Please write a one to two-page story using one of the writing prompts, or use one of your own. Writing Prompts: Be a building or house you know well. Talk about your life and memories. What, if anything, would you be willing to fight or even die for? Explain your answer. Write about a time…
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June 15th Writing Prompts
It’s time again for writing challenges. Even if you don’t bring yours to share with the group, try one of them just for yourself. If you want to try using one or all of the words in a sentence, paragraph, short piece, these are the words for June: cheese – slippers – club – stool…
May 18th Writing Prompts
It’s time again for writing challenges. Even if you don’t bring yours to share with the group, try one of them just for yourself. If you want to try using one or all of the words in a sentence, paragraph, short piece, these are the words for May: tree – necklace – gossip – rope…
More April 20th Writing Prompts
Writing prompts were already provided for the April 20th KWA meeting, but we have more now. You have so many choices to challenge your writing skills. Your character has a parrot that can repeat words that it hears. Lately, it has picked up some disturbing language — it sounds as if it’s threatening your character!…
February 16th KWA Meeting
The program for the February 16th KWA meeting was arranged by Wes Brummer. He invited a film crew from WSU Shocker Studios to come talk about their programs, and making trailers. WSU Shocker Studios website https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews/archive/index.php?si=3853 This should be a great learning experience. Come with questions for our guests.
January 19th Writing Prompts
Happy New Year, everyone! Best wishes for your writing success in 2019 and beyond. These are the writing prompts for January: A tire blows out as you’re in the car with someone on the verge of his/her own breakdown. Stuck in a small town, you’re about to do something you haven’t done in years. Describe…
Oct 17 KWA Meeting
It’s that Sleepy time of year when Hollow minds gallop toward darker thoughts of what lurks beneath those noises in the night. Join us as thriller author, Gordon Kessler, unearths the mystique of the horror genre. Don’t lose your head, remember Rockwell library, 1:30, Oct 17th.
Sep/Oct
Carrie Lower made our Sep meeting a huge success. We thank her for dissecting the mysteries of Scrivener. The non-users in the crowd were seriously swayed to give it a try, and the users had questions answered. leaving with new ideas on how to employ Scrivener’s many features. We are now all looking forward to…
September 19 Meeting: Using Scrivner
Our September 19th meeting will be presented by Carrie Lower. She will discuss the Scrivner writing software and other writing software. Downloading the Scrivner trial program is recommended. http://www.literatureandlatte.com/
August 2015 Meeting: Preparing Your Work for Publication
Our August 15th meeting will be a discussion on how to prepare your book for publication. Sonny Collins, a KWA member-at-large and the unofficial historian, will be explaining how to set up your book for publication with Lulu Press and Amazon. He might also touch on developing audio books as well. Everyone is welcome to…