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MONTHLY MEETING MONTHLY MEETING MARCH 30 MARCH 30 TH 6:30 6:30 – – 8:30PM 8:30PM

MONTHLY MEETING MONTHLY MEETING MARCH 30 MARCH 30 TH 6:30 6:30 – – 8:30PM 8:30PM WELCOME !!! WELCOME !!!. TH , 2016 , 2016. MEETING AGENDA MEETING AGENDA. • • GROUP GROUP WORK  15 15 MINUTES • BREAK BREAK (10 MIN) • NEW NEW MEMBERS MEMBERS (5 MIN)

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MONTHLY MEETING MONTHLY MEETING MARCH 30 MARCH 30 TH 6:30 6:30 – – 8:30PM 8:30PM

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  1. MONTHLY MEETING MONTHLY MEETING MARCH 30 MARCH 30TH 6:30 6:30 – –8:30PM 8:30PM WELCOME !!! WELCOME !!! TH, 2016 , 2016

  2. MEETING AGENDA MEETING AGENDA • • GROUP GROUP WORK  15 15 MINUTES • BREAK BREAK (10 MIN) • NEW NEW MEMBERS MEMBERS (5 MIN) • SPECIAL PROJECTS & INTRA • SPECIAL PROJECTS & INTRA- -GROUPS • FUTURE FUTURE MONTHLY MONTHLY MEETING  Apr Apr – –July 2016 July 2016 (5 (5 MIN)  Start up your own meeting routine! Reserve & Announce Start up your own meeting routine! Reserve & Announce • SFFJAX SFFJAX PROJECTS PROJECTS - -STATUS / EFFORTS STATUS / EFFORTS (10 MIN) • DONATIONS for our MEETUP online presence DONATIONS for our MEETUP online presence (5 MIN) • WRAP WRAP UP UP (5 MIN) (5 MIN) • NEXT MTG: NEXT MTG:  April 27 April 27th th(Beaches Branch Library) (Beaches Branch Library) WORK (55 MIN) (55 MIN) MINUTES TO (10 MIN) TO READ READ / REVIEW YOUR / REVIEW YOUR WRITING WRITING (5 MIN) GROUPS (25 MIN) MEETING LOCATIONS LOCATIONS MIN) (25 MIN) (10 MIN) (5 MIN) 2 HOURS OF TOPICS 2 HOURS OF TOPICS

  3. UPCOMING EVENTS UPCOMING EVENTS  April 1 April 1- -3 = Collective Con (Jacksonville Fairgrounds) 3 = Collective Con (Jacksonville Fairgrounds)  April 16 April 16th th= Local Authors Expo (Riverside Arts Marketplace) = Local Authors Expo (Riverside Arts Marketplace)  April 27 April 27th thSFFJAX SFFJAX Mtg Mtg(Beaches Branch Library) (Beaches Branch Library)  May 21 May 21st st(11a (11a- -2p) = Comic Con (Beaches Branch Library Open House) 2p) = Comic Con (Beaches Branch Library Open House)  May 26 May 26th thSFFJAX SFFJAX Mtg Mtg( (SouthEast SouthEastBranch Library  May 26 May 26- -29 = 29 = MegaCon MegaCon(Orlando Sci (Orlando Sci- -Fi / Fantasy Convention)  June 29 June 29th thSFFJAX SFFJAX Mtg Mtg(Beaches (Beaches Branch Branch Library  July 15 July 15- -17 = Ancient City Con (Jacksonville Sci 17 = Ancient City Con (Jacksonville Sci- -Fi / Fantasy Convention Branch Library) ) Fi / Fantasy Convention) Library) ) Fi / Fantasy Convention For more on these upcoming events, either look them up on For more on these upcoming events, either look them up on- -line or reach out to TS Robinson with questions. Robinson with questions. line or reach out to TS 2 HOURS OF TOPICS 2 HOURS OF TOPICS

  4. Beaches Regional Branch 600 3rdStreet Neptune Beach, FL 32250 Community Room (904) 241-1141 April 27 April 27th th, June 29 , June 29th th& July 27 & July 27th thMtgs Mtgs

  5. Southeast Library Branch 10599 Deerwood Park Blvd Jacksonville, FL 32256 Rooms A & B (904) 996-0325 May 26 May 26th thMtg Mtg

