2019
November 21st ~ Thursday
Methods of Research for Fiction and Non-Fiction
Speaker: Sylvia Weiss Sinclair
Sparking interest in family history, she interviewed the oldest members of her family and researched their origins. Putting it all together, she wrote family histories of her mother’s parents for all the relatives on her mother’s side of the family and her two brothers and two sons. Fledermama’s Son is her first published novel bases on her travels to Romania. She now lives in Bay Minette, Alabama, not far from her maternal grandparents’ farm and is a member of the BayMinette Writers' Group, the Alabama Writers' Forum and the Alabama Writers Conclave.
sylsinclair@gmail.com
October 17th ~ Thursday ~ No meeting
September 19th ~ Thursday
Cover
Design: Tips to Create a Cover on Your Own or to Prepare for Hiring a
Designer
Speaker: Deb Von Cannon
This
mini-course will cover the basic elements of cover design, how writers can
develop their own basic cover and what should be prepared for and provided to a
cover designer for-hire. The participants will have a hands-on experience of
design elements, learn about some of the tools they can use to create their own
covers and discuss a checklist of what to prepare should they decide to hire a
cover designer.
Deb Von
Cannon is an Army veteran and the small-business owner of Urban Artist Florida
Studio LLC in St. Petersburg, Florida. In 2019, two divisions were added:
1) Zoë-Milles Publishing, to assist
those needing technical assistance and writing services for their
self-published works and 2) Forward Flight Photography, photo services for
custom photography, author bio photos and the artist's private collection of
work. Deb has designed over 15 book covers since 2017 for local-area authors in
addition to creating a food-truck wrap design, custom logos, business cards and
multiple fine art pieces. She holds a B.A. in Environmental Studies with a
minor in Studio Art, and an A.A. in Drafting Technologies with over 14 years of
drafting and design experience. She is currently working on a degree in English
in preparation for graduate level studies at USF St. Petersburg. She lives in
the Historic Kenwood District with her husband, Martin, and dog, Luna. Deb has
been a member of the Artist Enclave Historic Kenwood (AEHK) since 2016. Her
studio website can be viewed at www.urbanartistflorida.com. She can be reached at deb@urbanartistflorida.com.
August 15th ~ Thursday
The Basics of Marketing
Speaker: Elle Andrews Patt
The
Basics of Marketing will cover why and how to set up an author page at
Facebook, boosting posts, targeted ads, autoresponders and the role of landing
pages in email list creation, and highlight ad basics on Twitter, Instagram,
and YouTube. If you have a laptop or iPad, please come prepared to work.
Elle
Andrews Patt's short fiction has been published in online and print magazines
such as Saw Palm, Solarcide, and The Rag, as well as several anthologies. She
has won several RPLA awards in both short fiction and novel categories, and an
honorable mention from The Writers of the Future for "Prelude To A Murder
Conviction", which was originally published by DarkFuse Magazine. Her
book-length work is represented by the Donald Maass Literary Agency. She blogs
for the FWA on "The Writing Life", and speaks on the writing life and
marketing basics for authors.
July 18th ~ Thursday
Speaker had to cancel due to family emergency.
Cover
Design: Tips to Create a Cover on Your Own or to Prepare for Hiring a
Designer
This
mini-course will cover the basic elements of cover design, how writers can
develop their own basic cover and what should be prepared for and provided to a
cover designer for-hire. The participants will have a hands-on experience of
design elements, learn about some of the tools they can use to create their own
covers and discuss a checklist of what to prepare should they decide to hire a
cover designer.
Deb Von
Cannon is an Army veteran and the small-business owner of Urban Artist Florida
Studio LLC in St. Petersburg, Florida. In 2019, two divisions were added:
1) Zoë-Milles Publishing, to assist
those needing technical assistance and writing services for their
self-published works and 2) Forward Flight Photography, photo services for
custom photography, author bio photos and the artist's private collection of
work. Deb has designed over 15 book covers since 2017 for local-area authors in
addition to creating a food-truck wrap design, custom logos, business cards and
multiple fine art pieces. She holds a B.A. in Environmental Studies with a
minor in Studio Art, and an A.A. in Drafting Technologies with over 14 years of
drafting and design experience. She is currently working on a degree in English
in preparation for graduate level studies at USF St. Petersburg. She lives in
the Historic Kenwood District with her husband, Martin, and dog, Luna. Deb has
been a member of the Artist Enclave Historic Kenwood (AEHK) since 2016. Her
studio website can be viewed at www.urbanartistflorida.com. She can be reached at deb@urbanartistflorida.com.
