Rambling Rex

N IGHTSCRIPTS MAY, 2020 CINDY ROSE, EDITOR CAROLYN STEELE, CONSULTING EDITOR

I like stuff. But I am not a hoarder. My preferred term is “collector.” What do I collect? All kinds of junk, really. But in my office, which is nothing more than my desk set up where my kitchen table used to be, I put that junk to work.

Most of my junk came out of “antique shops,” which is a fancy name for junk stores. Are any of them antiques? Who knows? The important thing is they mean something to me. Like the picture of the medieval scribe, intent on his writing. It is from the 1800’s, frame and all, which hid behind other stuff on a shelf in my favorite junk store, waiting for me. It spoke to me then, and speaks to me now, saying, “Writing is what you do—what you love. Keep at it, regardless.”

Hanging on the wall beside the scribe is an engraving from the 1890’s of Hannibal and his elephants crossing the Alps. Hannibal has always been particularly fascinating to me, because he consistently achieved what no one dreamed possible. He reminds me, “You can do anything you set your mind to.”

On the same wall, above the two pictures, is a decorative plate with the images of John and Robert Kennedy. Yes, I am old enough to well remember their assassinations. But to me, it’s not about that, or politics. I saw a show once in which John Kennedy gave the ancient Greek definition of happiness, “Achievement along lines of excellence.” That stuck with me ever since, and will as long as I see him on my wall.

Two framed items hang side by side high up on an adjacent wall. One is my contract with myself—signed, dated, and witnessed—to write at least a thousand words a day. It is the product of a William Bernhardt workshop. (A blank contract is reproduced on Page 3 of this newsletter, by permission of William Bernhardt.) A thousand words may only be four pages, but it is enough to consistently stretch my creativity muscle. I take the contract seriously, though I have to modify it when revising or other writing that makes a word count difficult. But the idea of setting a daily writing goal and sticking to it still goes, which I do every day possible.

IN THIS ISSUE

Rambling Rex Inspirational Junk Rex Griffin ............................................. 1 The Write Touch Check Lists for Writers—Part 3, Editing Kathryn Helstrom .................................................................... 4 OWFI Contest Update .............................................................. 5 May Meeting ............................................................................. 6 Mother Road Author to Open Craft of Writing Conference . 7 A Note From Your Treasurer, Marion Grace ......................... 8 Speechifying Can Be Fun, Carolyn Steele ............................ 8 Annual Flash Writing Contest ................................................ 9 From Behind the Mask, An Anthology of the Covid-19 Pandemic ..... 10 An Opportunity to Judge Contests ........................................ 11 Brags and Announcements .................................................... 12 TNWC Hall of Fame .................................................................. 12 The Bulletin Board ................................................................... 13 How to Join TNWC ................................................................... 13 Contact Information ................................................................. 14 NightScripts Submission Guidelines .................................... 14

Beside the contract hangs a still shot of Clint Eastwood, beard, pistols, and all, from THE OUTLAW JOSIE WALES. (It comes from the same junk shop.) You might remember this line from the movie, “Sometimes, when things look bad and you don’t think you’re gonna make it, you have to get mean—plumb ‘mad dog’ mean. . .” That’s Clint telling me to gut it out when the going gets hard and not let myself get lazy on those days I don’t feel like writing.

On the wall behind me I have the tool to hold myself accountable to my contract: a blank calendar. It is a sim-ple, two-month-a-page template with dated squares for each day. I print a new one at the beginning of every new year. Jerry Seinfeld recommended it in an inspirational piece I read. Every day I reach my daily goal I put an X in that day’s square or a Cross if it’s not my main project. If I work on it, but don’t reach my goal, only the first line of the X or Cross makes the calendar. If the square is blank at the end of the day, I kick myself. At a glance I can see how much work I did, or didn’t do, throughout the year. Those months filled with X’s fill me with pride.

Inspirational Junk

by Rex Griffin

President

www.nightwriters.org

Continued on Page 2

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The following winter, after the British captured Philadelphia, the 12,000-man Continental Army went into winter quarters at Valley Forge, about 18 miles northwest of the city. There they spent a terrible winter. Supplies were short, disease rampant, desertions ran high, and politicians and senior officers plotted against him. The Army was at its physical and emotional nadir.