  6. SFFJAX PROJECTS SFFJAX PROJECTS – –LATEST STATUS: • LOGO LOGO – –AVAILABLE AVAILABLE ON ON MERCHANDISE MERCHANDISE (ZAZZLE) • WEBSITE WEBSITE – –FOR FOR FUTURE FUTURE RECRUITING / ONLINE RECRUITING / ONLINE PRESENCE: WWW.SFFJAXWRITERSGROUP.COM WWW.SFFJAXWRITERSGROUP.COM • COMMUNITY COMMUNITY LIBRARY LIBRARY (MEMBERS (MEMBERS CHECK CHECK IN/OUT • SIGN SIGN- -IN SHEET / IN SHEET / E E- -MAIL MAIL LIST LIST (FOR (FOR SMALLER SMALLER GROUP • ON ON- -LINE LINE FOLDERS FOLDERS FOR FOR UPLOADING UPLOADING WORK • DROP BOX DROP BOX • PARTICIPATION / RECRUITMENT PARTICIPATION / RECRUITMENT – –HOW DO WE RAISE AWARENESS / INTEREST? HOW DO WE RAISE AWARENESS / INTEREST? • ADDITIONAL MEETINGS = ADDITIONAL MEETINGS = • RAIN DOG LOUNGE / RIVERSIDE / monthly RAIN DOG LOUNGE / RIVERSIDE / monthly (see ADAM DAVIS) • PANERA BREAD (Beach & Hodges) / Sundays after 4pm PANERA BREAD (Beach & Hodges) / Sundays after 4pm (see KATE MILLER) • GUEST SPEAKERS / PRESENTERS GUEST SPEAKERS / PRESENTERS (send recommendations to TIM ROBINSON) (send recommendations to TIM ROBINSON) • FUTURE FUTURE EXERCISES / CONTESTS EXERCISES / CONTESTS (Sentence (Sentence starters UPCOMING CONVENTIONS UPCOMING CONVENTIONS – – • Monthly = Riverside Arts Marketplace Monthly = Riverside Arts Marketplace– –www.riversideartsmarket.com www.riversideartsmarket.com • Search (for upcoming conventions nearby) Search (for upcoming conventions nearby)  ANIMECONS.COM UPCOMING WORKSHOPS UPCOMING WORKSHOPS – – UNF UNF – –Sci Sci- -Fi / Fantasy Novel Development workshop via Fi / Fantasy Novel Development workshop via Learn Screenwriting, Self Screenwriting, Self- -publishing, Creative writing, etc.) publishing, Creative writing, etc.) JU / FCCJ JU / FCCJ – –several creative writing several creative writing- -based continuing education classes available. based continuing education classes available. SFFJAX DUES? SFFJAX DUES? – – There are no monthly dues; however There are no monthly dues; however donations are accepted to keep our online MEETUP presence current and available donations are accepted to keep our online MEETUP presence current and available (Tim pays a $15/ (Tim pays a $15/mo mofee for this fee for this – –see Tim if you’d like to make a donation see Tim if you’d like to make a donation – –thanks!) LATEST STATUS: (ZAZZLE) PRESENCE: (DANNI / RYAN) (DANNI / RYAN) IN/OUT BOOKS) GROUP EFFORTS) WORK / / CRITIQUES CRITIQUES BOOKS) EFFORTS) – –see Slide 9 see Slide 9 (see ADAM DAVIS) (see KATE MILLER) starters – –see last page) see last page) ANIMECONS.COM Learn Jax Jax+ several other writing + several other writing- -based classes (e.g. based classes (e.g. thanks!) PROJECTS PROJECTS

  7. AVAILABLE BOOKS (email TS): • What Not to Say by Linda J. Beam • Queries & Submissions by Thomas Clark • A Manual of Writers Tricks by David L. Carroll • Grammar Smart by the Staff of the Princeton Review • Roget’s Super Thesaurus by Marc McCutcheon • The Synonym Finder by J.I. Rodale • Flip Dictionary by Barbara Ann Kipfer • Descriptionary (A Thematic Dictionary) by Marc McCutcheon • Jump Start your Book Sales by Marilyn & Tom Ross • Keep your Brain Alive by Lawrence C. Katz & Manning Rubin • Monsters – A Field Guide to Blood-thirsty Beasts by Dave Elliott • A Memoir of the Craft of Writing by Stephen King • The Science of Harry Potter by Roger Highfield • 1001 Ways to Market your Book by John Kremer • Grammar Gremlins by Don K. Ferguson • Grammatically Correct by Anne Stilman • Self Publishing by Marilyn Ross • The Complete Guide to Writing Fiction and Non-Fiction and Getting it Published by Pat Kubis & Bob Howland • Writers Market Reference Guide by Barbara Kuroff, Donya Dickerson & Megan Lane • Word Lovers book of Unfamiliar Quotations by Wesley D. Camp • Manuscript Submission by Scott Edelstein • The Writers Handbook by Sylvia K. Burack • Writer’s Encyclopedia by Amanda Boyd, Thomas Clark, Peter Blocksom, Jo Gilbert, Bruce Woods & Megan Lane • Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers by David Borcherding • The Writer’s Complete Fantasy Reference by Terry Brooks • The Writers Digest Guide to Good Writing by Thomas Clark, Bruce Woods, Peter Blocksom, and Angela Terez • How to Write Horror, Fantasy and Science Fiction by JN Williamson • Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Digest Guide by Orson Scott Card • Bullies, Bastards & Bitches (How to write bad guys of fiction) by Jessica Page Merrell • Plot & Structure by James Scott Bell FREE STORY MAPPING SOFTWARE: cmap.ihmc.us FREE ONLINE EDITING APP: http://www.hemingwayapp.com/ (see Adam Davis with ?’s) SFFJAX Writers Library SFFJAX Writers Library

