Rick Feeney will host several free talks at various venues in the Orlando area. Upcoming talks include:

Tuesday, June 3, 6 p.m. / Orlando Public Library – OCL / Kindle Publishing

Wednesday, June 4, 6:30 p.m. / Orlando FWA Meeting / Group Leader. Speaker – Tawdra Kandle

Saturday, June 7, 11 a.m. / Edgewater Branch – OCL / Writing Books for Fun, Fame and Fortune!

Tuesday, June 10, 6 p.m. / Orlando Public Library – OCL / Kindle Publishing

For more information, contact Rik Feeney at usabookcoach@gmail.com.

Learn how to get your masterpiece noticed, talked about, and remembered by joining Tawdra Kandle, author, speaker, and consultant at the Florida Writers Association meeting on Wednesday, June 4, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. Tawdra will discuss the importance of author branding and savvy marketing, how to use social media to your greatest advantage, and the essentials of PR evolution.

“You can write the next Great American Novel, but if it sits on Amazon without anyone knowing it’s there, what good does it do you? Your book needs exposure, word-of-mouth buzz and something to make it–and you–memorable.”

The meeting is free and open to the public. Contact: Rick Feeney at usabookcoach@gmail.com.

Tim Rumsey will host a storytelling night at Café Divina on Thursday, June 19^th from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Storytellers will have up to 10 minutes to share their chilling stories with the audience. Props, costumes, music and sound effects are welcome. The event is free and open to the public. For more information contact Tim Rumsey at 321-279-2717.

Frank Masi’s story “Shadows of War” was accepted into the FWA’s latest collection. He came in second place in the Poetry Ensemble of Orlando’s annual contest and was asked to read at the Swann/Gwendolyn Brooks reception on June 7^th. Frank also won second place in the Maitland Public Library’s annual poetry contest.  For more information, visit here.