Again Washington persevered. He put in place rules of hygiene, including latrines and early vaccinations. He appointed the very capable Nathaniel Green to feed the army, which he did. Washington clamped down on desertion. And he found Prussian Baron Freidrich von Steuben, who turned the Continental Army into a professional army who could go toe-to-toe with the British, the best army in the world. Washington’s victories increased and political opposition to his command ceased.

Lesson #6: Don’t give in to despair.

Lesson #7: Always search for ways to improve.

George Washington is seen as a heroic, decisive commander. But he wasn’t always the greatest of planners. His leadership style was to surround himself with the best people he could find, devise a battle plan, and then call a Council of War among his lieutenants to discuss it. More often than not he would adopt the ideas of his subordinates and change his plan or scrap it for a better one.

Lesson #8: Seek out good advice. Listen to others.

When the Revolutionary War was over, Washington resigned as Commanding General. He wanted nothing more than a life of peace and leisure, tinkering at his home in Mount Vernon (and distilling some of the best whiskey in Virginia).

Lesson #9: Find joy in other interests.

But the infant nation demanded his leadership, and Washington found himself unanimously elected the First President of the United States. Upon taking office people were confused about how to address him in his new position of leadership. Some suggested, “Your Majesty, Your Highness, Your Excellency,” or evermore grandiloquent greetings. But Washington insisted on the simple, straightforward, “Mister President,” which is still used today. Lesson #10: Stay grounded. Be humble.

These are just a few of the innumerable lessons we can learn from the Father of Our Country. These ten, though, are a good start for writers.

Rambling Rex, Continued from Page 1

On the wall adjacent hang three small whiteboards, which are my “To Do” lists. One is for immediate chores, a second is for necessary jobs that aren’t as crucial, and the third, which hangs above the other two, is my WRITING PLAN, including research, marketing, short- and long-range writing goals, etc. A Writing Plan is crucial to make those daily goals effective and keep myself on track long term.

Beside my Writing Plan hangs A TRAMPS MOTTO. (From a different junk store.) You’ve heard it before. Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education alone will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.

Above all this, written both across the top of the calendar and on a separate card tacked above the motto, are the words my British friend Griff Hosker once told me: “A Day Without Writing Is Wasted.”

These things may be junk to others. But each of these items, at a glance, tells me something that inspires or pushes me every day. They likely wouldn’t mean the same to you. Which begs the question: what pushes or inspires you, every day?

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The library will open this month of May, but in small steps. Large gatherings like the monthly meeting of the Tulsa NightWriters won’t be allowed just yet. So the Club will have another virtual meeting via Zoom at our regular time, 7 PM, Tuesday, May 19, celebrating the OWFI Contest Winners and hearing their award-winning writing.

OWFI has cancelled its annual conference, but will have announced their contest winners virtually, via Facebook Live (or is it YouTube?) by the time you read this. The awards

themselves will be presented at Writercon, a Labor Day weekend conference held in Oklahoma City and jointly sponsored by William Bernhardt’s Red Sneaker Writers and the Christian writer’s group, Write Well, Sell Well.

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THE WRITER’S CONTRACT

I, __________________________________, hereinafter known as “the Writer,” in consideration of these

premises, hereby agree as follows:

1. The aforementioned Writer hereby agrees that he/she will undertake a long-term, intensive writing

project. The Writer agrees to work ___ hours a day or to produce ___ pages a day, regardless of external

distractions or personal circumstances. The Writer agrees to maintain this schedule until the writing project

is completed.

2. The Writer understands that this is a difficult task and that there will be days when he/she does not feel

like writing or when others make demands upon the Writer’s time. The Writer will not allow this to

interfere with the completion of the agreement made in paragraph one (1) of this contract.

3. The Writer also understands that good physical and mental health is essential to the completion of any

writing project. Therefore, in order to complete the agreement made in paragraph one (1), the Writer

commits to a serious program of self-care, which may include but shall not be limited to: adequate sleep,

healthy diet, meditation, exercise, quiet/personal time, gratitude journaling, the relinquishment of bad habits,

and reading time.

