Grown-ups don't read? Or publishers don't publish? New blogpost http://annerallen.blogspot.com/2010/04/grown-ups-dont-read.html
Anne
Murder We Write
SinC CCC members pose for a photo for the chapter's anthology
Showing posts with label Sue McGinty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sue McGinty. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Dialog in Fiction--post from Anne Allen
Dialogue in fiction may be going out of fashion.. http://annerallen.blogspot.com/2010/04/does-your-wip-have-too-much-dialogue.html
Plus, for those who have been asking, a link to the Genre Wars anthology. I finally figured out how to get it on the blog.
Plus, for those who have been asking, a link to the Genre Wars anthology. I finally figured out how to get it on the blog.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
WHAT HAPPENED IN VEGAS
How do we entice you to join the Public Safety Writers Association and our conference next year?
There's a You Tube video up (search PSWA), Kathleen Ryan's report at http://www.womenofmystery.net Marilyn Meredith's June 24-29 blogs at http://marilynmeredithblogspot.com and at the site, www.policewriter.com
Your president, Sue McGinty, couldn't make it due to illness, but we hope to see her next year.
Marilyn Meredith took notes while I was daydreaming. She talks on her blog about tips from Betty Webb, the Mistakes That Make Us (law enforcement) Cringe, Screen Writing, Getting Forensics Right by Steve Scarborough and the editors and publishers panel.
There's a You Tube video up (search PSWA), Kathleen Ryan's report at http://www.womenofmystery.net Marilyn Meredith's June 24-29 blogs at http://marilynmeredithblogspot.com and at the site, www.policewriter.com
Your president, Sue McGinty, couldn't make it due to illness, but we hope to see her next year.
Marilyn Meredith took notes while I was daydreaming. She talks on her blog about tips from Betty Webb, the Mistakes That Make Us (law enforcement) Cringe, Screen Writing, Getting Forensics Right by Steve Scarborough and the editors and publishers panel.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Two Events January 10th!
We'll kick off the New Year with our annual planning meeting/brunch at Prez Sue McGinty's house from 10 AM to noon. Members, or prospective members only, for this meeting. Please RSVP via e-mail so I get the food numbers right and let me know if you need directions. Thanks.
At 2 PM the Paso Robles Library (1000 Spring St.) has scheduled a disscussion by Laurie Gibson called "Get (Book) Smart!" This is a "behind the scenes" peek at the publishing world. Highlights of the talk include tips for finding a literary agent, how to prepare a manuscript for submission to an editor or publisher, as well as a brief review of how a manuscript is turned into an actual book. Bring your questions for the Q&A session, designed to address writers' specific concerns.
Laurie Gibson is a Central Coast editor/proofreader with more than a decade of experience, and whose previous projects include "The Color Purple" and "Mrs. Dalloway," along with numerous titles by bestselling business author Brian Tracy.The cost to attend "Get (Book) Smart!" is $10 cash, and although the talk is not sponsored by the library, it will be held in the library's conference center. For more information, please contact Laurie Gibson at (831) 646-4610 or eaglet5223@mypacks.net.
At 2 PM the Paso Robles Library (1000 Spring St.) has scheduled a disscussion by Laurie Gibson called "Get (Book) Smart!" This is a "behind the scenes" peek at the publishing world. Highlights of the talk include tips for finding a literary agent, how to prepare a manuscript for submission to an editor or publisher, as well as a brief review of how a manuscript is turned into an actual book. Bring your questions for the Q&A session, designed to address writers' specific concerns.
Laurie Gibson is a Central Coast editor/proofreader with more than a decade of experience, and whose previous projects include "The Color Purple" and "Mrs. Dalloway," along with numerous titles by bestselling business author Brian Tracy.The cost to attend "Get (Book) Smart!" is $10 cash, and although the talk is not sponsored by the library, it will be held in the library's conference center. For more information, please contact Laurie Gibson at (831) 646-4610 or eaglet5223@mypacks.net.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
SinC on Suspense at NightWriters
Sisters Susan Tuttle, Sue McGinty, Victoria Heckman and Mary Moses hit the road (so to speak) on November 11th for a panel discussion on Suspense at the NightWriter meeting. (Full disclosure: Susan and Sue are long-time NightWriter members, Susan is Prez.)
Susan led the lively discussion with an overview of suspense and read from her thriller, "Tangled Webs." Here's the gist of what she had to say. "Suspense is a combination of sympathetic chracters, high stakes situations, high probabilility of failure and uncertainty of outcome. And when you wrap up the story, don't take the easy way out; remember, the higher the suspense, the deeper the payoff must be."
Sue McGinty read from "Murder in Los Lobos" and discussed the importance of character development in suspense, especially in the early chapters. If we don't care about the protagonist, we won't have an emotional investment in her predicament.
Victoria Heckman discussed the connection of setting to suspense. Some locations are inherintly scary, like parking garages and dark jungles. She read from one of her series "K.O.'d in the Rift," where Katrina Ogden and her friend have been bound and are being marched up a dark, isolated and dangerous jungle path to the top of a set of waterfalls.
Mary Moses discussed the importance of pacing in suspense--too fast and too early the reader becomes weary, not enough, the writer loses and opportunity to lead the reader. She illustrated her points with a reading of her ghost story, "Stella's Search."
Susan led the lively discussion with an overview of suspense and read from her thriller, "Tangled Webs." Here's the gist of what she had to say. "Suspense is a combination of sympathetic chracters, high stakes situations, high probabilility of failure and uncertainty of outcome. And when you wrap up the story, don't take the easy way out; remember, the higher the suspense, the deeper the payoff must be."
Sue McGinty read from "Murder in Los Lobos" and discussed the importance of character development in suspense, especially in the early chapters. If we don't care about the protagonist, we won't have an emotional investment in her predicament.
Victoria Heckman discussed the connection of setting to suspense. Some locations are inherintly scary, like parking garages and dark jungles. She read from one of her series "K.O.'d in the Rift," where Katrina Ogden and her friend have been bound and are being marched up a dark, isolated and dangerous jungle path to the top of a set of waterfalls.
Mary Moses discussed the importance of pacing in suspense--too fast and too early the reader becomes weary, not enough, the writer loses and opportunity to lead the reader. She illustrated her points with a reading of her ghost story, "Stella's Search."
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