If you missed this talk, you can read a summary of the talk on Bob Dekle's blog. On Sunday, January 10, George R. (Bob) Dekle, Sr., will discuss the process he uses for writing and researching nonfiction accounts of historic trials. The template for his talk will be a book … Read More
When you walk out of a movie theater—remember doing that?—do you ever wish you could write a script? Well, you can. On Sunday, February 7, at 2:30 p.m., Wendy Thornton will lead a panel discussion about screenwriting with Gary Gordon, Shamrock McShane, and Tom Miller. The program will be held … Read More
Nathan Crabbe, the opinion and engagement editor for the Gainesville Sun will speak at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 14, via Zoom. Submitting a letter to the editor or an opinion essay to the Gainesville Sun is one avenue for us writers to use our craft to participate in civic … Read More
We are honored to have author and poet Lola Haskins as our guest speaker via Zoom on Sunday, April 11, at 2:30 p.m. She will speak on openings and closings. She'll begin with how they work in poetry, and then go on to address how the principles she's laid out … Read More
David Eugene Perry, WAG’s guest speaker on May 2, will discuss the importance of dialog in telling stories. The program will be via Zoom. See link below. If we think back to our favorite books or movies, it’s often a line of dialog we remember. Lines such as “After all, … Read More
How has the pandemic affected your life and that of your family and friends? That was the question asked by the Matheson History Museum staff and Writers Alliance of Gainesville (WAG) members. They sought stories, essays, poems, etc. about personal experiences during the pandemic. Writers were asked to tell the … Read More
Writers think up many ideas for books and stories and articles; sometimes these ideas just seem to come to us. That is the easy part. The hard part is to work the idea, to provide it with context and a strong narrative. An awareness of the intuitive and the acquired … Read More