__________________________

Signature of The Writer

__________________________

Date Signed

__________________________

Effective Date

__________________________

Witness(es)

The Writers Contract, as drafted by William Bernhardt, appears here by permission of the author. It can be found in the Appendices of his book, Story Structure: The Key To Successful Fiction.

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Finally, you have finished your hairy mess draft. Hooray!

Celebrate, reward yourself, and TAKE A BREAK. This

could be a couple of days or several weeks. You have been

in the creative mode for a while and your right brain is in

full domination. Let it cool down a bit, and rest. Clear your

head.

The next step is to put your left brain into gear, and start

the analytical process. Working with numbers, solving

puzzles, or doing any step-by-step project will help engage

your methodical mechanisms.

Somewhere in the creative process, you should have gener-

ated an outline. It may be a detailed document, or it may be

a simple list of scenes and chapters. If you haven’t done

this yet, do it now. Number your scenes in a way that

works for you.

First Pass

Identify any scenes that do not move your plot forward

and cut them. This can be brutal, but it is crucial.

Identify any characters that do not move your plot for-

ward. Eliminate them or combine with one of your

secondary characters.

Identify subplots that do not impact the story. If there

is important information, insert it in the story some-

where else.

Identify plot holes: inconsistencies such as illogical,

unlikely or impossible events, and statements or events

that contradict earlier events in the storyline. Make

notes for your Second Pass edit.

Make a short description of all of your characters’

arcs. Are they logical?

Second Pass

Make sure that every scene is complete and that it ends

in the right place. Cut extraneous verbiage.

Consider the pacing for each scene. Does it need to be

faster? Slower? Rewrite as needed.

Eliminate useless dialog.

Using your plot hole notes from the First Pass, reor-

ganize scene order and write in missing scenes accord-

ingly.

Adjust character reactions to fit the character arcs as

needed.

Make sure the secondary characters make appearances

throughout the story so that your readers don’t forget

who they are.

Do a first round spell and grammar check. Do not

spend a lot of energy at this stage, because the writing

will still be changing as you continue on to the next

steps in editing.

Once you have made these corrections, give your manu-

script to your Alpha Readers or your Developmental Edi-

tor, whichever you are using. They will look at overall

structure, characterization, world-building/settings and

give you feedback.

Third Pass

Check every scene for MRUs (Motivation Reaction

Units or Action/Sequel structure).

Eliminate unnecessary words and phrases.

Eliminate unnecessary passive voice.

Replace adverbs with strong verbs wherever possible.

Identify any “telling” and convert it to “showing” as

needed.

Check sentence composition. Look for awkward con-

struction and repetitive sentence starts or wording.

Check for POV errors and author intrusion.

Eliminate distancing phrases such as he felt, she thought, he saw.

Correct any remaining inconsistencies.

If there are particular scenes or characters or anything you

are struggling with, you should go over them with your

critique group. If you don’t belong to one, you can easily

find online groups on the Internet. They can be very help-

ful.

The Write Touch By Kathryn Helstrom, Vice-President

Checklists for Authors—Part 3: Editing

Continued on Page 5

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The Write Touch, Continued from Page 4

Fourth Pass

Now it is time to send your manuscript to your Beta Readers. Hopefully, they will give you feedback that your story

is compelling and your characters are great, but if not, that is exactly the criticism you are looking for. They should

point out any plot holes or inconsistencies that you have missed. If several readers don’t like a particular character, or

are confused by a scene, or some other problem, you know you have more work to do. Otherwise, you will probably

get a mixed bag of comments. Make the changes you agree with.

Final Edit

Correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar. There are computer programs (Grammerly is one) that will identify

most mistakes. However, you need to look for errors that you are particularly susceptible to making such as fur-ther/farther, mixed metaphors, repetitive wording, whatever your weaknesses are.

Send it to your copy editor for final review. It is important to have a professional carefully read your manuscript

for the errors that the Beta Readers and grammar program did not catch. Almost always you will get the editor’s

comments back and say to yourself, “I can’t believe I missed that!”

