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7/15/2017

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07/15/17
 
Sorry, but again the discussion on Mary Jane will be delayed. Today we had the Writers' Open Forum at the Prairie du Chien City Hall. Attendance was better than I expected, but about what the responses to the Face Book blurbs indicated. Anthony Wedgeworth did almost all the organizing and preparations. We all had the opportunity to learn plenty and also share information that will hopefully be helpful to others. I think we all came away pretty pleased.
I mentioned during one of the panel discussions that I had no beta readers and asked for volunteers. Two ladies promptly did so. I've already emailed them copies of Saving Atlantis. I'll be very interested to get their feedback.
At the same time, Kim Sigafus reminded me that I had agreed to be a beta reader for her Book 4 of the Mida series, so I'll be starting that reading project about the end of the month.
Many of us expressed hope that we can make this an annual event. If you could have come but didn't, you missed an opportunity...though I realize it may be an opportunity you had no use for. Not everyone wants to really learn the nuts and bolts of the writing profession. I doubt I'd have much interest in a forum held by half a dozen composers or choreographers. And that's fair. People's interests vary just as their tastes in clothes or food or music or sports.
The NFL season is approaching. Training camp is just around two corners and down a half block. When it starts my reading time for fiction will decline as my reading time of the sports pages increases.
Thanks again for dropping by. Hopefully next time I'll chat a little about the evil demon weed marijuana, and why it ain't.
  



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July 15th!!

7/7/2017

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Sorry, but no commentary on MJ this time. This is more of a commercial message.
Just a short post today to remind everyone within traveling distance that I and several other successful writers and professional editors will be holding the Writers' Open Forum at the Prairie du Chien City Hall on July 15, 2017, between 10 am and 3 pm. And it's free!! Everyone is invited! If you have any interest in publishing your writing some time or just getting some information on writing, publishing, submitting, editing, or marketing, this is the event for you!  Plus, you can acquire books, free promotional items, and other goodies .
Am I a "successful writer?"  Compared to King, Cussler, and Patterson, no.  Compared to Mary Rosenblum, C. Hope Clark, or Daniel Harstad, no again. But compared to anyone who has written anything and wants to get published but hasn't ...well, I like to think so.
Hope to see you there!  I'll bring chocolate! 
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