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This Week's Edition of Author Interviews with the Working Writer's Coach
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This week's edition of Author Interviews with the Working Writer's Coach
features my chat with award-winning mystery writer Billie A. Williams.
Williams is the author of more than 30 mystery novels and she has an
exciting new mystery book club, and her new e-course for writers will be
available in February. She talks about both of these new offerings in this
interview. The subject of Friday, April 8th Interview is the new
Mystery Writing How To book titled:
Whodunit? A Mystery Writers Primer.
Working Writers Coach
CHAT WITH ME APRIL 12 AT, 7
P.M. CST--- at THE WORKING
WRITERS COACH.COM
click on the Live Chat button on the
top of the page - you have to
register to participate--it's free and
you never have to return if you don't
want to = ) Hope to see you there!
We'll be discussing Researching:
How Much is Too Much.
PRIZE: one lucky person who
joins in the chat will receive a
free
10-week Writing Course - Pen's
In Motion ; Writing Tips to
Writing Prompts a $30 value.
P.M. CST--- at THE WORKING
WRITERS COACH.COM
click on the Live Chat button on the
top of the page - you have to
register to participate--it's free and
you never have to return if you don't
want to = ) Hope to see you there!
We'll be discussing Researching:
How Much is Too Much.
PRIZE: one lucky person who
joins in the chat will receive a
free
10-week Writing Course - Pen's
In Motion ; Writing Tips to
Writing Prompts a $30 value.
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Join the Amberg Writers Group
Tuesday April 19, 2011 at the Niagara
Public Library for a Writer's Recital-
- all the members of the group will be
reading one of their stories --and
giving out booklets of those stories -
autographed by the writers.
A door prize of the latest Mystery
Book --July Heat, by Billie A Williams
will be given away.
Tuesday April 19, 2011 at the Niagara
Public Library for a Writer's Recital-
- all the members of the group will be
reading one of their stories --and
giving out booklets of those stories -
autographed by the writers.
A door prize of the latest Mystery
Book --July Heat, by Billie A Williams
will be given away.
| CONGRATULATIONS! Winner ANDI PREY |
| Event was a huge success! Thank you Bruce Darne and Niagara for hosting us. |
Our Event June 28, 2011 at the Florence, Wisconsin Golden Living Center - we weren't allowed to
take pictures of the residents so all you'll see here is the Amberg Writers Group ready to begin our
'Recital' It was a great event. Over 20 residents and a handful of staff joined us. We received great
compliments from them all. Where will we appear next? Keep an eye here and we'll up date you.
Meanwhile here is our picture.
take pictures of the residents so all you'll see here is the Amberg Writers Group ready to begin our
'Recital' It was a great event. Over 20 residents and a handful of staff joined us. We received great
compliments from them all. Where will we appear next? Keep an eye here and we'll up date you.
Meanwhile here is our picture.
Tom Williams, Don Persinger, Gloria Persinger, Jean Larson, Patti Gmeiner, Susie Van
Deluyster, Marge Vogels and Billie Williams
Deluyster, Marge Vogels and Billie Williams
| Thank You Sally Weincek and Staff and the wonderful people at the Golden Living Center for allowing us to entertain you. Congratulations to all the winners of our give away! |
| Some of the latest events are at the bottom of the page |
| Spice It Up, Creativity From The Kitchen Instructor: Billie Williams. There's nothing worse than bland-as-oatmeal writing that doesn't evoke passion, laughter, anger, love…some kind of emotion from your reader. Story tellers who don't elicit emotion won't gain an avid readership. It's that simple. If you've struggled, wondering how you can get your writing to sparkle like a new penny, or a just cleaned window, learn to see everything as a metaphor for your writing. Start by looking in your spice cabinet, or your herb garden with a fresh perspective. Garlic, Life Saving but distancing Easier to write from this perspective but it puts your reader at arm's length--remember readers want to feel, experience, get to be friends with your main character so they can help him/her escape the villains wrath. Sage, Advice Sage has several meanings from wise advice to healing properties - what does sage mean to your story? We'll explore. Basil, The flavor of language, dialect, cultures Ah Basil - language - should you use dialect in your dialogue? How do you show culture if not through language? Lavender, Relax feel the flow--in sync [Chat here with a book giveaway as well as a book giveaway at the end] In the flow, relax, meditate let things go where they may--don't lose site of the big picture but let your writing flow with a rhythm and cadence only you can create. Here's how. Mace, Caustic, self defense, breaking the rules An irritant chemical, a heavy club with a metal head and spikes - what could these possibly have to do with writing you ask..follow me--it's all about rules. All Spice, Apple pie or American Graffiti All Spice is for cookies and more from on genre to another all spice imparts its unique twist, it's unique flavor to your manuscript--your voice. We'll explore more. Appendix: Handouts, "How to Hook A Reader", "Beginnings to the Work Day By the Masters" WHEN: Jan 2, 2012 - Feb 19, 2012 COST: $15 for Premium Members $25 for Basic Members Cancellation policy: Registrations are non-refundable except when the workshop is cancelled by Savvy Authors. REGISTRATION: Click Here to Register (Members will not receive member rate unless logged in.) INSTRUCTOR: Best-Selling, Award winning Mystery/Suspense author Billie A Williams is a fiction, non-fiction and poetry author and has won numerous contests for her short/flash fiction stories, essays, and poetry. Currently she has over two dozen books published. She is published in various magazines such as the literary magazine Thema; Guide, a Magazine for Children, Novel Advice.com, Writing Etc. WritingNow. com, and Women In The Arts newsletter as well as Sister's in Crime, to list but a few. Williams is currently a member of The Wisconsin Regional Writers Association (WRWA) Upper Peninsula Writers Association (UPWA)National Association of Women Writers (NAWW) Sister's in Crime, Women in the Arts Program, Electronically Published Internet Connection (EPIC), Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. (SCBWI) and Children's Book Insider, and the Children Writers Coaching Club. Visit her at her websites www.billiewilliams.com or http://writingwide.com and sign up for her Newsletter and/or Mystery a Month Book Club on her website. Tags: Writing Life *** PERMISSION TO FORWARD GRANTED AND ENCOURAGED *** |
Order Today! to go
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workshop... bookcover
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purchase page.
along with the
workshop... bookcover
is linked to Amazon.com
purchase page.