We are the After Hour Authors
August 18th
We had a new visitor this month, Arlene Boyd wanted to know what we were all about and came to check us out. Arlene likes to write feature length screenplays and is trying to write a novel but is finding the differences in format challenging.
Our regular monthly meetings will be switching dates starting in September. We will now be meeting to the third Tuesday of every month to accommodate some schedules. Meetings will be held at the Home Vintner regularly from now on. Hopefully this still works for everybody.
We will be having an extra meeting on September 9th about the Collective Works book to get things rolling and see where we are at. We will meet at the Home Vintner and a printed first draft of the book will be brought in for viewing. I sent a Post It from the website about a possible name change as Collective Works doesn't really have a lot of pizzazz to it. If you haven't submitted a bio yet, we still need a few more of those. We will compile a list of what is needed at the meeting.
A few more logos are needed for the bookmarks. Some sort of symbol you like to represent you. This logo will also be used in the book to signify your work.
An idea was introduced for a gift basket for Marlene for allowing us the use of her store for the studio tour. Donations of various items are being sought from members to add to the basket.
We read our 100 word assignments and had some fun. It's interesting and challenging to try to put a complete story with a beginning, middle and end in 100 words or less. Next month's homework is to create an original origin for the Giant's Causeway in Ireland. You can research pictures about these strange rock formations but the story must be your own.
September is going to be busy for us, the Timmy's meeting will be on the 3rd, the Collective Works meeting is on the 9th and the regular meeting is on the 21st. We also have the Studio tour, but I'm not sure what the date is for that exactly. Keep you posted!
