Plateau Area Writers’ Association

General Meeting Minutes

March 12, 2013

Membership:

  • $16 for a year

Brainstorming ways to support writers, promote PAWA and encourage membership:

  • Kboards.com is a place for writers to post about writing and publishing.
  • Gives feedback to writers
  • We will critique writing for free; see Lois.
  • Promote writers’ personal pages.
  • Put up flyers: “You write it, we’ll critique it;” encourages people to write and promotes PAWA.
  • The Patch is asking for submissions and is willing to post newly published books: Enumclaw.patch.com
  • Buckley newspaper
  • Enumclaw street fair booth
  • Websites for writing tips/contests/help:
  • GRAMMAR GIRL
  • DAILY WRITING TIPS
  • COMMON ERRORS IN ENGLISH USAGE(This is correct, not "Mistakes in English Laguage")
  • Bulwer-Lytton bad writing contest is The Worst beginning lines “It was a dark and stormy night.”

Editor’s Report:

  • Plenty of material for the Quarterly
  • Paul would like to have more of a variety of people writing for the Quarterly:
  • 800-1500 words
  • Deadline for June issue is no later than April 25th.
  • If you have authored a book, send a picture of the book cover and a blurb and Paul will promote it in the Quarterly.
  • Next Contrast Anthology in the planning phase:
  • Suggested themes: contact Paul Jackson to vote for your favorite:
  • One or Another
  • Now or Then
  • Paper or Plastic
  • Up or Down / Up and Down
  • Coffee and Tea / Coffee or Tea
  • Sweater and Coats
  • Milk and Cookies
  • Spring or Fall
  • Summer/Winter
  • Round or Square
  • Mother and Father
  • Cars and Trucks
  • Brothers and Sisters
  • Walk or Ride
  • Can or May
  • Change or Remain
  • Beginning and Ending
  • Wordplay or Playword
  • Men and Women
  • Run or Walk
  • Walking and Riding
  • They and Them
  • Miserable – Comfortable
  • Waffling or Spinning
  • Energetic or Vigorous
  • Expose or Conceal
  • There is no word limit.
  • Poems need to be no wider than 4 inches, but can be any length.
  • You may submit pictures, but they have to be your picture or you must have permission to publish the picture.
  • Editor opportunity: please consider whether you would be willing to step into Paul’s position as Editor of the Quarterly and Anthology if he takes a full time job.

Treasurer’s Report

  • Please let Lois know if you’ve paid your dues with cash.
  • Treasury report available upon request.
  • Wake up to Poetry:
  • PAWA along with Buckley Library is sponsoring the program for Buckley school children.
  • Let Lois know if you are available to volunteer for this program.
  • She directs you in how to critique and brings you poems to critique.

Memoir class:

  • Meets at high point on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month.
  • 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
  • Everyone is welcome.

Author Days:

  • BonneyLake Library May 25th at 1:00pm.
  • Bring your book and read an excerpt.

Workshop on self Publishing:

  • How to publish on Amazon
  • During next quarterly general meeting.