FWA Aventura Writers Group

South Florida writers,

This is a reminder:

Our next meeting at the library will be held at 2 pm on Saturday, January 27. This is a critique meeting. If you want to present your work in progress or a manuscript to the group, send me email ASAP with details.

Schedule for February

Februray 10: Finding the Right Literary Agent by Robert Mykle

"How to catch one of those rare and elusive creatures that are essential to any successful author. Yes, I'm talking about literary agents." Follow Robert Mykle, through his travails in acquiring a literary agent for his first book then after the first agent retired going through the entire process again. You'll find out the dos and don'ts when searching for a literary agent. What they do for you and what you, as an author, can expect from them.

BIO: Robert Mykle, award-winning author of KILLER ‘CANE: The Deadly Hurricane of 1928, is an avid explorer and adventurer. Aside from new literary ventures, he is working on a number of international humanitarian and environmental projects. Robert is a recipient of The Florida Historical Library Foundation's award.

February 24: Critique meeting

Question? Contact me at m_most@yahoo.com

Looking forward to see you at the library.

Mary

Thank you all for attending our meeting on Saturday and thanks to Jeff Rivera for his stimulating presentation From Self-Publishing to Publishing Success.

Our next meeting at the library will be held on Saturday, January 27. This time, we will talk about our projects. Since this is our first 2-hour critique meeting, we will spend some time on establishing the rules and guidelins for our future critique meetings.

Meanwhile, here is a guideline for the next meeting:

If you want to receive feedback from the group on your Work In Progress (WIP) or your complete manuscript, contact me at least a week prior to the meeting.

If you want feedback on the entire manuscript:

- bring the five first pages (double-spaced) and read it to the group
- based on the genre, someone will volunteer to critique it. You may either bring 2-3 copies with you or propose at the meeting how to pass the manuscript to the reviewer(s). Some people might prefer an electronic copy. Based on size of the manuscript, we will set up a timeframe for feedback. The author & reviewer(s) will decide how they will communicate.


If you have WIP and want your peers feedback about a specific chapter, bring 10 or so copies and read it at the meeting and receive feedback right away. Please no more than 5-6 pages (double-spaced).

Question? Concerns? Contact me at m_most@yahoo.com

Mary