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Writers Roundtable – March 2021
Writers Roundtable
(A monthly, informal discussion where we talk about topics relevant to today’s working author.)
Tuesday, March 9, 2021 from 6-7:30PM
“Doubles Partners: the Editor and Writer as a Creative Team”
Join award-winning writer and editor Greg Blake Miller for a discussion
of the art of editing, being edited, and the nature of editing
as a mutual creative process. This is a look inside the exhilarating process
of developmental editing, in which a story is not just “fixed”
but rather organically developed through conversation and exploration.
In such a relationship, both the editor and the writer learn and grow,
sharpening the gifts of the author and the needs of the project.
This will be a virtual meeting via Zoom.
(FREE!!! FREE!!! FREE!!!)
Writers Roundtable – October 2020
Writers Roundtable
(A monthly, informal discussion where we talk about topics relevant to today’s working author.)
Tuesday, October 20th, 2020
from 6-7:30 PM
Virtual via Zoom
(check back here, or your email, for log-in instructions)
Topic: Publishing During The Pandemic
A Discussion With 4 Authors Who Just Did It!
Featuring: Terry & Ann Marshall, A Rendezvous To Remember
Diane Taylor, If I Suddenly Look 35 I’ll Let You Know
Morgan St. James, Watson Falls
Greg Blake Miller, The Hill Is Gone
(FREE!!! FREE!!! FREE!!!)
Writers Roundtable – June 2020
Writers Roundtable
(A monthly, informal discussion where we talk about topics relevant to today’s working author.)
Tuesday, June 9th, 2020
from 6-7:15 PM
VIRTUAL ZOOM MEETING (in 2-parts)
Meeting ID: 791 1102 5539Password: 8c38ug
(if you did not receive the dial-in instructions but would like to join us, contact us and we will be happy to send them to you)
Topic: “The World And You”
Join us for our next Virtual Roundtable in conjunction with Olympian Creative.
This month, we’ll discuss techniques for weaving your personal story with the public story of your times. Each of us lives in the world and is shaped by its complexities; in turn, we act in the world and help change it in subtle ways. This interaction is a rich vein for creative writing that is at once personal and public. Feel free to bring examples from your favorite authors or from your own work. The Roundtable is an excellent opportunity to discuss both the craft and the deeper themes of creative work in a complex world. Olympian Creative director and UNLV writing professor Greg Blake Miller will host the session. We look forward to seeing you!
(FREE!!! FREE!!! FREE!!!)
June Roundtable
June’s Writer’s Roundtable is set for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 6 at the Paseo Verde Library’s Coffee Press cafe.
This month’s lead-off topic is “Contracts, Contracts, Contracts! (and Legal Terms Every Writer Should Ask About)”
WSN President Eric James Miller will discuss the different types of contracts and legal terms every working writer should be familiar with. This discussion promises to be informative, but informal. Everyone will have the chance to share their experiences and ask questions about the business aspects of being a working writer. As always, the conversation is likely to morph and evolve in different directions depending on what everyone brings to the table with their cup of joe, latte, or tea.
Free for WSN members, $5 for guests.
(if you have a subject you’d like to suggest for an upcoming Roundtable, please send it to nevadawriters (at) gmail (dot) com with the Subject “Roundtable Topic”)
Presentation Skills Workshop
Is your writing career making it necessary for you to overcome your fears about speaking in public?
Then join us for an informative and practical workshop where you will gain real world experience speaking about yourself, your books. reading in front of a live audience and being interviewed.
This workshop will not only cover body language do’s and don’ts, but also explore aspects of how to build self-confidence to get up in front of a crowd, how to engage with your audience, syncing with your characters, relaxation tips and more.
Special Guests: actor Anthony DiMaria (Cafe Society, Deadwood, Sopranos) and toastmaster and award-winning journalist Brian Gardner.
Be sure to bring an excerpt from your work, or your favorite author’s (500-1500 words) to read and receive feedback in a supportive and friendly environment.
For more information, click here.
Space is limited. REGISTER HERE TODAY!
“Finding Your Audience”
Join us Thursday evening March 16 for a panel discussion about finding your audience featuring three successful authors who have employed multiple different and useful strategies for finding their readers.
Featuring YA author Jessie Humphries, true crime maven Morgan St. James and romance writer Stephen Murray, this promises to be an inspiring and creative hour.
Presented as part of the monthly Las Vegas Writers Group meeting. $5 at the door / free for current WSN Members.
“Finding Your Audience”
The Tap House on Charleston
Thursday, March 16 from 7-9PM, (doors open at 6)
Writers Roundtable
WSN’s Writers Roundtable is an Open Forum Discussion Group for working writers
to discuss craft, publishing trends, business issues, or simply get advice from other working writers.
This month’s topic: OPEN
(If you have a question or topic you would like to discuss,
send it to Greg Blake Miller at nevadawriters (at) gmail (dot) com.)
WHEN: Tuesday, December 6, 2016 from 6:30-8PM
WHERE: The Coffee Press inside the Paso Verde Library
(across from The District in Green Valley Ranch)
COST: FREE for WSN Members, $5 for non-members
Writers Roundtable
WSN’s Writers Roundtable is an Open Forum Discussion Group for working writers
to discuss craft, publishing trends, business issues, or simply get advice from other working writers.
This month’s topic: Saving Your Darlings
The old adage “kill your darlings” has been editing advice given to writers for decades.
This month we’re going to talk about getting to the heart of style
by looking at what we love about our own writing
and discussing saving, rather than deleting, what you love best about it.
(If you have a question or topic you would like to discuss,
send it to Greg Blake Miller at nevadawriters (at) gmail (dot) com.)
WHEN: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 from 6:30-8PM
WHERE: The Coffee Press inside the Paso Verde Library
(across from The District in Green Valley Ranch)
COST: FREE for WSN Members, $5 for non-members
WSN Writers Roundtable
WSN’s Writers Roundtable is an Open Forum Discussion Group for working writers
to discuss craft, publishing trends, business issues, or simply get advice from other working writers.
This month’s topic: OPEN
(If you have a question or topic you would like to discuss,
send it to Greg Blake Miller at nevadawriters (at) gmail (dot) com.)