LONG BEACH WRITERS GROUP

OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA  ™

The Long Beach Writers Group meets every Monday

@ BORDERS on Bellflower at 7 pm – (562) 799-0486

In this edition:

1. Our guide  

2. Publication by our members

3. Events and more

4. Helpful websites

5. Our contact

1. OUR GUIDELINE

*   New members need to attend three meetings before submitting a manuscript for critique.

*   Submit manuscript to the group one-week before the due date of the discussion, and

*   E-mail your MS to the newsletter writer ASAP to be e-mailed to the group.

*   Submit no more than 15 pages - double-space. .

*   MS can be submitted to the group every three weeks, if there is no one else waiting.

2. PUBLICATIONS BY OUR MEMBERS

Sherwood Smith has published several books.

Check out her website:  http://www.sherwoodsmith.net

Daniel Romo has published his first chapbook titled

"Open Mic Night” You can find his Chapbook at Zephyr Vegetarian Cafe 340 E. 4th St.,

and Cultura Latina Bookstore 4125 Norse Way.

Kathryn Atkins has a blog, check it out: http://www.kathrynatkins.blogspot.com

3 EVENTS AND MORE             

* California Writers Club of Long Beach
      meets the first Tuesday of each month.
      6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Los Altos branch library.

      The library is located at 5614 Britton Dr.

*     Festival of Books at UCLA: April 25 & 26

4. HELPFUL WEBSITES

Ø     Great website for beginners: http://www.newbie-writers.com

Ø     Online Critique for Children’s Picture Books:

            http://groups.google.com/group/picture-book-writing-and-illustrating

Ø     For those sending out query letters to agents. This site helps you keep track of the queries  you send out:   http://www.querytracker.net

Ø     A workshop for writers in science fiction and fantasy genres: http://www.sff.net/paradise

Ø     For a professional science fiction and fantasy writers: http://www.sfwa.org

Ø     Tips on Critique: http://www.critters.org/diplomacy.html

Ø     On writing: http://www.therthdimension.org/FictionWriting/Dialogue/dialogue.htm

Ø     All kids of pitfalls, from scam agents and publishers to Really Bad Ideas in marketing oneself  and one's works: http://accrispin.blogspot.com

Ø     For produced movie screenplays: www.script-o-rama.com

Writer Beware Blog:

v      www.accrispin.blogspot.com

v      www.getpublishednow.biz 

v      www.freelanceswitch.com 

v      www.fundsforwriters.com/writingkid.htm 

v      www.writingfordollars.com 

On inspiration

§        Penonfire.blogspot.com has On Writing short stories by Kurt Vonnegut:

§        www.writing-world.com

§        www.pma-online.org

§        www.naww.org

§        http://www.querytracker.net

§        Http://mcsweeneys.net/books/everthingthatrises.contest52.html

§        http:www.duotrope.com/index/aspx

§        http://www.qyerttracjer.net

§        http://absolutewrite.com/

§        http://storymaking.com

§        http://www.writing.com/

5. Our contact

For members or non-members you may contact one of the following coordinating members.

Moss Sherian:  mossusa2002@yahoo.com

Tim Raab: tjraab@charter.net

Kathryn Atkins: kgatkins@verizon.net

Cindy Frye: cfryewriter@yahoo.com