Celebrations

Death Cruise to be released in August

DEATH CRUISE, a humorous mystery by Dan Anderson, will be released on August 3, 2010.  It has already garnered literary acclaim including the Florida Writers Association Royal Palm Award – First Place, Unpublished Mystery.  It is the second installment in Dan’s detective suspense series; BAD VIBRATIONS, a multiple literary award-winner, being the first.  It is available for pre-order on the Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Borders and Booksamillion websites.

Dan is currently touring the USA for a year with his wife and dog, but can be reached at dananderson305@gmail.com or via his Facebook page www.facebook.com/dananderson2 .

Celebrations

Congratulations, Gerry!

Gerry Wolfson-Grande’s story “Not a Good Night at Ford’s” is in the new anthology Under the Cosmic Sofa: An Anthology of the Macabre, Weird and Cool from Writers One Flight Up and Partners in Crime Publishing. Also, she has a piece that’s scheduled to be included in the upcoming Pets Across America anthology from Gabriel’s Guardians, which benefits pet rescue shelters across the country.

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Writers Golden Quill Workshop

Writer’s Golden Quill presents

3- Hour Writer’s Workshop — $65

($75 at the door)

Sat. June 12     ◊    11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Lake Mary/Heathrow Panera

1210 S. International Parkway, Lake Mary, FL

(¼ mile west of I-4 at Exit 98)

 Building the Framework of Your Book&

Three Things Bestselling Authors Do:

How to Write Like a Pro

 Learn  how to:

 ·       Research the market before you start your book

·       Find the hook that makes your book or story different

·       Come up with a working title

·       Write tight with a strong, active “voice”

·        Not sabotage your own writing

To register, email writersgoldenquill@gmail.com or call 407-619-3160 (price includes lunch)

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THE NEXT LEVEL: The Revision Intensive

Award-winning author Joyce Sweeney and Woodstream Writers director, Jamie Morris, invite writers with works-in-progress to join them for an informative, experiential, market-savvy Revision Intensive Retreat , July 30th-August 1st.

Over the course of three days

  • You’ll learn Joyce’s secrets in her presentation “17 areas of revision.”
  • With guided writing exercises, you’ll apply what you learn to your own work.
  • A private conference with a workshop leader will aim your efforts for best effect.
  • Extended writing time, group discussion, and community-building will round out the weekend.

Joyce Sweeney is the author of fourteen novels for young adults. She has been critiquing manuscripts for over 25 years. Many of her clients have gone on to publish the novels they’ve worked on with Joyce.

Jamie Morris directs Central Florida’s Woodstream Writers, leading workshops and intensives state-wide–and coaching writers, in many genres, towards publication.

The cost for the weekend, $425, includes supper on Friday evening, full breakfast and lunch on Saturday and Sunday, plus Happy Hour and snacks on Saturday evening.

Register with Jamie@WoodstreamWriters.com or 407-644-5163 for more information

or Joyce Sweeney at grackle@bellsouth.net.