On Saturday, December 9, authors Bonnie T. Ogle and Judith A. Barrett discussed their new children's books in the Story Woods room of the Alachua County Library Headquarters. Bonnie Ogle reading from Arthur the Arthropod Arthur the Arthropod by Ogle. Feeling quite vulnerable when his shell comes off, the young … Read More
Presentation Summary* by Art Crummer With 15 years of experience as an accountant for CRI, Riggs & Ingram, LLC, it’s no wonder Lorie Keegan was able to use simple terms to outline accounting requirements for small businesses such as those of authors. Salient features of her presentation included the following: … Read More
Darlene Marshall writes award winning historical romance, mostly about pirates, privateers, smugglers, and the occasional possum. On Sunday, January 21, she discussed her book, The Bride and the Buccaneer, winner of the First Coast Romance Writers Award for historical romance. Two adversaries squabble their way across Florida Territory following the … Read More
Talk summarized by Roz Miller Mary Sue Koeppel, one of the four editors of No One's Easy Daughter, Our Journeys of Transformation. discussed how she and the other editors collected the stories of 39 nuns and former nuns of the School Sisters of St. Francis in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with the … Read More
Thanks to WAG member Connie Morrison for writing the following summary: Audience members received an in-depth presentation on writing and marketing the short story. Belea T. Keeney, an award-winning author and editor who has sold many short stories, shared her knowledge and expertise. A short story is 7,000 words or … Read More
Thanks to Mallory M. O’Connor for this program summary. On Sunday afternoon, June 10, audiobook publisher Tina Dietz presented a program on the value of audiobooks and marketing. Dietz is an award-winning and internationally acclaimed speaker, audiobook publisher, podcast producer, and content marketing expert who has been featured on ABC, Inc.com, Huffington Post, … Read More
Summary by Kimberley Mullins We had the pleasure of having Elois Waters delight us with her passion for dance and writing. Hence the topic, “Turn Your Passion into a Book.” Waters worked in Alachua schools for over thirty years with special needs students. To help them connect, she incorporated dance … Read More
