Meeting Agenda, Time and Place The August meeting is all about
BLOGGING! Sonia Marsh Presents "Gutsy Writing for Bloggers"
Friday, August 13 Clubhouse 3 Dining Room 1 3 to 5 p.m.
Guests are welcome! ($2 at the door)
• What is a blog?
• Why do you need a blog?
• How to start a blog
• How to pick a blog name
• What's the purpose of your blog?
• What to write about
• Effective blog posts
• How to get visitors to your blog
• How to grow your book audience
The August writing challenge is to write a Drabble (a story in exactly 100 words, no more, no less). The topic is Travel--A Memorable Trip. Be prepared to read your Drabble to the group. Everyone is welcome to participate, but all writing contests are strictly voluntary!
Highlights of July Meeting Following her informative talk, "Ten Ways to Improve Your Writing," Maralys Wills awarded copies of her award-winning memoir, A Circus Without Elephants, to eight lucky members and guests.
L to R - Maralys Wills, Peggy Edwards, Paula Diggs, Marilyn Otis, Erma Hall, Dee Fitzgerald, Nancy Holloway, Eydie Bowles, Jeri Bolliger
We had a record number of participants in our July writing challenge!
Winners of June Drabble Contest The June writing challenge was a Drabble (100 words exactly) on the topic, "A Picture In My Mind."
First place winner - Joan Ross
A picture in my mind teases,
As I reach out
It changes, slips away.
A small brown-eyed girl
Plays with a little white dog
A woman wearing a fur boa
Calls for her supper.
George Washington frowns
Above the blackboard--
The child watches
The clock's hands,
Prays for the bell,
Sneaks a wave
To the woman
Outside, waiting.
Hiding under blankets
With her flashlight
The little girl quietly
Sobs at the story's ending,
Finds herself being rocked
In the woman's arms.
What was the story? The Yearling?
Black Beauty?
Who is the child?
The woman?
They look familiar.
Second Place Winner - Jerry Engel
Shortly after I arrived in Laguna Woods, I wandered into a gym where I watched people exercise. I splashed water on my face, so it looked like I was sweating. I was admiring my fat body in a mirror when I noticed a beautiful image smiling at me. We began to talk and I asked her out to lunch even though I'm a sloppy eater. She said she'd meet me the next day.
My heart overflowed with joy when she entered the gym. But she was with a gorilla named Oscar who was her husband. Some things never change.
Jeri Bolliger'sshort stories have been published in national magazines and anthologized in literature textbooks. She appeared regularly on the Write On!show with writing tips.She has compiled her notes for the show in response to suggestions that they be printed monthly on the Writers Club web page.Jeri would be be delighted to have comments and feedback from readers! If you have a writing tip to share, contact Jeri at Lhjerryb@aol.com.
Our TV show airs Mondays at 11:30 a.m. and Fridays at 10:30 a.m. on Channel 6. It is also seen on Laguna Woods City Channel 31 on the third and fourth Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m.
It's time for our second annual short story contest. Don't panic--the deadline has been extended to September 10. Check more below to see all the information and rules, and then start writing! There is no assigned topic or theme, but there is a limit of 1500 words.
Club Library List We have a number of books on writing that can be viewed and checked out during monthly club meetings. Please see Charlaine Marlow, our librarian. Click more to see a list of titles.
Pick up bookmarks listing Laguna Woods authors at the O.C. Public Library
branch at our City Hall. The books listed are available at that branch. New
authors and titles are added to the bookmark as the books are included in the
collection.
Due to the limited space of the Laguna Woods Branch of the Orange County Library, several books by local authors are housed in other Orange County libraries. However, you can reserve any of these books and request that the book be brought to the Laguna Woods Branch at City Hall for you to pick up. There is a 25 cent fee for this service.
Request these books by Laguna Woods authors that are at other libraries:
John Badgley Frigate Men
Adelyn Bonin Allegiances
John Campbell Are We Winning? Are They Winning?
Carolyn Cummings 608 Randolph Street
Joan Garvey Louisiana: The First 300 Years
Joan Garvey Beautiful Crescent: A History of New Orleans
Georgy Gounev Fighting Evil with the Help of Satan
Eva Krutein Paradise Found, and Lost
Lucy Parker How to Start a Home-Based Writing Business
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Our TV show airs Mondays at 11:30 a.m. and Fridays at 10:30 a.m. on Channel 6. It is also seen on Laguna Woods City Channel 31 on the third and fourth Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m.