Verify that you have made every single correction necessary.

Time to publish!

OWFI Contest Update: Awards Ceremony to be held at WRITERCON

William Bernhardt, best-selling author and creator of the Red Sneaker Writers Center that hosts WriterCon in Oklahoma City every year, has of-fered OWFI members a 50% discount for the three-day WriterCon this September 4-6, 2020 (Labor Day weekend). I recently spoke with Bill (via email), and he assures me WriterCon will not cancel. Check the WriterCon website for more conference details. If paid before the early bird cutoff of June 1, the cost to OWFI members will be $149.00. This is for the conference only, so check out all the other amenities when you register. The promo code for the discount to all OWFI members will be sent via email. OWFI will present our writing contest awards at WriterCon’s Saturday night banquet, September 5. Banquet tickets are purchased separately from the conference registration. WriterCon has waived the registration require-ment. Banquet tickets may be purchased independently for $50 per ticket.

If you wish to contribute promotional items (swag), whether it be bookmarks, postcards, or pens, OWFI will have an exhibitor table. OWFI will host a reception at 4:00 p.m., Sunday, September 6, 2020. Check OWFI website for more in-formation.

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May Meeting:

May 19, 2020

May Awards Celebration

The May 19 NightWriters Club meeting will be held via ZOOM, just like last month. Only it won’t be just like last month. Instead of a guest speaker, we will celebrate the winners of the OWFI Contest. Each winner will read all or some of their winning entries. The winners were:

Carol Lavelle Snow Fifth Honorable Mention Category #11, Poetry: Unrhymed Short Renewal

Margaret E. Lee Third Honorable Mention Category #11, Poetry: Unrhymed Short Fragment 67A: Reflections on a Cancer Diagnosis

Margaret E. Lee First Honorable Mention Category #12, Poetry: Unrhymed Long Fragment 125: I Used to Weave Crowns

Susan Shay First Honorable Mention Category #27, Novel: Romance Deadfall

Sid Martin Third Place Category #6, Article: Inspirational Did Jacob Really Wrestle With Brad Pitt?

Rex Griffin First Place Category #23, Novel: Historical Fiction Time to Strike

Our endlessly patient Communications Director, Blake Collier, will host the Zoom meeting. A couple of days beforehand, Blake will send out an email with the Zoom link to all members. At 7:00 on May 19, click on the link and connect to the meeting. In April, we had 25 participants—not bad for the first time using this technology!

If you have not downloaded the Zoom app onto your phone and/or computer, please do it now. It is really easy. From

your computer, go to the Zoom website https://zoom.us/ and sign up for free. There, you will find short videos to show

you how to use the app. You can also download the Zoom app to your smartphone from your app store.

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Mother Road Author to Open Craft of Writing Conference

The Tulsa NightWriters Club is proud to announce that the 5th Annual Craft of Writing Conference will feature

Michael Wallis, author of Route 66: The Mother Road, as the Keynote Speaker. The conference is scheduled

to be held on Saturday, October 24, 2020, at the Martin Regional Library. Speakers from across the area are

signing up to teach classes. Mark your calendars, and look for more announcements coming soon!

Michael Wallis is a his-

torian and biographer of

the American West,

award-winning author of

nineteen books, and

voice actor for the sheriff

in the Pixar movies Cars.

Freebie Alert!

Get yourself a free copy of Nikki Hanna’s pa-

perback book, “The Path to Authorship. Lis-

ten up, Writer. How not to Write Like an

Amateur.”

If you’d like a free copy send an email to

Marion Grace at jnmgrace@att.net and I’ll

put you on a first come, first serve list. This

will be while supplies last and we will hand

them out at the next time we are able to

meet together at the library. Get yourself on

the list!

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A Note From Your Treasurer

Dear NightWriters,

This will be my last year on the board as your treasurer. It has been one of the most rewarding times of my life and I can’t thank you all enough. My reason for volunteering for a position on the board four and a half years ago was to meet the people in this wonderful club.

Not only did I meet people but I found people who were open and willing to help new writers learn how to become serious and successful in the craft. I was blessed with new friends who accepted my efforts and were very encouraging and patient as I learned the ropes. Thank you all so much!

