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Have we got a Genre for you!
The Alpine & Fort Davis
Texas Mountain Trail Writers
are so proud of their presenter line-up for 2012 they are bustin’ their buttons! How could any writers not find a perfect fit among these choices to enhance their skills and chance for publication.
Choose your poison:
Mystery Writing, Flash Fiction, Western Historical Fiction, Memoir, Narrative Non-Fiction, Historical Research, Publishing, Marketing, and even an early morning Haiku Hike to a near-by cemetery for poetry lovers!
Continue reading TMTW 2012 Spring Retreat :: Retreat Registration Form Available! →
This is a call for submissions for the 2012 Chaos West of the Pecos, the yearly publication of the Texas Mountain Trail Writers.
For complete information, please see our “2012 ‘Chaos’ Call for Submissions” page.
Meeting Announcement: Our January meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 17, 2012, from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. at the Fort Davis Public Library in Fort Davis, TX. If you wish to carpool from Alpine, meet us in the Big Bend Telephone parking lot before we depart at 6:30 pm.
Program: Critique – Polish Your Writing to a Shine presented by Jackie Siglin.
Writing “Opportunity”:
- New Year Resolutions
- Something Remembered
- West Texas Intrigue
Choose one or incorporate one or more of the topics into one story (or poem)–use your vast and endless imagination. Limit is 500 words. Go wild! At the meeting, you may read your work or not, as you prefer. Just enjoy doing it.
President Ramblings
Happy New Year!
We can’t start off a new writing year without a few resolutions – right? or should I say – WRITE!!!
That is the gist of every article I read and every speaker I hear. If you want to be a writer, improve your writing, experience writing, you need to WRITE.
So what could we resolve:
- To set aside writing time. Some people start small – 5 minutes, 30 minutes, once or twice a week. For me, a retired person, I try to write, or at least be present in my chair in front of the computer, five days a week for two to three hours. Does that mean I always succeed? No, but I have, like we say in my yoga class, an intention. Continue reading January Newsletter | “Log of the Trail” →
Meeting Announcement: Our December CHRISTMAS PARTY POTLUCK will be held on Tuesday, December 13, 2011, at the home of Daileen in Limpia Crossing (north of Fort Davis) at 6:30 pm.
Writing “Opportunity”: The word limit is 500 words. Choose from
- Christmases I’ve Loved (or not!)
- Winter Solstice
- This Has Been a Year Full of _______(fill in the blank)
Celebrate Christmas with the Trail Writers
Our Christmas party will be at my house (Daileen) in Limpia Crossing north of Fort Davis on Tuesday evening, December 13th at 6:30 PM.
For those who wish to arrive in the daylight, you are welcome to come at 6 PM.
Rene Parsons has graciously consented to play Christmas carols for us and will be at the piano by 6:05, for those who wish to sing or listen.
Continue reading December Newsletter | “Log of the Trail” →
Meeting Announcement: Our November meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 15, 2011, from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. in the Fiesta Room of the Hallmark Apartments in Alpine.
Program: “In Search of Your Right Brain” by Eleanor Taylor.
Writing “Opportunity”: The word limit is 500 words. Choose from
- Taking a Chance
- Thanksgiving: Past, Present or Whenever
- Pick a cliche (your favorite or just any one will do) and build a story around it
Refreshments: Delicious treats from Phyllis Musgrove.
President Ramblings
The sunlight rolled into my bedroom about seven this morning. What a glorious thing – the end of daylight savings time. I sip my coffee, watch the red tinge the horizon, enjoy the quiet before time to walk the dog. Wait – am I supposed to be writing my president’s column for the Texas Mountain Trail Writer’s November newsletter? Why, yes I am.
Pardon my slip into interior dialogue. Elaine Davenport’s program for our October meeting has me trying my hand at it. I’m starting a new mystery novel and already her tips are making my characters more lively.
