June 2021 Newsletter






Next Meeting:

Wednesday, June 16

6:45 to 8:45 PM

Zoom

Frisco Public Library Group

6101 Frisco Square Blvd.

Frisco, TX 75034




Our next meeting is June 16, 2021 at 6:45 pm via Zoom. “Doors” open at 6:30. Look forward to seeing you then!





Join Us and Invite a Friend





All are welcome to attend Write Club meetings….no formal invitation needed. Write Club meeting information can be found on the Frisco Library web site and on the club's Facebook page (Frisco Write Club). Additionally, every month, in advance of the meeting, Fergal O'Donnell (fergalod@hotmail.com) will send an invitation by email to the active members.


Anybody who has attended a Write Club meeting is automatically subscribed to our newsletters. At the top of each newsletter is a notice of our next meeting.





Website is up and running





FriscoWriteClub.org

Rich Blazevich spearheaded creating a new website for the group. Other members of the team were Fergal, Morgan, Donna, and Kevin. Rich introduced the site at the May meeting. Fergal is checking with the library about having our newsletter posted on the site. Morgan actually had the last three years of newsletters in her personal file! Rich welcomes other members to serve as administrators for the site.





Reminders and Requests





  • Send Fergal (fergalod@hotmail.com) your email address so you can be registered with the library who distributes the newsletters for our group.

  • Please use the Frisco Write Club page for an exchange of ideas, questions, suggestions or jokes for writers.

  • Send your writing suggestion to lindabjohnson357@gmail.com. Your healthy writing may help fellow members. (Feel free to submit more than one idea.)

  • If we move back to the Frisco Library for meetings, we may have to switch our meetings to the second Wednesday of each month. Please let Fergal know if that is a problem for you. .





First Chapter Writing Contest





Frisco Public Library is holding its annual First Chapter Writing Contest through July 31st. The winning entry will be professionally reviewed by Henery Press, a local award-winning publishing company.

Contest Rules

  1. Original unpublished works of 10 pages or less in English.

  2. One entry per person.

  3. Participants must be ages 18 and up.

  4. Entrants must live in the greater Dallas-Fort Worth area.

  5. Submissions must be double-spaced.

  6. Font size should be 11 pt or larger.

  7. All submitted files should use the following naming convention: 'Author Last Name_Title'. If your work is currently untitled, please name the file 'Author Last Name_Untitled'.

  8. For judging purposes, do not include the author's name on the 10 page manuscript. (The author's name will be captured on the web form entry and the file name should include the author's last name).

  9. There is no restriction on style or theme.

  10. Submissions not in compliance with the rules are disqualified.

  11. Submit your entry online by July 31, 2021.

Judging

  • Submission will be evaluated by a panel of judges.

  • Winners will be contacted in September.





Shared Writing Hint





From Linda Baten Johnson:

  • Avoid sabotaging yourself and plan your schedule.

  • Chart your writing. Set a goal for 250-500-1000 words per day for your project.

  • Record your word count.

  • Celebrate at the end of the week, month, or quarter.





Successes






Becky Ross Michael has four stories on the Empowered Parents website. Check them out at https://empoweredparents.co/short-bedtime-stories/





33Presentation Format for Members Wishing to Present Work for Critique at Meeting





  • Word Length: 2,500 words (longer permitted, but 2,500 for reading at our meeting)

  • Font Size: 12 points (to aid those with visional limitations)

  • Font Styles: Times New Roman, Arial (but not Comic Sans)

  • Spacing: Double spaced

  • Line Numbering

Please note: If you wish to receive feedback by email from the Write Club members, please also add your email address at the top of the first page.

Please email an electronic copy of your presentation to Fergal O’Donnell (fergalod@hotmail.com) by the Saturday before the meeting. He will email presentations to members prior to our meeting.


At the meeting, the presenter will be allowed twenty minutes. Many choose to read their submission and devote the rest of the time to comments from those attending.





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