My husband, John will retire this year and he wants to travel. I cannot fulfill the duties of a board member if I’m going to be gone a lot. I’m therefore asking everyone in the club to consider serving your club by volunteering when a position is open. Please.

I’ve been on the board through several changes of members but each time, the people who step up to serve do so because of great character. They want to help the club and they have fresh ideas about how to make things go smoother. To a person, each board member has been encouraging and willing to help each other in every aspect of serving the club. We have a board that cares for each other and the welfare of the club. We may have different titles but we all work together to accomplish the goals each year.

Let me know if you would consider being treasurer next year. I have written information to make the transition easier, however, each person is free to put their own mark on the position. If you consider volunteering to be on the board, you will never be alone. The rest of the board is just an email or a phone call away.

Marion Grace, Treasurer

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Annual Flash Writing

NightWriters! It’s time again to compete in our members-only Annual Flash Writing Contest.

Your board has secured the judge and decided on a beginning prompt. All entries must start with the following words:

Notice there are no punctuation marks. That’s so you can do whatever you like. Maximum word limit is 500 words, in-cluding the title. Total may be less than 500 words. Check the TNWC website for further information on the rules for format and submission.

All submissions and critiques will be sent back and forth electronically. Prose and poetry will be judged together. We do require our judge to give a substantial critique on each submission. Tuesday, September 1st will be the day the submissions are sent to the judge electronically. Three months later, on Monday, November 30th , the results will be due. The judge will choose first, second, and third place winners, and decide if Honorable Mentions are appropriate.

Members will get their critiques back early this year via email. We will learn who won at the Christmas party a week later. This way we can share the comments of the judge and our stories with each other at the party and still be surprised about who won.

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Plans are moving forward for our Anthology, From Behind the Mask, An Anthology From the Covid-19 Pandemic, which will feature poems, essays and short stories written byTulsa NightWriters Club members. The theme is the pandemic, stories of the pandemic, or inspired by the pandemic (ie staying at home). We want it to include a broad range of ideas. There is a maximum word count of 3500, including the title, for short stories and essays. A count below 3500 is allowed with a minimum of 300. There are no word restrictions on poetry. We are opening the cover art to our membership. We want everyone to get a chance to participate. The time frame for submitting your work(s) is May11th through August 31st . The target date for publishing is dependent on editing. If we can get the editing finished by November 8th, we can get the book finished in 6 weeks working with paperback-press.com. The book would be out by Christmas. If we need more time to edit to have a polished and professional book, we will edit longer and publish in January or February.

A selection committee will preview the submissions. Those entries needing extensive editing will be returned to the authors with suggestions for changes so they can re-submit. We encourage people to submit early to give yourself time to rewrite after editing. If the selection committee members want to submit, they can't vote on their submission. We will have proofs to allow authors to check their work before it is uploaded. TNWC will pay for the services of paperback-press.com. Editing is a voluntary gift from our TNWC members. Authors and contributors will be able to buy the number of hard copies they want through an on-demand print basis. Pre-ordering during the last 2 weeks before the target date will be offered to get the best price. Publishing an anthology for our club is a big project. It's a way for new people to get published and a fun activity for our whole group. We hope everyone will enjoy this club activity.

From Behind the Mask: An Anthology of the Covid-19 Pandemic

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Opportunity to Judge Contests

Jeanne Felfe, President of Saturday Writers, has asked us to consider judging opportunities this year.

Saturday Writers is a writers club located in Saint Peters, Missouri. You can learn more about them at

saturdaywriters.org.

They host contests monthly from Feb-Aug each year in both prose and poetry. The prose includes both fiction

and non-fiction. There are usually around 20 entries. The word count limit is 2020 words. They also host

poetry contests 3 times a year - 50 line limit.

Saturday Writers offers optional judge critiques for $10 and that is paid to the judge.