  8. • TS Robinson • Steve Cook • Kevin Pettway • Michelle Grant • Stevee Espling • Kevin (Meetup) • Carmen (Meetup) • Jim Guyer • Frank “Doodle” Willis • Dennis Wilson • Daisy Lloyd • James Hance • Brian Wolf • Jan Marie • Coffin Joe • Felar Cyzarine • Linda Vernon • Larry Kokko • Kallahann Shaw • Bill Hatfield • Ancient City Con • Melisende D’Outremer • Ann Morris • Donnie Tracey • Kevin Ranson • Robert Horton • Melanie Pronia • Trista Woolard • Herman Nazworth • Glenda Finkelstein • Danny Murphy • Penny Jones • Elissa Malcohn • Fangie Fang • Thomas White • Kit MacConnell • Joey Jordan • Charlie Patton • Max Valentonis • Stan Morrison • Kelly Thompson • Doris Ross • Tmonique Stephens • Richard Hughes • Necronomicon Con • Michael Wiley • Sarah Jo Coryell • Andreka Byers • Kathy Nappier • Terminus Comic • Tony Finkelstein • Chris Jackson • Brenda Cothern • Joseph White • Tory Michaels • Dawn Tuller BLUE = Artists PURPLE = Conventions / Media RED = Published Writers MEMBERS (364) MEMBERS (364)

  9. • Henry Livingston • Raquel Ramirez • Lisa Gastineau • Timothy Snyder • Sun Coast Comics • Kevin Coryell • Lloyd Brown III • Larry Jordan • Max Michaels • Lavenia Boswell • Jackie King • K.M. Asano • Deb Osorio • Pamela Rummel • Linda Rondeau • Rafer Russell • Loft Bar • Jim Draper • Linda Cowden • Sly Otter • E Rose Sabin • Dina Saraj • Jj Three Lyrics • Steven Spoons • Grant McMullen (Web) • Michelle Exom • Tricia Sparks • Brandon Richey • Lisa Eve • Vic DiGenti • Setsuna Kiske • Richard Lee Byers • Jay Adams • Lanny Smith • Peter Butcavage • Charles Urbach • Lakisha Spletzer • Tony Cincotta • Rebecca Waters • Artist Series • Pop Retrorama • Nicole S. Brown • Comic Con Plus Jax • A.D. Duling • Jerrod Brown • Tim Wilson • Sergio Del Bionco • Kristen Montalto • Joshua Thomas • Paula Sangare • Christian Pomroy • Bryan Thompson • Donna Calhoun • Christine Alger (MegaCon) • Greg Hopkins (Comics) • Kendra Maxwell-Duncan BLUE = Artists PURPLE = Conventions / Media RED = Published Writers MEMBERS MEMBERS – –CONTINUED (364) CONTINUED (364)

