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Wordsowers Monthly Meeting


Online


Oct. 22nd 6:30-8:00 pm

NaNoWriMo–What’s that?


November is National Write a Novel month. Join us as Susan Bristol shares her “NaNo” expertise with us.

The NaNoWriMo website states, “National Novel Writing Month began in 1999 as a daunting but straightforward challenge: to write 50,000 words of a novel in thirty days.
Now, each year on November 1, hundreds of thousands of people around the world begin to write, determined to end the month with 50,000 words of a brand new novel.

Writing a novel alone can be difficult, even for seasoned writers. NaNoWriMo helps you track your progress, set milestones, connect with other writers in a vast community, and participate in events that are designed to make sure you finish your novel.”

Join the Wordsower October meeting and get ready to tackle your novel in November!

For the health and safety of our Wordsowers family we’re going to continue on Zoom.
Please join our private FB group if you would like to be a part of the meeting.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/261653995038722/

Wordsowers Monthly Meeting
Online
Sept. 24th 6:30-8:00 pm

Wordsowers keeps transforming!

For the health and safety of our Wordsowers family we’re going to continue on Zoom.

We hope you’ll join us virtually because you are the HEART of Wordsowers. Leadership has changed with new members stepping in, but we still have the same message; to share the love of God through the written word.
Join us to discover where we’re going from here!

Join our private FB group if you would like to be a part of the meeting.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/261653995038722/

Wordsowers Monthly Meeting ONLINE
Aug. 27th 6:30-8:00 pm

Wordsowers keeps transforming!

August was planned as an in-person meeting, but instead we’ve moved the gathering to an online platform.
For the health and safety of our Wordsowers family we’re going to continue on Zoom.

We hope you’ll join us virtually because you are the HEART of Wordsowers. Leadership has changed with new members stepping in, but we still have the same message; to share the love of God through the written word.
Join us to discover where we’re going from here!

Join our private FB group if you would like to be a part of the meeting.

Wordsowers 2019 Christian Writers Conference

July online meeting with a one-time date change!
July 30th 6:30-8:00 pm

Topic: Make your writing active!

For the month of July only, we will meet the 5th Thursday of the month. This will again be an online meeting. Please join our Wordsowers Meetup group if you would like to be a part of our July gathering.
We will continue our discussion from the book The Curious Case of the Misplaced Modifier as we delve into active writing.

Wordsowers MeetUp Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/261653995038722

Our May monthly meeting will be online, Thursday May 28, 6:30-8.

In order to be a part of our meeting, join our Meet-Ups group on our FB page where we will be posting instructions and a link to our meeting: https://www.facebook.com/groups/261653995038722/?source_id=127095990652092

If the link does not take you directly there, go to Wordsowers FB page, scroll down the menu on the left hand side and choose groups. Our meet-up group will pop up, click to join.

Once you’ve joined, turn on notifications so you don’t miss any announcements about the meeting. I suggest you check in ahead of our meeting time in case there are any instructions you need to follow ahead of joining the meeting.

If you have any questions about the meeting, email Angela at wordsowers@wordsowers.com (include in subject line: re Wordsowers May meeting)

Note: Please do not wait until the last minute to email me or I may not get your message or be able to answer your question in time for you to join the meeting.

online writers meeting
Note from leadership:
 
Due to the current health crisis with COVID-19, Wordsowers’ March meeting is canceled. We will make a decision about the April meeting when it’s closer to time and we know what the situation is with the virus. In the meantime, spend more time with your family and stay healthy. 
 
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7
 
If you have any specific prayer requests during this time in regards to this season of health crisis, please email us at wordsowers@wordsowers.com. We would be honored to lift you up in prayer. 
 
May the Lord bless you and keep you! 
snowy roads
snowy roads

Due to inclement weather we are cancelling Wordsowers January meeting tonight. The snow/rain is supposed to continue throughout the day off and on and with temperatures going below freezing, the roads could get bad and we have people who drive from a bit outside of Omaha. We want everyone to stay safe!

We will resume our meetings in February.
We miss you all. Stay safe and warm!

Author Angela D. Meyer

Please note: The monthly meeting will be held at
Village Inn on 7837 Dodge St., Omaha, NE
6:00-9:00 pm

Topic: Starting Strong

Whether it’s the new year, an article, a book or devotional, you want to start strong. Come prepared to learn how to hook your reader and keep them turning the page. We will answer questions like what makes a good opening and, if your writing a novel, what has to happen in the first portion of the book to set up a story people can’t walk away from.
Bring pen/pencil and paper or a laptop and be prepared to practice what you learn. There will also be time for some feedback on your in-class practice. Angela Meyer will share insights on starting strong from a variety of sources.

Please join us for the 2020 kick-off meeting on Jan. 23 at Village Inn, 7837 Dodge St., Omaha, NE from 6-9pm.
The back room is reserved for Wordsowers.

We meet the fourth Thursday of the month.

Nativity scene

During the busy holiday season we break from our normal monthly meetings so our members can focus on the Lord, and enjoy time with family and friends.

Of course, we’ll celebrate with the annual Wordsowers Christmas party. This year the party’s at Jake & Jeanie J.’s home on Friday Dec. 6, 2019 at 6:30pm.

Please bring one white elephant gift per person for the gift exchange.
Hint: Don’t worry about spending money. Find a crazy gift–the sillier the better!
Also bring one food dish to share.

Please email Jeanie@Wordsowers.com for the address.
Bring your family for an evening of food, fellowship, and fun!

Meeting resume January 2020.
We welcome you to explore our website and Facebook page, or find us on Twitter.

Photo courtesy digidreamgrafix2 @ freedigitalphotos.com

New Wordsowers Leadership

It is fall time and change is in the air.

A new leadership team is forming. Are you ready to meet them? Stay connected via newsletter, website, and FB page to hear the upcoming announcement about our new team and their plans moving into 2020 and beyond.

In the meantime, as you have opportunity, communicate to Kat Crawford, Jeanie Jacobson and Teresa Tierney your many thanks for all they have done over the years to lead Wordsowers locally and through the annual conference.

As the new leadership makes plans, the Annual Wordsowers Writers Conference has been put into hiatus for 2020. Be sure and come to our monthly meetings and critique groups to continue growing in your craft and to stay connected to other writers.

The path to self-publishing a book can be a rocky road with detours and pot holes along the way. There are challenges, for sure, but there are benefits, as well.
Nebraska author Nancy Wagner (writing under the pen name N. L. Sharp) has discovered both as she has traveled that path in the publication of her books and the books of her co-publishers.
In this presentation, Sharp will share tips and resources that she has found beneficial on her journey, and will provide participants with a step-by-step checklist to help them travel their own bumpy path to literary success.

Bonus: Nancy will also share about her Go Big Read initiative.

Nancy Sharp Wagner is a children’s author from Fremont. She has self-published several books under the pen name N. L. Sharp and co-published several books with other authors through her independent publishing house, Prairieland Press.

These books include the the former Nebraska Golden Sower nominee Effie’s Image (N. L. Sharp) and the former Nebraska Center for the Book Award winners The Flower Girl, The Ring Bear: A Flip-Over Book (N. L. Sharp), Keeping Captain (N. L. Sharp), The Ghost Juggler (Nona Morrison), and George and the Stolen Sunny Spot (Kristin Ganoung).

Please join us for an enlightening evening.

After the meeting we’ll gather for our relaxed Afterglow chat session at Village Inn, 7837 Dodge St.

We meet the fourth Thursday of the month
6:00-7:45pm at the W. Clarke Swanson Library.

The meeting room is on the basement level. Park on the east side of the building and walk into the lower door.