JULY 16, 2015

MEMBERS PRESENT:

Katherine Flotz, Sharon Palmeri, Beverly Stanislawski, Sharon Buckman, Sharon Dorelli, David Wilgus, Luniel Morrow, Adam Sedia, Donna Eckelbarger

OLD BUSINESS:

A vote of approval for the July 2, 2015 minutes was first given by KATHY FLOTZ and seconded by SHARON DORELLI

LITERARY NEWS:

KATHERINE FLOTZ stated that she would be speaking about her book, “Pebble in My Shoe,” for the Rotary Club.  It will be held at the Youche Country Club in Crown Point on Wednesday, July 29^th at noon. SHARON PALMERI stated she had received information about various writing workshops.  

The first was Saturday, August lst at the Franklin Center, 201 N. Griffith Blvd. in Griffith from 12 -5 P.M $10. Per workshop: 

Session 1:  Room A for writing a short poem, Room B for the introverted writer  Room C,  generating something from nothing.  

Session 2:  3-5 P.M. , Room A, Creating books of poetry, Room B Language and sensory details, Room C story through song,  Room D, The art of fiction and witty dialogue.  

Franklin Center on Saturday, August lst and 2^nd is the Small Press Book Fair: 12-5, writing workshops, 1-4 and featured reading with various authors, 8- ? P.M.  Sunday, August 2^nd   will present the Festival of Language, 12-5 P.M. $10. Per class

Sharon also mentioned the Indiana Writing Workshop http://indianawritingworkshop.com/ on October 24, 2015 at the Embassy Suites in Indianapolis . This one-day special will feature “How to Get Published.”  All genres are welcome. $129 — the EARLY BIRD base price for registration to the event and access to all workshops, all day. Price increases to $149 as of Sept. 1, 2015.

In addition, she mentioned that the date did not conflict with the Indiana Writers’ Consortium “Steel Pen Writer’s Conference ” which will be held on Saturday, October 10 at the Radisson Hotel at Star Plaza. http://indianawritersconsortium.org/IWC-creative-writing-conference.asp  $65 for members $75 for nonmembers

READINGS:

KATHERINE FLOTZ read two pages of her newest novel, The Journey.  This part of the story, takes place in Germany at the end of World War II and begins with a soldier witnessing passengers getting off the train, reuniting with their families after years of separation.  He is unsure if his family will be there to greet him.

SHARON BUCKMAN read four pages of her sequel, Beyond the Canopy.  After finding out that Harold’s close school friend, Anne, had been kidnapped and raped before he met her, he heads home only to find out more disturbing news.  His father, who he believes is hiding out his cousin from the law, discovers that the “cousin” is in dire need of medical care.

ADAM SEDIA brought his five-page parable, “The Red Sky.”  This enticing story told of a man, following his guide across the Great Mountains, discovering a great story, which explained why this particular area was called “the great sky.”  It was finally explained that a powerful empire, many generations before, had entertained the idea that a red sky would be much more beneficial than a blue one.  After finally accomplishing this feat, they discovered that it only brought ruin to the entire area.  In the end, some of the remaining inhabitants were finally able to restore the blue sky.

BEVERLY STANISLAWSKI read her six-stanza quatrain poem entitled, “What’s in a Name.” This very accurate poem told of what people have to endure if they are unlucky enough to have a very long, or hard to spell, surname.  The end of the poem also tells of the one benefit.

SHARON DORELLI read her eight-stanza poem entitled, “Nightmare.”  This beautiful poem tells of “the many doors to many worlds” as “light dissolves the gloom.”

DAVE WILGUS continued with his novel, The Joshua Henderson Story.  In this part of his novel, Dave gives some background to the main characters. Chad and Cindy Hendersonl begin to relate to the help they will eventually receive, as they try to help their son overcome his serious medical condition.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:55 P.M.

Respectfully submitted:

SHARON BUCKMAN