Writers' Block
April 21, 1-3 PM
Writers' Block: Remembering JACK MYERS
Students, Friends, Colleagues, & Lovers of Poetry gather to share memories, stories, and poems that evoke the memory of our late co-founder and 2003 Poet Laureate, JACK MYERS. Bring your favorite wine, exotic cheese, salad, appetizer, snack, dessert, or secret recipe to share. Free, but we always love donations.
AT 3 PM, we will have a moment of silence and share memories of PETE TOMLINSON, a talented poet, fan of Jack's, and part of The Garret family who passed from this earth just a few short weeks ago.
"Adventures in Creative Nonfiction" -- Edie Bakker
Sunday, October 14, 2012, 1 PM
Lucky Dog Books
10801 Garland Road, Dallas 75218
Our adventure with Creative Nonfiction will begin with short readings from the genre. Discussion will focus on the primary purpose of CNF, as opposed to that of Nonfiction, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of each. Participants will decide what CNF is and explore the structure of a good CNF story. Ethical issues and how to handle truth in CNF will also be examined.
EDIE BAKKER has a BA in anthropology. In 1994 National Geographic published an article Edie wrote about two expeditions she facilitated into Papua New Guinea; she has written a book manuscript covering both experiences, as well as a book manuscript on cultural adaptation. Edie ran a column in an online magazine and is currently working on a memoir. Several stories and a chapter have been published, and she has won three writing contests.
This event is FREE, but donations (large or small) are accepted and deeply appreciated.
"Fighter Pilots, Fighter Jets, and My Fight To Get My Novel Published" -- Kathleen Rodgers
Sunday, November 11, 2012, 1 PM
Lucky Dog Books
10801 Garland Road, Dallas 75218
In this discussion, Author Kathleen Rodgers will converse about perseverance in the publishing world and what it took to get her novel The Final Salute written, revised, and into the hands of a traditional publisher. She'll share with the audience what she learned along the way and why she is drawn to explore the military in her literary fiction. Please come join us for what promises to be a lively discussion.
KATHLEEN M. RODGERS' work has appeared in both national and regional publications. Her debut novel The Final Salute is ranked #1 on Amazon’s Top Rated War Fiction in 2012 and was ranked #2 on Amazon’s best selling Military Aviation in 2010. Stories about Rodgers’ novel have appeared in The Associated Press, USA Today, Military Times, Family magazine, Mobile Press-Register, and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, among others. In 2009, Army Wife Network selected The Final Salute for their July book club, and that same year Rodgers won a Silver Medal from Military Writers Society of America.
This event is FREE, but donations (large or small) are accepted and deeply appreciated.
"The Accidental Author" -- Rita Dear
Sunday, December 9, 2012, 1 PM
Lucky Dog Books
10801 Garland Road, Dallas 75218
In this discussion, author Rita Dear will explore how she created the Eutopian Press publishing company and started a new, accidental, career as an author and publisher. Frustrated with a novel she'd just read, she started playing around with a story that, eight months later, evolved into enough material for her ten-book Eutopian Destiny series. Getting the books published was a different challenge. She attended agent events, researched several publishers’ contracts and had a bad experience with a print-on-demand company. Rita Dear will share these experiences and how they led her to publish her own books in order to control the integrity of her work.
RITA DEAR is a retired CPA and technical writer. The first book of her Eutopian Destiny Series, Preacher Man, received a Finalist Award in the 2010 North Texas Book Festival competition. Rita has since written the eleventh book in the Eutopian Destiny series and is working on the twelfth. She has also written Roxann, a Lady in a Chair, a fictional book that was a finalist in the 2011 North Texas Book Festival competition. A breast cancer diagnosis prompted her to write a non-fiction booklet titled: A Smart Ass Guide to Breast Cancer to help others facing a similar situation.
This event is FREE, but donations (large or small) are accepted and deeply appreciated.