June 20th ~ Thursday
Speaker: Bria Burton
All genres (fantasy, science fiction, literary, thriller, mystery, etc.) have an element of world-building. Come learn how to build a world (real or imagined) to suit your readers while immersing them in a place that keeps them reading. For those who are interested, bring
pen and paper (laptops/iPads, etc.) for a writing exercise at the end.
Author Bria Burton has over twenty short fiction publications in magazines and anthologies. Her imagination often gets carried away, which is why world-building is one of her favorite aspects of writing. She lives in St. Pete with her wonderful husband, darling son, and two wild pets.
Visit her website: http://www.briaburton.com
May 16th ~ Thursday
Speaker: Julieanna Blackwell
Julieanna Blackwell is an editor for 805 Literary and Arts Journal, the first literary journal published by a library in the country. She is also the instructor of the Elements & Arcs series of writing classes and workshops. Her short stories and essays have appeared in several publications including Lunch Ticket, Slippery Elm Literary Journal, Ragazine, and featured in SCENE Magazine’s yearly beach read issues. She was a finalist for the Florida Writers Association Royal Palm Literary Award. The Naples Daily News published her humorous column of personal essays. A native Chicagoan, she lives in Florida. You can visit her at www.julieannablackwell.com.
February 11th~MONDAY
Barbara S. Ponce Public Library
(also known as Pinellas Park Public Library)
7770 52nd Street North
Pinellas Park 33781
727-369-0669
Presentation begins at 6 PM; mingling at 5:30 PM
Tools of the Trade for the Independent Author -
Lose the Stress and Keep Your Hair
Speaker: Martin Von Cannon
Martin
is a science fiction / fantasy writer living in the St. Petersburg area. As he
read way too many comic books as a kid, he writes superhero stories in both
novel and short story format. His books can be found on Amazon, Smashwords, and
other eBook retailers.
January 10th~
If You Think Writing Is Hard, You’re Not Doing It Right
Speaker: Tom Cuba
Tom discusses the many ways to make writing easy and fun. Having heard time and again, how so many writers find writing hard, Tom found himself perplexed. Writing is easy and entertaining. In his talk, Tom presents his own special way of making it, and keeping it, a pleasant experience.
Tom is a former Naval Intelligence Officer, Professional Consulting Ecologist, adjunct professor at St. Pete College, firearms instructor, SCUBA instructor, and wilderness survival instructor. Currently Tom is an essayist, political consultant, poet, novelist, and the managing director of Dark Horse Florida Publishing, LLC.
2018
November 8~
The Poetry of Art/The Art of Poetry: The Methodology of Ekphrastic Writing
Speaker: Rob McCabe
CANCELED: WILL BE RESCHEDULED
CANCELED: WILL BE RESCHEDULED
The workshop
will be part lecture, part experiential, so please bring paper and writing
tools. After a brief introduction on the nature of ekphrastic writing, Rob will
have art cards to pass around from which people can choose to write something
based on their visual prompt either using flash fiction or poetry (ekphrastic
writing is in response to a particular piece of visual art).
Queer-identified
writer Rob McCabe writes in many different forms: poetry, fiction, plays, and screenplays.
In June 2016, Mr. McCabe received an MFA in the Creative Writing low-residency
program at the University of Tampa, in Tampa, Florida. His poems, Memento
Mori; Hymn to Adonis; Summer Symphony; and Hymn to Pan were
published in RFD magazine, while his poem Junky was published in the
chapbook, “Sunny Side Down: A Charles Bukowski Tribute” by Patchouli Press in
November 2017. Two of his fiction pieces were also published: one, Revelation,
in “Discovery: GSF’S Second Annual Flash Fiction Contest” published by
Mischief Corner Books in 2015; the other, Gotterdammerung in “Dawn of
the Donald: Tampa Bay Writers on an Imaginary Presidency,” a book of dystopian
fiction, was published by Tiffany Razzano and Wordier Than Thou, and released
in April 2018. He has performed at several open mics including The Studio@620,
the First Stop Poetry Fusion Open Mic, The Hive, and The Steep Station in St.
