Marco Island Writers Meet

Submitted by Maggie Gust

March Meeting

Please join us for a two hour workshop at our March meeting on Wednesday, March 9, 2016, from 6-8 PM. Janice Hardy of Fiction University will illustrate techniques to construct a novel that will keep readers turning its pages. Some of the areas she will focus on include creating empathic characters, compelling storylines, inspiring settings, and other components of a good read. Janice will use hands-on exercises to illustrate these techniques in the workshop. Participants will be able to go home and apply them to their writing.

Bring your laptop or printed pages. Published author or still just writing it in your head, this will stoke your passion for writing.

Please come a little early so we can start at 6 PM sharp. For this special event, there is a door fee of $15 for members/reciprocals and $25 for nonmembers. Cash or check, please.

Successful Presentation by Jennifer Fitzgerald

Jennifer FitzGerald of Fort Myers-based Mother Spider Book Designs blew us away with her presentation on February 10, 2016. In addition to a fantastic presentation about book design, text formatting, and other aspects of marketing, she delivered a dynamite question-and-answer session. People were still buzzing when they left the meeting.

Farmers Market

Our members are continuing to staff

the booth at the weekly Marco Island Farmers’ Market every Wednesday through April 13, 2016, 7:30 AM to 1 PM at Veterans Community Park, 901 Park Avenue. Drop by for a chat and check out the books for sale.

Authorfest

Coming up on March 29, 2016, at the Marco Island Center for the Arts is Authorfest. This year there is special participation of Marco schools. From 3:30 to 6 PM, there will be authors to meet, books to peruse, refreshments to enjoy and some et cetera! Bring your friends and neighbors and stop by.

Marco Island Writers, Inc., is open to writers of all skill levels and genres. If you write for yourself, just your family, or want to be published, our group may be just the boost you need to get going on that writing project and help you through any obstacles. Our motto is “Writers Helping Writers.” Meeting place is Marco Island Center for the Arts, 1010 Winterberry Drive, Marco Island. First time visitors are welcomed free of charge. We meet the second Wednesday of each month, year round, 6 to 8 PM. Doors open at 5:30 PM for sign-in and social prior to the meeting. For more information, call Elisabeth Noyes at 239-394-5856 or visit our website www.marcoislandwriters.com.