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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!
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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 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.
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Meeting Announcement: Our March meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 15, 2011, at the Fort Davis Public Library in Fort Davis, TX, from 7:00 – 9:00 pm. If you wish to carpool from Alpine, meet us in the Big Bend Telephone parking lot before we depart at 6:30 pm.
Speaker: Barbara Blake – “The Character Arc: A Journey of Change”
Refreshments: (You know who you are, we hope!)
Writing Assignment: Something Irish (500 words or less)
From the desk of our president:
March winds and April showers? Don’t we wish? Wild fires? Brave pilots and big yellow helicopters that drop retardants on them? Skunks and their early morning perfume? A morning with one percent humidity? Vertigo and my sympathy to fellow sufferers?
Take your pick or think of a better one. Perhaps you can turn it into a poem or story.
Happy days, restful nights and productive writing to each of you.
Phyllis Musgrove
Barbara Blake’s Presentation at the March TMTW Meeting
Author Barbara Blake will present a short program entitled “The Character Arc: A Journey of Change” at the March 15 meeting of the Texas Mountain Trail Writers. Barbara is the author of the book A Guide to Children’s Books about Asian Americans (England: Ashgate Publishing Co.,
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Homework Assignment
for Texas Mountain Trail Writers’ Spring Retreat in Alpine
April 8, 9, 10, 2011
FREE CRITIQUE ON ONE POEM
Along with learning from the 2008 Texas Poet Laureate, Larry D. Thomas, western historian and writer, Andy Wilkinson, and folklore collector and instructor, Dr. Beverly Six, you are invited to actively participate in the process. It’s painless and fun. Everyone get an A+ for their efforts!
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Meeting Announcement: Our February meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 15, 2011, in the Fiesta Room of the Hallmark Apartments in Alpine.
Writing Assignment: Love Lost, Then Found Again, 250-500 word limit.
Speaker: Phyllis Musgrove will speak about “Who Says Writers Heads are Blocked?”
Refreshments: Petei Guth will provide refreshments for the February meeting.
From the Desk of our President
Our new year got off to a great start, and we welcomed several newcomers and visitors to our January meeting in Fort Davis. We enjoyed an outstanding program from Jackie Siglin.
Despite February’s roaring in like a lion, our spring retreat planning committee finalized plans for what I think will be an outstanding 20th anniversary conference. I hope many of you can attend.
Phyllis Musgrove
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Writing Round-Up
Paisano Baptist Encampment
Alpine, Texas
April 8, 9, 10, 2011
Weekend Overview
Larry D. Thomas—2008 Poet Laureate of Texas
offers free critique of your work
Andy Wilkinson—western historian, playwright, poet, songwriter, Texas Tech instructor
Dr. Beverly Six—collecting and recording folklore, Sul Ross professor of English
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This is a call for submissions for the 2011 Chaos West of the Pecos, the yearly publication of the Texas Mountain Trail Writers. All paid members are invited to submit 4 manuscripts or poems up to 1500 words each in length OR up to 4 submissions with a total word count of all being 6000 words (i.e., you can have some short ones and long ones, but the total of all 4 must not exceed 6000 words). The conference submissions do not count as one of your 4 (non-members may also submit if they attended the 2010 conference). The Christmas writing assignment also does not count as one of the 4 submissions (members only). If the Chaos-in-progress becomes too large, some submissions may need to be skipped.
Continue reading Chaos 2011 Call For Submissions →
One resolution easy to keep will be marking your calendars now for the 20th annual Spring Writers’ Retreat in the beautiful mountains of West Texas near Alpine on April 8, 9, 10, 2011.
Texas Poet Laureate 2008, Larry D. Thomas, award winning poet, along with Andy Wilkinson, western writer, playwright, cowboy poet, asst. professor Texas Tech University, and song writer highlight list of presenters who will instruct and entertain.
Continue reading Writers, Resolve to Get Serious About Your Writing →
Meeting Announcement: Our January meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 18, 2011, at the Fort Davis Public Library in Fort Davis, TX, from 7:00 – 9:00 pm. If you wish to carpool from Alpine, meet us in the Big Bend Telephone parking lot before we depart at 6:30 pm.
Speaker: Jackie Siglin – Can You Write It Better?
Jackie’s Presentation at the January TMTW Meeting
Jackie Siglin will present a program, Can You Write It Better?, at the TMTW meeting on January 18, 7 pm at the Fort Davis Public Library. The presentation will be on how to self-edit your writing, make it tighter and clearer. The information will be based on what she learned this summer in a Writers’ League of Texas session presented by author, Carol Dawson.
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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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