Florida Writers Association discussion

Welcome to the group! Please feel free to introduce yourself so we can get to know each other. :)

Hello! I'm in Panama City :) Hoping to get a lot of reading in this year.

Nice to meet you. :) Feel free to add any of your books to our books shelf and also any writing books you have found helpful to the other.

Hello! I'm in Hollywood and have/part of six published novels and have another coming out the 15th (two days). I'm a sucker for epic fantasy and classics by Mark Twain, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and HG Wells.

Hi, everyone. I'm in Oviedo. I'm working on a fiction writing project and trying to also read A LOT. Would love any recommendations, especially in the young adult genre. Also, if anyone has any writing books (how to) that are their favorites, I would love to hear about that too. Thank you!

Hello from Palm City. I'm polishing several projects: my submissions for FWA Collection # 6, a middle grade novel, blogging weekly and some flash fiction pieces. I'm spending a chunk of time marketing my picture book "ABC, Adoption & Me" and on shopping a completed YA MS, "That Baby We Borrowed."

Kathy, check out book shelves, I listed several books on there.

Welcome, Gayle! :)

Jamie wrote: "Welcome, Gayle! :)"
Thanks, Jamie

Hello! I'm a freelance editor and writing coach in Orlando. I specialize in Speculative Fiction for the Christian submarket, but I've worked in a variety of genres. I spent 20 years at Orlando Business Journal, the last 10 in the newsroom doing page design, copyediting, and news writing. I have a fantasy series under contract with Oak Tara, a small press in Chicago. Book One is in production, no release date yet :( and I'm finishing up Book Two.

Sounds like your plate is well stocked!

My name is Veronica H. Hart. With three books currently in print and two in the process, I am busy writing and rewriting. I also do writing workshops at the local libraries. You can check out my webpage at www.veronicahhhart.com. You can also see what I write on these bookshelves. I have one humorous thriller - The Prince of Keegan Bay (Champagne Books) first place winner RPLA, one historical drama - Elena, the Girl with the Piano,(Double Edge Press), finalist in 2014 EPIC awards - winners announced in March, and Escape from Iran, (Create Space), RPLA Winner and quarter finalist in ABNA.

Jamie wrote: "Kathy, check out book shelves, I listed several books on there."

Thank you!

Hello from Florida. I'm working on several projects: Finishing my second Bilingual Children Book: “Grandma’s Treasure.” I'm spending a good amount on time marketing my memoir “Hazel Eyes,” and my first Bilingual Children Book: “Vanilla and Chocolate” on public Literary Events and on Facebook. I’m venturing on a Tribute to my ancestors with a fiction book: “Women from the Past.” For more information about my work, please visit: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B009DKDXFW

Hi from Orlando. I am feverishly working with my Beta Readers and some coaching from Ben Hale and Sharon Buck to get my book "Alborada(Dawn: A Poetic Memoir Across Cultures" ready for uploading to Kindle in February. For now I have put my historical novel "Amada (Beloved)" on hold, but I can't wait to finish it. Have been reading lots of great books on marketing like "Ape: How To Publish a Book, "Book Marketing is Dead," and "How I Sold 1 Million eBooks in 5 Months." My website is http:/www.wordsketches.com.

Kathy wrote: "Hi, everyone. I'm in Oviedo. I'm working on a fiction writing project and trying to also read A LOT. Would love any recommendations, especially in the young adult genre. Also, if anyone has any wri..."

Check out "Ape: How To Publish a Book, "Book Marketing is Dead," and "How I Sold 1 Million eBooks in 5 Months."

Thank you for the suggestions, Nylda! I appreciate it!

Welcome, everyone. :) Sounds like we've all been busy!

Hi from Lake Panasoffkee (yes, that's Muscogee Indian for deep valley), central Florida. I'm the coordinator for Florida Writers Association's Collection Contest and will be posting a few FWA events here. The conferences are open to anyone who is interested in learning or improving their writing skills. Thanks and enjoy!

I've appreciated your hard work on previous collections. Thanks for all you do for FWA!

Very cool, Su! Thanks! :) Welcome, Gayle!

