers (other than us)
Craft Books / How-to-Write Books
Genre & Subgenres Talks
Overview of All Writing Genres - Bill
Translating Written Books to Audio
How to Digitally Market Your Book
How to Write Dialog
Using Personality Types for Character Development - Kathleen
How to Create a Story from Conception to Completion Before You Write the First Word - Bill E
About Our Club
We are a friendly community of people who enjoy writing. Our members include people who range from beginning writers to published authors. All genres are represented including fiction, non-fiction, poetry, children's, and more.
We gather once a month to share our work, offer thoughtful feedback, and discuss the writing and publishing processes. We meet on the second Wednesday of each month at the Frisco Public Library in Frisco, Texas.
Are you looking for an accountability partner, seeking supportive feedback on your writing, or wanting to learn how to publish a book? Join us for inspiration and education. Our encouraging, respectful members look forward to helping you on your writing journey.
To join our writers club, please attend one of our monthly meetings. Information about each meeting can be found at the top of this page.
Here's the format we typically follow during our monthly meetings:
Welcome & Introductions (20 minutes)
Announcements & Updates (10 minutes)
Presentation from a Guest Speaker (30 minutes)
Critiques (45 minutes)
Fun Writing-Related Activity (15 minutes)
Member Publications
Ace Your College Admissions by Richard Blazevich
Chicken Soup Short Story by Donna Anderson
Chronicles of John by Ralph Tschiemer
Circus Millie by Carolyn Lis
Death by Food Truck by Linda Baten Johnson
Follow the Green Frog by Jennifer Evans
Harrow County by Shad Miller
Looking for Romeo by Carmina Esquivel
Prodigal Daughter by JC Hennington
The Neighborhood by Brian C. Conley
U.P. Reader by Becky Ross Michael
Cartwheeling A Pandemic by Janice Tabb Nourse
Click here to see more information about our member publications.
Member Websites & Blogs
Ariel Slick - Ariel's services as a ghostwriter
Becky Michael - Becky's blog with samples of her writing and musings about this and that
Bill Etter - Articles, blogs, and classes
Carmina Esquivel - Carmina's website, info about her book, her bio and extras
Fergal O'Donnell - Fergal's author website including chapters from his science fiction novel
Jennifer Evans - Jennifer's services as a professional editor, her book, and tips for writing
Kristina Brown - Kristina's website for suicide prevention.
Linda Baten Johnson - Linda's biography, books, blog, and more
M.L. James - Mona's blog with the stories of this life gone astray.
Morgan Kosinski - Morgan's blog with personal essays, book reviews, erotic literature, and more
Member News
Awards & Featured Authors:
Recently Published:
Publishing Soon:
coming soon
Monthly Newsletters
Resources & Member News
Recommended Services:
Editors: JMFEditor.com (Jennifer Evans)
Book Cover Designers: Freelancer.com
Book Formatters: Fiverr
Writing Tools:
Writing Software: Scrivener
Useful Sites for Authors
Reedsy - a community of over 1 million authors and 2,500 freelance professionals — helping bring more than 15,000 books to market each year
Alliance of Independent Authors - a non-profit membership organization for self-publishing authors providing advice, guidance, and a range of resources
Best & Worst Publishing Services from Alliance of Independant Authors
DFWCon - an annual writers' conference that provides educational programs, workshops, access to literary agents, and professional networking opportunities; scheduled for Oct 23-24, 2021
QueryTracker - a site for helping authors find literary agents
Frisco Library - Events and resources for members of the Frisco community
Officers
Becky Bruning - President
Brianna Jean Taeuber - VP of Operations/Memberships
Carmina Esquivel & Mary Mellott - Co-VP of Social Events
Benjamin Maxwell - VP of Technology/Social Media & Website
JC Hennington - VP of Critiquing
Trace Brown- VP of Food and Beverage
Rich Blazevich, Fergal O'Donnell & Gary Thornberry - Presidents Emeritus
Club Files (members access only):
Note: This folder is restricted to members who are on our email list.