Our judge requirements are:

* should be involved in the writing world in some way - author, editor, agent, teacher

* cannot be a member of Saturday Writers

* can't have judged for us in the current year

* will judge one contest - either prose or poetry - there are usually 20 entries

* be willing to provide optional critiques (paid at $10 each) for those entrants who request one

Contact information: Jeanne Felfe, 2020 President, Saturday Writers

jeanne.f@saturdaywriters.org

Good fiction’s job is to comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable. —David Foster Wallace

Without great soli-tude no serious work is possible. —Pablo Picasso

Go inside where silence is. Stay there. Let words bubble up. —Maxime Lagacé

I don’t wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has got to get down to work. —Pearl S. Buck

M. Carolyn Steele

Journalist, Genealogist, Author of Historical

Fiction and Nonfiction

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Jackie King

Cozy Mystery and Short Story Author

Deborah Camp

Romance Author

Peggy Fielding

Romance Author and Writing Instructor

Charles W. Sasser

Freelance Writer, Journalist,

and Photographer

Tulsa NightWriters Club

Jan Warren signed a three book deal with Wild Heart Books. The first, The Secret Life of Lady

Evangeline, will launch in September and she just finished the second in the series and is about to start

the third. This is her first series and they are medieval period--not her usual genre but she’s having fun.

Margaret Lee is happy to report that two of her poems received recognition in the OWFI annual writing

contest. She received 3rd honorable mention in the category, “unrhymed short,” and 1st honorable men-

tion in the category, “unrhymed long.” “It’s not highest honors by any means,” she said, “but these poems

come from my very first poetry collection, and the OWFI contest is the first I have ever entered. I am

really grateful to the Tulsa NightWriters for promoting the contest and encouraging participation. I

learned of the contest at the first Tula NightWriters meeting I ever attended, in January of this year, and

got my poems in just before the February 1st contest deadline! Receiving a little recognition really en-

courages me to keep writing. “

Susan Badarraco’s second book in the Nine Jewels series is out and it's called Akbar's Diamond. It's a YA

fantasy, thickly written with historical facts surrounding the Peacock throne in India. It can be found on

Amazon.

Linda Trout is excited to announce the release of her latest romantic suspense novel, TANGLED PROM-ISES. Published through The Wild Rose Press, its release date is May 18, 2020. Set in Arkansas, Melody Rose finds that her survival, along with the man she never dreamed would claim her heart, depends on facing her darkest fear.

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We’d love to welcome you as a member! If you’d like to join Tulsa NightWriters Club, please contact

our treasurer, Marion Grace, at jnmgrace@att.net

EDITING SERVICES

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* Developmental Editing

* Summary

Contact Julie Kimmel-Harbaugh

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VOLUNTARY STAFF

Christmas Party Chair: Kathlyn Smith Consulting Editor, Newsletter: Carol Snow Flash Writing Contest Chair: Marion Grace Newsletter Columnists: Carol Lavelle Snow

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OFFICERS & STAFF

Click on these links to connect with TNWC

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Please note: Only Tulsa NightWriters Club members may join our TNWC Facebook group. Our public Facebook page is open to non-club members.

Visit the TNWC website for club

membership information.

Rex Griffin

President rexgriffin@aol.com

Marion Grace Treasurer

jnmgrace@att.net

Kathryn Helstom Vice President

kiamichikate@gmail.com

Carolyn Steele

Hospitality Director mcarolyn.steele@cox.net

Cindy Rose Editor

cindy-rose@cox.net

FOLLOW TNWC ON TWITTER

You can follow TNWC on Twitter: @TulsaNightWrite Please tweet our meetings and other events, and we will do

our best to retweet your writing-related tweets.

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Blake Collier Communications

Director blakeicollier@gmail.com

NightScripts Submission Guidelines

Deadline: 1st of the month (May- December) Specifications: Please do not format your text. Times New Roman, 12pt Single-space Attach graphics and/or photographs Send To: Cindy Rose cindy-rose@cox.net

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GENRE FOCUS GROUPS

The Genre Focus Groups program is an opportunity for NightWriters who

write in the same genre to connect on an ongoing basis to support each

other, exchange ideas, talk about marketing, read each other’s work, and

offer feedback. If you’d like to be listed for a genre or to connect with

other writers, let us know—we’ll be glad to help.