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Writers League
of The Villages P.O. Box 1067, Lady Lake, FL 32158 |
WLOV was founded in 2011 in The Villages, Florida, to serve the interests of Villages writers, published and unpublished. Its goals are to: 1) further the education of writers about all aspects of the craft, including editing, self-publishing and marketing 2) foster an environment for promoting the published works of our authors. These goals are accomplished via monthly speaker presentations, special writing seminars, an annual book fair, this website, and a monthly newsletter with information of interest to all TV authors. We also maintain a picture catalogue of books recently published by members, the covers of which are displayed in the slide show at left. We are not a critique group, but many of our members belong to one or more of the Villages' several writing critique groups (click here for list). All Villages residents and guests are invited to come to our monthly meetings. To join and receive our emails and newsletters, plus discounts for special seminars and other paid events, the fee is $15/year (Click on WLOV Membership for Membership Request form). Meetings are the first Wednesday of every month (except June and July) at Laurel Manor Recreation Center, 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. In the Table of Contents, WLOV Past Events provides downloads of previous slide presentations and/or handouts. Our monthly newsletters are filed under WLOV Newsletters. Larry Martin Past President, WLOV Newsletter and Website Editor drlarry437@gmail.com |
UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS
Wed, Dec 5, 2018 - Laurel Manor Rec Center, 8:30 am. HOLIDAY MEETING & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST – Open to all members and their guests. No charge. Dave Maurer, a TV resident, will perform as "the gray-haired, 21st century Elvis." Performing with Dave will be singer Betsy Starr. Please RSVP by November 30, so we’ll know how much food to order. Click here for RSVP form.
Sat, Dec 8, 2018 - WLOV Central Florida Book & Author Expo (“Holiday Expo”), Eisenhower Rec Center, The Villages, 10 am to 3 pm.
FOR EXHIBITORS:
CLICK HERE FOR EXHIBITOR GUIDELINES
CLICK HERE FOR SALES TAX FORM
CLICK HERE FOR AFTER ACTION REPORT FORM
Wed, Jan 2, 2019 - General Meeting, Laurel Manor Rec Center, 8:30 am - 10:30 am. Speaker will be Paul Garneau Clark, a writer, photographer, and traveler who has produced both travel guides and photo books with Blurb.com a desktop publishing application. He also independently produces his non-fiction books with Amazon’s KDP for publication. His Powerpoint presentation will show us how to use Blurb.com’s application to create and produce just one -or many- photographic coffee table books, travel guides and other print books. His Powerpoint presentation will also teach how to format a book with Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing application. Paul was born in South Carolina and comes to The Villages after a 32-year career with 3M Corporation as Business and Marketing Manager in Minnesota. A member of several writing and photography groups in The Villages, Paul’s web site is www.paulgarneauclark.com and his books are selling on Amazon.com.
Wed, February 6, 2019 - General Meeting, Laurel Manor Rec Center, 8:30 am - 10:30 am. Speaker will be Leigh Neely, who is one half of a writing duo known under the pseudonym Neely Powell. Leigh and her writing partner of many years, Jan Powell, met while both worked at a radio station. They discovered many interests in common, including writing romance novels. That was before they also discovered each of their husbands were boyhood friends.
Leigh will present a program on how to successfully write with a partner, including the benefits and pitfalls. Next, she will take us into the world of writing for magazines. Neely Powell’s latest book is Haunting Magic in The Connelly Witches stories. Their website is www.neelypowellauthor.com and their books are available on Amazon.com and TheWildRosePress.com.
Thursday, Feb 14, 2019 - Valentine's Day Love Story Readings, Odell Rec Center, 6-8 pm.
CLICK HERE FOR STORY SUBMISSION GUIDELINES and THE FORM FOR SUBMISSION
Wed, Dec 5, 2018 - Laurel Manor Rec Center, 8:30 am. HOLIDAY MEETING & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST – Open to all members and their guests. No charge. Dave Maurer, a TV resident, will perform as "the gray-haired, 21st century Elvis." Performing with Dave will be singer Betsy Starr. Please RSVP by November 30, so we’ll know how much food to order. Click here for RSVP form.
Sat, Dec 8, 2018 - WLOV Central Florida Book & Author Expo (“Holiday Expo”), Eisenhower Rec Center, The Villages, 10 am to 3 pm.
FOR EXHIBITORS:
CLICK HERE FOR EXHIBITOR GUIDELINES
CLICK HERE FOR SALES TAX FORM
CLICK HERE FOR AFTER ACTION REPORT FORM
Wed, Jan 2, 2019 - General Meeting, Laurel Manor Rec Center, 8:30 am - 10:30 am. Speaker will be Paul Garneau Clark, a writer, photographer, and traveler who has produced both travel guides and photo books with Blurb.com a desktop publishing application. He also independently produces his non-fiction books with Amazon’s KDP for publication. His Powerpoint presentation will show us how to use Blurb.com’s application to create and produce just one -or many- photographic coffee table books, travel guides and other print books. His Powerpoint presentation will also teach how to format a book with Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing application. Paul was born in South Carolina and comes to The Villages after a 32-year career with 3M Corporation as Business and Marketing Manager in Minnesota. A member of several writing and photography groups in The Villages, Paul’s web site is www.paulgarneauclark.com and his books are selling on Amazon.com.
Wed, February 6, 2019 - General Meeting, Laurel Manor Rec Center, 8:30 am - 10:30 am. Speaker will be Leigh Neely, who is one half of a writing duo known under the pseudonym Neely Powell. Leigh and her writing partner of many years, Jan Powell, met while both worked at a radio station. They discovered many interests in common, including writing romance novels. That was before they also discovered each of their husbands were boyhood friends.
Leigh will present a program on how to successfully write with a partner, including the benefits and pitfalls. Next, she will take us into the world of writing for magazines. Neely Powell’s latest book is Haunting Magic in The Connelly Witches stories. Their website is www.neelypowellauthor.com and their books are available on Amazon.com and TheWildRosePress.com.
Thursday, Feb 14, 2019 - Valentine's Day Love Story Readings, Odell Rec Center, 6-8 pm.
CLICK HERE FOR STORY SUBMISSION GUIDELINES and THE FORM FOR SUBMISSION