  10. CRITIQUES 2009tsr@gmail.com = TS Robinson jeff@harmswayllc.com = Jeff Harmon steveewraps@gmail.com = Stevee Espling kmurphy0124@yahoo.com = Kevin Murphy adam.davis@hashverify.com = Adam Davis oldestcity@me.com = Peter Difatta kevin@kevinpettway.com = Kevin Pettway thisgizmo@aol.com = Ed Kleckner jaxhulk@comcast.net = Steve Cook jdcarter1701@yahoo.com = John Carter petalwing2@Hotmail.com = Latonya R. bfreed60@yahoo.com = Brian Reed elizabeth.ashley.wilson@outlook.com Liz Wilson considine.frank@gmail.com = Frank C. lloyd@lloydwrites.com = Lloyd Brown tomandjanedixon@bellsouth.net = TD Dixon morhawven@gmail.com = Jacob S. bethany@b-ecochic.com = Bethany blues060@comcast.net = Stephen Stokes graphicbrat@gmail.com = Michael C. lola@lolalariscy.com = Lola Lariscy arobotfuture@gmail.com = David Heringer shani@mail25.com = Sohail Gani nathanboeckman@gmail.com = Nathan Boeckman heavendoorkey@yahoo.com = Raquel Ramirez clintonhlowery@yahoo.com = Clinton Lowery nationalkato@gmail.com = Kevin Smith sean.behre@gmail.com = Sean Behre crossfyrestudios@yahoo.com = Daniel Cross racheljargon@gmail.com = Rachel Popham shannon@selfpublishingteam.com = Shannon O’Neil bob.genovesi@gmail.com = Bob Genovesi tori@selfpublishingteam.com = Tori Tesori rwburwell@aol.com = Richard Burwell Jmcupp099@gmail.com = Jessica Lee rachel@jaxtec.com = Rachel Tremain ae@aekalquist.com = AE Kalquist (Bethany) clintonhlowery@yahoo.com = Clinton Lowery doulasita@yahoo.com = Sita Rome kenneth.fees@gmail.com = Kenneth Fees soraalise@aol.com = Sora Bick lola@lolalariscy.com = Lola Lariscy kenskhan@gmail.com = Kenneth Porter julesarizon@gmail.com = Jules leonardo098@gmail.com = Tim LeClair theabbot_98@yahoo.com = Ziggy Perez hollia.360@gmail.com = Holly McCay Danni.Rosemond@gmail.com = Danni Rosemond kenneth.fees@gmail.com = Kenneth Fees bradleydzang@Hotmail.com = Brad Zang frank.gambles@googlemail.com = Frank Gambles twmmyatt@gmail.com = Trevor Myatt senesisword@yahoo.com = Hojo dante@danteamodeo.com = Dante Amodeo momsewbusy@bellsouth.net = Priscilla Weaver mingramm00@gmail.com = Mark Ingram sharonabennett@gmail.com = Sharon Bennett ryan.brooks.design@gmail.com = Ryan Brooks svobadeck@yahoo.com = Mary Svoboda sjd0487@gmail.com = Stephanie Daniels dcarter1701@yahoo.com = John Carter rmakemsom@bellsouth.net = Bob Makemson gooseberryjam@gmail.com = Veronica Kosyakov robin@gobookcoverdesign.com = Robin L. graphicbrat@gmail.com = Michael Calhoun rjh@2004@gmail.com = Walter Brandt dpg05d@yahoo.com = Doug Geyer katmcdan8@gmail.com = Katherine McDaniel kameishabailey@aol.com = Kameisha Bailey benfridkis@gmail.com = Benjamin Fridkis katydale@gmail.com = Kate Miller missemmajohnston@gmail.com = Emma Johnston zabuzasgirl@yahoo.com = Taylor Craft shaneiceadams.sa@gmail.com = Shaneice Adams chrispaige160@ymail.com = Chris Page klcobb@Clemson.edu = Kayla Cobb agbodolce.lovely@gmail.com = Lazjee C Lyles katemillermd@gmail.com = Kate Miller reneoverby@msn.com = Rene Overby overral@lilve.com = Ryan Overby carl2002burnett@yahoo.com = Carl Burnett carajanegilroy@gmail.com = Cara Gilroy swiftfan1@yahoo.com = Marybeth Moore hannahjo94@Hotmail.com = Hannah Brock rmillerbhs59@gmail.com = Ron Miller twomorgans@Hotmail.com = Bob Morgan maggiemayschill@gmail.com = Maggie May Schill naybert2000@yahoo.com = Renee Herbert williamsd25@duvalschools.org = Denise Williams elijahjamall@gmail.com = Elijah Jamall steampunkdreams@yahoo.com = Winfield Strock philliebrat@yahoo.com = Debbie Elliott nightscrawling@yahoo.com = Shasta Williams michaellochlann@gmail.com = Michael Lochlann jhtabbott@me.com = Jerry Tabbott koticgd@gmail.com = Susan Wilkerson • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • xenisan@gmail.com = Cara Gilroy EDITING • • • • • BRAINSTORMING • Stevee Espling • Steve Cook • Brian Reed • Kevin Murphy • Kevin Smith • Shasta Williams • Ed Kleckner • Ziggy Perez • Lola Lariscy • Lazjee C Lyles • Kayla Cobb • Bob Genovesi • Taylor Craft • Kate Miller • Jeff Harmon • Ryan Overby COVER ART • Robin Ludwig Stevee Espling Jeff Harmon Kevin Smith Holly McCall Priscilla Weaver Monthly Writers E Monthly Writers E- -mail List mail List