Hi, all, I'm David, and I study poetry in the MFA program at Converse College (yeah, South Carolina, I know, but I live in Boynton Beach, FL, between West Palm Beach and Boca Raton). I'll have a couple of poems appearing in issue 12 of the Shot Glass Journal, which should be out in the next week or so. Look forward to chatting with you all.

WElcome and congrats, David.

Congrats, David!

Oh, David, how thrilling! Congratulations! And welcome!

ABC, Adoption & Me: A Multicultural Picture Book for Adoptive Families

Welcome, Kim! Hi, Gayle! :) Congrats on the release.

Thanks!

Hi - I'm Chris. I've been a member of the FWA for 3 years , and a member of the Daytona Writers Group. I'm a new fiction writer, having published some non-fiction magazine articles over the past few years, and have had one short story published in FWA 2013's It's A Crime (Collection Vol. 5). I'm currently working on a horror novel, Light A Candle: Chase The Devil Away. I'm always looking for helpful tips and resources to improve my writing.

Hey, Chris. Welcome to the club!

Welcome, Chris. :)

Hi, my name is Jarrod L. Edge and I am the author of the Christian SciFi series The Prophecy of the Seventh Elizabeth.

I live in the Jacksonville area. If there are any authors doing any book signings in the NE Florida area, I would love to talk to you and perhaps get together.

Have a blessed day!

My name is Slim Zimmerman. I recently stumbled upon a bundle of cocaine floating in the Gulf Stream. Say, one-hundred fifty pounds worth. I'm looking to unload it then recline into the leisurely life of a full-time boat bum. Hail me--"Subtropical Highlife"--on channel 16 or contact me through the web address below with all relevant information.

www.gregorysdew.com

My name is Patti Brassard Jefferson and I am a children's book author and illustrator in Ft Myers, FL. I am also on the board of directors for the Florida Authors and Publishers Association (www.myFapa.org). We have just started a Goodreads group if anyone is interested. FAPA also has a book award that is open to all authors and publishers with some Florida specific categories. Feel free to reach out to me if you want more information...

My name is Greg Dew, and I currently reside in Orlando, Florida. I am book author of the "The Barefoot Fisherman" and novel "Subtropical High" (a current Amazon.com Top 100 International Mystery and Crime). Both are Florida-based works.

My most current novel, "Portside Screw" is a murder mystery that takes place in Islamorada. It is currently being peddled to the traditional publishing houses by my literary agent, Joyce Holland, of the D4EO Literay Agency.

I would love to receive additional information on the FAPA book award.

Best regards,


Greg Dew
www.gregorysdew.com

Gregory wrote: "My name is Greg Dew, and I currently reside in Orlando, Florida. I am book author of the "The Barefoot Fisherman" and novel "Subtropical High" (a current Amazon.com Top 100 International Mystery a..."

Greg -

You can check out the book award info on our website at www.myFAPA.org or directly at https://fpa.memberclicks.net/how-to-e.... Thank you for your interest!

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Hi. Livin' in Port Charlotte. Never heard of it? Not surprised. I write Fishing Novels and basically live out on the water. Any who, happy Friday!

Hi! I write, teach, and live in Jacksonville, FL. I am a member of an international fiction readers women's real life book club (what a mouthful!). If any women on the First Coast are interested in expanding their knowledge of the writer's craft by seeing what the rest of the world is writing, you are welcome to check out our group, Books by the Beach Reading Club. Cheers!

Is this still a thing? I live northeast of Orlando and of the three different conferences I’ve attended, I do enjoy the FWA most. I learn more! I write memoir and fiction. I am part of the Villa Writers group in Lake Helen, which is 40 minutes away, and my closest. I keep interrupting finishing my own work to help others. My recent edit is a horse memoir!

Hello. I recently joined the FWA and was happy to find this group on Goodreads. I'm Nate Littlefield. I grew up in the Florida panhandle and developed an instant love affair with the Gulf of Mexico. When I'm not in, on, or under the water, then I'm either writing about it or thinking about it. Fortunately, my wife loves the water too, so she's good with it. I think.

I'm a Florida author. I write kids' books.

Hi, Sarah from Tampa, Florida. I’ll be self-publishing my first book in September in the counterterrorism space, so just looking to get smart and find out lessons learned from others with more experience on the process! Thanks!

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