We are the After Hour Authors
January 20th meeting
Happy New Year everyone!
Regrettably, I was unable to attend this meeting due to a much needed work schedule. Thank you Jenelle for taking notes so I have something to post here...
Homework assignments were read, we twisted some Grimm Fairy Tales to our own style, hopefully we will get some posted here and see them in the anthology.
A noteable note goes out to Nadine - she got a 45 000 word novel into NaNoWriMo for the contest and she has shown her media kit for her new project, In the Beginnings. It is about the first story ever told, the story about the beginning of life including fables and tales, hierarchy of angels and four directions. Way to go Nadine!
A discussion was held about the format of a press release should you wish to develop one for your project. Journalists are happier with the Canadian Press Release format. There's not much out there for good looking templates but I did find a useable one at docstoc.com for the sake of seeing how one is laid out. Other useful resources can be found at wikihow.com, and canadaone.com. As per the examples shown to us by Rachel Sentes, I would think a more colourful yet simple design and layout would be far more eye-catching than any examples I saw on the internet.
Jo-anne has been busy making arrangements for the Studio Tour to held in July. Marlayne at Gently Used Book Layne has allowed us to set up in her store and After Hour Authors will be presented to the public. The cost for this event is $100 which Jo-anne has paid, if we could all pitch in $10 to make this happen for those who wish to attend and display your writing. As this is a marketing opportunity for us, the idea of a brainstorming session was brought up to discuss what to present at the tour. A sample of your writing is a must, anything published, articles or manuscripts and a sample of the anthology will be on hand as well. This is something we could discuss at the next Timmy's meeting... Nine members are already interested, let Jo-anne if you wish to be on the list!
Homework for this round is to bring in a piece of your current work, like a sample chapter to read and swap for editing.
Next meeting is February 17th and Timmy's is February 5th.