  11. The majority of authors make less than $1,000 a year, according to a 2014 report from Digital Book World. Almost 80% of self-published authors and more than half of traditionally published authors earn less than $1,000 a year, according to the report. A little more than 40 percent of hybrid authors (both traditionally published and self-published) made less than $1,000 a year and not surprisingly 90 percent of the aspiring authors made nothing. The research revealed that only 10 percent of traditionally published authors made more than $20,000 a year and 5 percent of self-published authors made more than $20,000 a year. $1,000   A WRITERS AVG ANNUAL INCOME = < A WRITERS AVG ANNUAL INCOME = < $1,000

  12. NEXT NEXT MEETING: MEETING: • April 27 April 27th th,, 2016 • Beaches Branch Library (see Slide 4) Beaches Branch Library (see Slide 4) • 6:30 6:30- -8:30PM 8:30PM 2016 FUTURE FUTURE AGENDA AGENDA IDEAS IDEAS & TOPICS = (email TS Robinson) & TOPICS = (email TS Robinson) HOMEWORK HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT SENTENCE SENTENCE STARTERS STARTERS ( SEE ( SEENEXT NEXTPAGE) PAGE) ASSIGNMENT = = WRAP UP WRAP UP

  13. SENTENCE SENTENCE STARTERS STARTERS (250 (250 – –500 500 WORDS): WORDS): 1. 1. 2. 2. The tiny craft shook violently as the engines signaled their fast and terribly inconvenient failure. The tiny craft shook violently as the engines signaled their fast and terribly inconvenient failure. 3. 3. He snapped the window shade shut, praying he wasn't noticed. He snapped the window shade shut, praying he wasn't noticed. 4. 4. It wasn't fair. It wasn't fair. 5. 5. The sharp crack of thunder overhead told Elizabeth that this was just the beginning of a The sharp crack of thunder overhead told Elizabeth that this was just the beginning of a long, long, miserable miserable night. night. 6. 6. The clouds parted slightly and sunlight filtered down for the first time in what felt like The clouds parted slightly and sunlight filtered down for the first time in what felt like ages. 7. 7. They called her "the foreigner," and she knew why. They called her "the foreigner," and she knew why. 8. 8. The vicious snaps and guttural snarls were coming from around the corner. The vicious snaps and guttural snarls were coming from around the corner. 9. 9. It It was wasa agood goodday dayto todie. die. 10. 10. What What the hell happened the hell happened here? here? 11. 11. Bam! Bam! 12. 12. A chill ran down my spine as I realized I stood in a puddle of blood. A chill ran down my spine as I realized I stood in a puddle of blood. 13. 13. Oblivion was coming in a wooden box. Oblivion was coming in a wooden box. He overturned tables, smashed furniture, bringing to a boil the full extent of his fury. He overturned tables, smashed furniture, bringing to a boil the full extent of his fury. ages. HOMEWORK HOMEWORK

  14. 1. 1. 2. 2. 3. 3. 4. 4. 5. 5. 6. 6. 7. 7. 8. 8. 9. 9. 10. 10. MAKE YOUR MANUSCRIPT READABLE MAKE YOUR MANUSCRIPT READABLE 11. 11. STUDY THE MARKETS STUDY THE MARKETS – –TARGET YOURS 12. 12. COVER LETTERS COVER LETTERS - -MAKE THEM MEMORABLE MAKE THEM MEMORABLE WRITE EVERYDAY WRITE EVERYDAY READ WIDELY READ WIDELY WRITE ABOUT WHO YOU KNOW WRITE ABOUT WHO YOU KNOW CHARACTER + PROBLEM = STORY CHARACTER + PROBLEM = STORY NO VILLAINS NO VILLAINS START IN THE MIDDLE START IN THE MIDDLE THE CHAIN OF PROMISES THE CHAIN OF PROMISES USE ALL 5 SENSES USE ALL 5 SENSES POINT OF VIEW POINT OF VIEW TARGET YOURS 12 Things I Wished I Had Known When I Started Writing 12 Things I Wished I Had Known When I Started Writing – –by Ben by Ben Bova Bova

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