MAY 14, 2008
ATENDEES: Joan Romeo, Bill Merritt, Catherine Sampson, Leah Webb, Muhammad Maruf, Joanne Laughlin, Gwynne Schaeffer
SCRIBE: Leah Webb
BUSINESS:
- Pictures from prior meeting reviewed - will be placed on blog.
- Newly completed brochures distributed to members.
- Meeting notes will be held for approval at next meeting before placing on blog.
- David Warren's book, Promised Land, PA; Terror Has a New Home is available at the Logan Library. Take a look.
- Notes, etc from all prior meetings will be archived on the blog.
- Members are encourage to place articles, etc. of interest on the blog.
EDUCATION: Gwynne shared a book called A Writers Notebook: Unlocking the Writer Within You by Ralph Fletcher.
IN MEETING WRITING SAMPLES: None
WRITING SUBMISSIONS:
- Bill Merritt submitted Cape May. He is deciding if it should be prose or poetry. Will redo it for next meeting.
- Gwynne has resubmitted her Jamal story for publication.
OTHER MATTERS:
- Joanne has backlogged copies of writing magazines she will share.
- Author recommendation: Stephenie Meyer/ an American J.D. Rollins.
- Discussion of pros/cons of only reading authors that are of the same style you write.
NEXT MEETING:
- Education: Andrea (2nd part of editing)
- Writing submissions: Bill and Andrea
- In-meeting topic: Catherine