Whether you’re trying to sell your first book or your fortieth, the road to publication is never an easy one to navigate. Let Liberty States Fiction Writers guide your way. A multi-genre organization, the Liberty States Fiction Writers is dedicated to the education and support of all fiction writers. We provide workshops, networking events and promotional opportunities to aid both published and yet-to-be published writers.
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February 18 Meeting
This month’s meeting will be at the Edison Public Libary 340 Plainfield Avenue in Edison.
This Month’s Meeting Will be on
Adding Museums to the Writer’s Toolbox
Ever wish you could get more information on a topic, era, or object for your writing? Do you simply need some inspiration during a dificult writer’s block?Like your local library, museums are vast storehouses of information that can be used as a great writing references and research tools. In this session,
attendees will learn how to navigate the tricky waters of how museums work, what kind of museums are out there, who the right people are to ask questions of, and how to get the research information one is looking for.
Workshop Presenter: Jennifer Pictou is an excited yet unpublished newbie in the world of fiction
writing but don’t let that fool you! She has a Master’s Degree in American and New England Studies from the University of Southern Maine and has worked in some of the country’s largest museums for the past 10 years. Her previous research has focused on culturally based topics such as Native American Stereotypes in Early 20th Century Secret Fraternal Organizations, Indian Boarding School Social Stratification, and Indian Curses as A Form of Cultural Resistance. Currently she is working on a book project involving a Connecticut Civil War soldier’s battlefield letters and diaries.
ROUNDTABLE SESSIONS
This month’s Roundtable sessions will be a discussion of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for writers by Penny Thomas and critiques. For the critique sessions, please bring 10 copies of 5 pages from the work you would like to discuss. If you are a published author and would like to assist with the roundtable sessions in the future, please contact Lois Winston, our Program Chair.
NETWORKING AND SNACKS
After the Roundtable Sessions, members may network and either brown bag lunch or share snacks with fellow members.
FEATURED AUTHORS
Every month the Liberty States Fiction Writers will feature published authors who will share with you one of their latest releases and offer you the opportunity to purchase a signed copy of the featured release. Published authors will also have the opportunity to provide podcast interviews about their latest releases.
February’s Author Spotlight is open for any LSF Writers Published Author
If you are a Published Author Member with a recent release, please contact us regarding being a Featured Author in 2012.
New Releases
As a reminder, if you are a LSF Writer Member and have a 2011 and/or 2012 release, please send your cover and a short book blurb to contact@lsfwriters.com. If you are a Published Author, please send your photo and a short bio to contact@lsfwriters.com so we may prepare our 2012 Author Spotlights.
The Liberty States Fiction Writers welcome pre-published writers at all levels as well as e-published, small press and traditionally published authors.
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