Prompts for KWA for February 2018 Last month, at the meeting, the stories from the prompts were brilliant. Our members come up with such wonderful stories and poems. Thank you, Chris, Gloria, Charlie, and Starla for participating. This month’s Prompts are: You received a Valentine box of candy, and when you opened the card placed…
Author: Starla
Starla Criser is multi-published as a children's book author and author of older relationship stories. I am also multi-published in romance as Starla Kaye.
Jan 20 Monthly Meeting – An attorney visits
If you saw the original post about a meeting on Cliffhangers and Plotting, disregard that. We will have that program later in the year. Instead we will be having an attorney visit our group. He will answer questions about what an attorney can and cannot do. This information should be helpful to anyone writing about…
Nov 18 Monthly Meeting Recap
KWA members met in our usual place, at our usual time November 18th. We shared tidbits about what we write and any recent writing accomplishments. We also elected officers for 2018 and did some pretty decent planning for 2018 meetings. 2018 Officers President – Rae Ann Cuda Vice-President – Wes Brummer Secretary – Ernestine Frame…
August 19 Meeting Change – Prompts and More
There has been a change to our planned August 19th meeting. Our guest speaker had to change her presentation to September 16th. Writing prompts will be discussed. The following are some suggested ones to try out. Harry Potter comes to your house for dinner. Write this scene as if you were a teenager. Job Swap…
August 19 Meeting – How to Become an Indie Author and The Steps You Need to Take
We will have a special guest speaker at the August 19th meeting: Victoria M. Patton. She will talk about “How to Become an Indie Author and the Steps You Need to Take.” Patton will do a quick overview and have some handouts that will have resources. She will give some marketing pointers and will offer…
July meeting wrap-up…and new fun things
Words from Louise… We had an excellent meeting in July. Members read their dialogue and then it was open for general discussion. I have to say I was impressed that everyone at the meeting participated. We all know how to the write good dialogue. Dialogue is a vast subject that cannot be completed at one…
July 15 – Meeting – Working with Dialogue
July’s meeting will cover working with dialogue using a unique method so the all attending members can be involved. Without dialogue, you can only watch the action, and you will never be able to understand the emotional message. Different characters speak in a variety of ways. Real dialogue is getting into your character’s head. You…
June 17 Monthly Meeting – Edit & Polish
The KWA meeting is Saturday, June 17th. Usual place…usual time. This is going to be a critique meeting. Bring your entries for the KWA anthology, which must be submitted by June 30th. Or you can bring any other work you want feedback on. Bring three (3) pages of your short story or two-three poems and…
May 20 Monthly Meeting – Characterization
At the May meeting, Rae Cuda will lead the discussion on characters. The group will talk about what they are, who they are, and share hints on developing them. Members are encouraged to bring their thoughts and characters to the meeting. Plan to take part in the discussion.
2017 KWA Anthology
This is a reminder about the 2017 KWA Anthology, with a deadline of June 30, 2017. 2017 KWA Anthology Guidelines: Must be a member of KWA. No pornographic material (try to make it suitable for ages 10 to 90). Must be an unpublished work which you own the rights to (you will retain the rights…