Did I just say due-due? Whether it’s doo-doo or dues, the subject isn’t a pleasant one, but a necessary one to keep KWA in existence. Our dues run on a calendar-year schedule, so once you pay you are set until 2015! Does that even sound possible? Time does fly while we’re all busy cranking out…
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January Meeting Update
Greetings, fellow writers! I hope your 2014 is off to a great start! I’m looking forward to our January meeting. Not only will our delayed holiday celebration finally take place (don’t forget to bring your favorite dish) but I’ll have the fun of introducing you to a concept I learned about several years ago on…
No meeting today!
The December meeting has been canceled due to wintery weather. We will be moving the festivities to January. Have a great holiday season and a wonderful New Year! We look forward to seeing you in 2014!
Welcome to November
Greetings, fellow wordsmiths! Many of our Board Members are participating in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), so a lot of the posts throughout November will address NaNo. Our first blog post will be from our Youth Coordinator, Samantha LaFantasie. We do know that NaNo isn’t for everyone: 50,000 words in a month is a lot,…
Social Media & Upcoming Madness (aka NaNoWriMo)
We’ve all been told how important it is to network and promote. Saturday’s meeting was informative and inspiring. Sadly, Sonny wasn’t there so I have no pictures to share. If you missed the meeting, Carol has kindly posted an overview complete with slides (if the slides malfunction, that’s my fault). We did spend a fair…
What Makes YOU So Special? A Guide to Creating Your Own Personal Brand
Social Media – October2013 Everyone is unique. Social media is where talented writers like us can shine. In just 20-30 minutes a day, you can master social media. We’re all busy. Most of us have days jobs. Here’s how to create a niche quickly. Create a unique trademark Use your writing genre to determine your…
Getting the word out
I try to be active on social media (anyone who follows me on Twitter is now laughing hysterically). Like many, though, I need to get a lot better. Someone asked me why Twitter and Facebook (etc., etc.) are important – wouldn’t I be better off writing? True, I do procrastinate a bit more than I…
Endings and Beginnings
Greetings, fellow wordsmiths! Our September meeting will focus on endings. Sonny Collins will lead the discussion: as usual, we’ll be eager to hear our members’ input as well. I know I always struggle with endings – one of my biggest issues is thinking that the endings I come up with aren’t exciting or dramatic enough. …
The Future of KWA
Greetings, fellow wordsmiths! I hope the writing is going well! I’d like to invite all of you to our August meeting. Besides having an awesome panel discussion, we are going to review the changes that the Board has agreed on to help KWA continue to thrive. KWA has been around for 16+ years. It hasn’t…