Petersburg, Florida, and at The Blueberry Patch in Gulfport, Florida. In June
2018 he had his first collection of poetry published by Dark Horse Florida
Publishing. Mr. McCabe has also taught playwriting for Keep St. Pete Lit, and
two ekphrastic poetry workshops for Wordier Than Thou. He loves to listen to
Goth music and loves watching and reading horror and fantasy.
https://www.facebook.com/Poet-Rob-McCabe-1434497329983652/
• Council Member, Pinellas County Economic Development
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Nancy
has spent the vast majority of her life in Pinellas County and began
her publishing career at the St. Petersburg Times while attending USF,
majoring in archaeology. She moved on to become the Managing Editor of Art & Design News (an international graphic arts magazine), and then to Maddux Business Report 22
years ago – starting out as circulation director, moving to associate
publisher and then publisher for the past 12 years and publisher of Maddux NewsWire for the past two years.
At the Maddux Business Report she was involved in all of the Tampa Bay Economic Development Organizations as well as the major ones across the high tech corridor. Nancy continues to sit on the boards of some of these organizations.
When the Maddux Business Report closed in June of 2010, Nancy continued on as publisher of the daily NewsWire and founded KnowHowe. It was the ideal transition based on her background of writing, editing and publishing.
On a personal front, Nancy was one of the founding officers of the Tampa Bay Fossil Club (sponsored by MOSI and USF) and has received awards for paleontology discoveries; for writing and producing a nationally recognized monthly fossil newsletter; and for publishing various archeology and paleontology books.
Current Community Involvement
• Mentor, Gazelle Lab
• Council Member, Pinellas County Economic Development
- See more at: http://www.tampabaynewswire.com/knowhowe#sthash.GqVAdIXT.dpuf
At the Maddux Business Report she was involved in all of the Tampa Bay Economic Development Organizations as well as the major ones across the high tech corridor. Nancy continues to sit on the boards of some of these organizations.
When the Maddux Business Report closed in June of 2010, Nancy continued on as publisher of the daily NewsWire and founded KnowHowe. It was the ideal transition based on her background of writing, editing and publishing.
On a personal front, Nancy was one of the founding officers of the Tampa Bay Fossil Club (sponsored by MOSI and USF) and has received awards for paleontology discoveries; for writing and producing a nationally recognized monthly fossil newsletter; and for publishing various archeology and paleontology books.
Current Community Involvement
• Mentor, Gazelle Lab
• Council Member, Pinellas County Economic Development
- See more at: http://www.tampabaynewswire.com/knowhowe#sthash.GqVAdIXT.dpuf
At the Maddux Business Report she
was involved in all of the Tampa Bay Economic Development Organizations
as well as the major ones across the high tech corridor. Nancy
continues to sit on the boards of some of these organizations.
When the Maddux Business Report closed in June of 2010, Nancy continued on as publisher of the daily NewsWire and founded KnowHowe. It was the ideal transition based on her background of writing, editing and publishing.
On a personal front, Nancy was one of the founding officers of the Tampa Bay Fossil Club (sponsored by MOSI and USF) and has received awards for paleontology discoveries; for writing and producing a nationally recognized monthly fossil newsletter; and for publishing various archeology and paleontology books.
Current Community Involvement
• Mentor, Gazelle Lab
• Council Member, Pinellas County Economic Development
- See more at: http://www.tampabaynewswire.com/knowhowe#sthash.GqVAdIXT.dpuf
When the Maddux Business Report closed in June of 2010, Nancy continued on as publisher of the daily NewsWire and founded KnowHowe. It was the ideal transition based on her background of writing, editing and publishing.
On a personal front, Nancy was one of the founding officers of the Tampa Bay Fossil Club (sponsored by MOSI and USF) and has received awards for paleontology discoveries; for writing and producing a nationally recognized monthly fossil newsletter; and for publishing various archeology and paleontology books.
Current Community Involvement
• Mentor, Gazelle Lab
• Council Member, Pinellas County Economic Development
- See more at: http://www.tampabaynewswire.com/knowhowe#sthash.GqVAdIXT.dpuf
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