Wordherders Monthly Meeting Agenda for June 08, 2015 Program: Introductions (as needed) and Meeting Overview: Your Great News: Who queried / submitted / got accepted / published last month? Sneak Peak at the New Wordherders website and the Favorite Bookstores page. Discussion: A Quick (1939) Technique for Producing Story Ideas Discussion: How to Uncover Your Character’s Emotional Wound Discussion: Creating Instantly Recognizable Characters Questions: Your writing projects, successes, questions and/or lessons learned? Announcements:…

Agenda Program: Introductions (as needed) and Meeting Overview Your Great News: Who queried / got accepted / published last month? What's New at the New Wordherders website? News, Favorite Bookstores, pdf options Discussion: A Quick (1939) Technique for Producing Story Ideas Discussion: How to Uncover Your Character’s Emotional Wound Discussion: Creating Instantly Recognizable Characters Questions: Your writing projects, successes, questions and/or lessons learned? Announcements: Rivers of Ink Writing Contest, Deadline: August 1, 2015. (see…

Agenda for August 10, 2015 Program:  Introductions (as needed) and Meeting Overview: Your Great News: Who queried / got accepted / published last month? Discussion: The Keys to a Profound Story Discussion: Dramatic Structure and Plot Discussion: Four Questions Agents Ask Writers at Pitch Sessions Discussion: Questions You Must Ask Yourself Upon Finishing Your First Draft Questions: Your writing projects, successes, questions and/or lessons learned? Announcements: Upcoming Events, Conferences and Workshops: Curtis…

Agenda for September 14, 2015 Program:  Introductions (as needed) and Meeting Overview: Your Great News: Who queried / got accepted / published last month? Discussion: Subtext video Discussion: Creating A Remarkable Villain (Link to original content at owner's request.) Discussion: The Second Draft Discussion: How To Write Children’s Picture Books  Discussion: 5 Questions You Must Ask Yourself Upon Finishing Your First Draft (Leftovers) Questions: Your writing projects, successes, questions and/or lessons learned? Announcements: Upcoming Events,…

Agenda for October 12, 2015 Program: Introductions (as needed). Your Great News: Who queried / got accepted / published last month? Discussion: SCWBI Conference:  Who went? How’d it go? Discussion:  How Outlining Can Bring Out Voice Discussion:  Story Porn   (Ed. Note: It’s not what you’re thinking.) Discussion:   Comparative and Competitive Book Analysis Questions: Your writing projects, successes, questions and/or lessons learned? Announcements: Wordherder Heather Villa gets published. Woo-hoo. Deidre Havrelock selected as…

Agenda for November 9, 2015 Program: Introductions (as needed). Your Great News: Who queried / got accepted / published / agented last month? Discussion: Character Development by Michelle Hansen. Discussion: The Worst Ways to Begin Your Novel: Advice from Agents Discussion: 43 Words You Should Cut From Your Writing Immediately Questions: Your writing projects, successes, questions and/or lessons learned? Announcements: Congratulations to Deidre Havrelock who will be working with Banff to produce…

Agenda for January 11, 2016 Program: Introductions (as needed). Your Great News: Who queried / got accepted / published / agented last month? Discussion: The Current. What is it about a novel that sweeps us into its world? Discussion: The Internal Conflict That Generates Plot Points and Strengthens Theme. Discussion: The Seven Basic Plots Discussion: Checklist for When to Kill a Character Announcements: Congratulations to Deidre Havrelock on two counts. First, her…

Agenda for February 8, 2016 Program: Introductions (as needed). Your Great News: Who queried / got accepted / published / agented last month? Discussion: Filling the Silence Discussion: 7 Ways to Create a Killer Opening Line for Your Novel Discussion: The Redemptive Arc Discussion: The Five C’s of Writing a Great Thriller Announcements: Upcoming Events, Conferences and Workshops: February 14, 2016 Lilac City Fairy Tales Next Meeting:  Monday, March 14, 2016 NOTES:

Agenda for April 11, 2016 Program: Introductions (as needed). Your Great News: Who queried / got accepted / published / agented / produced last month? Video/Discussion: Story Structure: The Seven-Point System by Dan Wells Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Worksheet for the Seven Point System Announcements:   April 19th Grant Writing Webinar – Confluent Space, Davin Diaz, davin.dbc@gmail.com Upcoming Events, Conferences and Workshops: Write on the River:  May…

Program: Introductions (as needed). Your Great News: Who queried / got accepted / published / agented / produced last month? Discussion: The Antagonist – Steve Wallenfels Discussion: Report on the Status of Literary Arts in Tri-Cities – Maureen McQuerry Discussion: 4 Things House of Cards Can Teach Us Discussion: Selling books at Book Signings Report of Meeting with Barnes & Noble manager, Wendy Dixon. She supports local writers and wants to find…

Program: Introductions (as needed). Your Great News: Who queried / got accepted / published / agented / produced last month? Jeanette Mendell Donelle Knudsen Discussion: 7 Lessons in Outlining Discussion: Birth vs Battle Discussion: On Developing Story Ideas Discussion: Perfect Counterparts Announcements: Upcoming Events, Conferences and Workshops: Pacific Northwest Writers Association:  July 28 – 31, 2016 in Seattle (Seatac).  http://www.pnwa.org Willamette Writers:  August 12 – 14, 2016 in Portland, OR.   http://willamettewriters.org Rivers…

Program: Introductions. Your Great News: Who queried / got accepted / published / agented / produced last month? Discussion: The Internal Conflict Formula That Generates Plot Points and Strengthens Theme Discussion: Filling the Silence Discussion: 3 Smart Tips for Structuring Powerful Scenes Announcements: Tumbleweed Music Festival Book Sale: Tell Randy by Sunday July 16th if interested. Printing materials from Wordherders.com Print button on each page Save as pdf, print pdf Upcoming Events, Conferences and…