WAG authors displayed and sold their books at this festival, Gainesville's premier horticultural event, which features about 170 booths offering plants, garden accessories, arts and crafts, educational exhibits, food -- and now -- books. The festival ran for two days: March 19 (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM) March 20 (10:00 … Read More
Nicole Harris (third from left), teacher of English literature at Gainesville High School, and her talented group of students presented a program of poetry in honor of Poetry Month (April). Harris, Coordinator of Youth Programs for ARTSPEAKS, founded the poetry club Canes On Da Mic two years ago, giving students the opportunity … Read More
Three published authors, Darlene Marshall, Wendy Thornton, and Larry Brasington, discussed their outlining and writing styles. A book signing followed the program and Q&A. Darlene Marshall writes award-winning stories of romance and adventure, featuring pirates, privateers, smugglers and the occasional possum. She lives in North Florida and loves being a writer … Read More
The Matheson History Museum and the Writers Alliance of Gainesville (WAG) teamed up to present the second “Scribes of the Sunshine State” program. Four distinguished authors -- Mary Wood Bridgman, Jack E. Davis, Kate Dupes Hawk, and Darlene Marshall -- shared how Florida inspired their writing. See their bios below. … Read More
Lou Heckler entertained us as he shared techniques of story-telling he has used in his thirty-six years as a motivational speaker and coach. “Your unique voice is the right voice for you,” Heckler said. “Be nosy. Ask questions. Ask people how they do what they're doing. And listen.” He also … Read More
Mohana Rajakumar shared with us a host of ideas to help market our writing, methods that have worked for her. She based her presentation on establishing your "Brand Story" by answering three questions: What are you passionate about? Who do you want to read your book? What types of readers … Read More
WAG member, successful author, and architect Ron Hasse had this to say about Crummer's August 7 presentation: "Art Crummer has a magical way of combining music with wise words about writing. He told us how to write a first sentence and why. His talk had a lot to do with … Read More
