It was brought to my attention that KWA members with books to sell could bring them to the November meeting. I was not at the meeting and no one mentioned this to me. But, in truth, our authors may bring their books for sale to any meeting. It is always just taking a chance that…
November 16th Writing Prompts
It’s almost time again for the KWA monthly meeting, which means it’s time for you to think about trying a writing challenge. If you haven’t tried doing so, now is your chance! The words to play with are: violin – strawberry – cow – courage – nuts Prompt: Turn an inanimate object into a character,…
November 16th Meeting
This is an important meeting for the membership. It is time to elect the board members for 2020. If you are interested in running for a position, let one of the current board members know. The program will cover several topics and be presented by Starla Criser. As usual, she will have lots of handouts….
Paying Markets for Writers
The following are links to many different potential paying markets for writers. 7 Print Publications that Pay Writers 10 Fiction Paying Markets for October 2019 Fiction Markets for October 2019 (want short stories) 27 Theme Calls for Submissions of Non-ficiton Articles, Essays, Etc.
More Oct 19th Writing Prompts
In case you need some more writing prompts to challenge you, here are some additional ones. You’re walking home from work one night and are taking shortcuts through a labyrinth of dark city alleyways to meet someone on time. Suddenly, a stranger parts the shadows in front of you, comes close, and asks you to…
October 19 Writing Prompts
As always, we like to challenge our members to test their writing skills and their imagination. If you haven’t taken part in this, you’re missing out on the fun. Bring your writing exercise to the meeting to share with others. Writing Exercise Words: moth – bookcase – anger – rabbit – river Writing Prompt: You’re…
Election Time for 2020 Approaching
KWA elects its board of directors for the next year in November, with the new directors taking office in January. Now is the time for you, the members, to consider running for a position. If you are interested, let one of the current directors know at least by the October meeting. Our current Bylaws require…
More September 21 Writing Prompts
To give you more choices, here are some more challenging writing prompts. It’s time for you and Writer’s Block to part ways. Write a letter breaking up with Writer’s Block, starting with, “Dear Writer’s Block, It’s not you, it’s me…” Start your story with: “My father gave me three life rules to live by. 1….
September 21 Writing Prompts
Time to get your muse working, to challenge yourself with your writing. As always there are writing prompts to choose from and words to figure out how to use together. Or come up with your own writing challenge. Be sure to bring whatever you come up with to the next meeting to share with everyone….
August 17th 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 August: hope – train – flute – computer…