Continue reading November Newsletter | “Log of the Trail” →
Meeting Announcement: Our October meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 25, 2011, (Note NEW date for this month!) from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. at the Fort Davis Public Library in Fort Davis, TX. If you wish to carpool from Alpine, meet us in the Big Bend Telephone parking lot before we depart at 6:30 pm.
Program: Internal Dialogue presented by Elaine Davenport.
Writing “Opportunity”: The word limit is 500 words. Choose one of the following titles: “The Fruits of Our Labors”, “Bringing in the Harvest,” or “Dancing with the Moon.”
Refreshments: Delicious treats from Elizabeth.
President Ramblings
Fall is here in far west Texas which means the Texas Mountain Trail Writers are back to meeting. Our first gathering of the year was held at Reba and David Seal’s house. Afternoon showers had cooled the air and caused a bit of a panic for the Seals, but by meeting time all was well, and we had a wonderful time in their beautiful backyard. Reba’s program challenged us to get out of our comfort zones and try new genres. Who knew we could write sci-fi, romance, southwest, and mystery in one evening? And that it would be so much fun?
Continue reading October Newsletter | “Log of the Trail” →
Meeting Announcement: Our September meeting (and first meeting after the summer break) will be held on Tuesday, September 20, 2011, from 6:30 – 9:00 p.m. at the home of Reba and David Seals in Sunny Glen, west of Alpine. (See more information below.)
Program: Fun and Exciting Writing Exercise to Streeeetch Your Writing Chops presented by Reba Seals
Refreshments: Delicious treats from Eleanor and Jackie.
President Ramblings
It has been a hot, dry, summer in west Texas. To keep my garden alive, I’ve had to do more watering than usual, and even with my best efforts, some of my plants did not make it. The double whammy of below zero weather during winter and the lack of moisture this spring weakened them and they died.
It seems to me ideas are like that, too. Some spring into my head and flourish through the first five hundred words on the page, then somehow can’t be encouraged to go any further. Others don’t make it past the note I make on the yellow pad I keep in the car, and I find them months later, scribbles without substance.
Continue reading September Newsletter | “Log of the Trail” →
Note from the new President, who was the old Secretary -
We had a wonderful potluck end of the year meeting at my house this June 21. The weather was hot – too hot really, but everyone rolled with it and we were rewarded with a spattering of rain and a lightning fireworks show at the end. (Fortunately none of that caused a fire.) The food was delicious and the free writing assignment showed the talent of our members.
Since our last meeting of the year is a party, there are no official minutes. We did elect a new slate of officers:
Continue reading July Newsletter | “Log of the Trail” →
Meeting Announcement: Our June “End of Year Party” will be held on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at the home of Jackie Siglin, south of Alpine. (See more information below.)
Writing Assignment: Something you have written that you would like to read to us. 250-500 word limit. Something you have written that you would like to read to us.
Refreshments: It’s a Pot Luck!
TMTW “End of Year Party“
Has it been hot enough for you? Do you feel the edges of your brain begin to curdle as soon as you leave the circle of the fan zone? Then having a gathering with your fellow TMTW friends might be just the thing to perk you up.
We are having our end of the year party on June 21 at my house. It will start at 6:30 and go until we are ready to leave. It is a potluck and if people will let me know what they plan to bring, I can coordinate it a bit. (I still remember the year with 5 potato salads – all delicious, but hey ??)
To RSVP and for directions, please email gro.s1327730807retir1327730807wliar1327730807tniat1327730807nuoms1327730807axet@1327730807wtmtk1327730807sa1327730807 and let us know what you are bringing!
Continue reading June Newsletter | “Log of the Trail” →
Hi everyone!
Just a quick update to let you know there will be NO meeting in May.
Instead, we will have our End of Year Party on Tuesday, June 21 at the home of Jackie Siglin.
Look for more information and our June newsletter in early June!
Kip Piper
TMTW Newsletter Editor
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2012 Annual Writers Spring Retreat April 27, 28, 29, 2012
Mountain Trail Lodge & Outdoor Learning Center, Fort Davis, Texas
NEW! Check out our Retreat Speakers!
Keep your eyes peeled here for more information and details!
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