Current Scratch: Join Us, Road Trip, Social, Webinar, NANOWRIMO, Neil, Writing Opportunities, Warm Fuzzies

Wow, another conference!  Kudos to Liz Mertz for setting up such a fantastic event this year.  We are all buzzing with ideas.  Blue skies overhead and lovely temps, I still hope you take some time for your writing. 

JOIN US Wednesday October 28 at 10 a.m. in the College Station Barnes & Noble for our monthly meeting for a TBA program. We'll also discuss news and provide encouragement. Gentle critique begins at 9:30 a.m. Bring copies of 5 double-spaced pages of your work in progress. Those who have time may go to lunch at a local restaurant. Members and friends welcome!

ROAD TRIP to the Texas Book Festival. Molly Blaisdell has a small car Four people can squeeze in for a tight fit trip to Austin. Anyone want volunteer a better car? Deets: Saturday Oct 17, 2015 at 7 a.m. from Tower Point HEB 949 William D. Fitch Pkwy, College Station, TX 77845 because Margaret Atwood speaks at 10 a.m. Bring water bottles and lunch because food is hard to find. We will picnic at the capitol.  Want to come? email molly@mollyblaisdell.com. 

OCTOBER SOCIAL

7-8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19
Starbucks on Hwy 6 at Rock Prairie
Join other SCBWI members and friends in the Starbucks at the corner of Hwy. 6 and Rock Prairie Rd. This will be a chance to meet other writers and illustrators, maybe gossip a bit about our work, and encourage each other. Email Liz Mertz at brazosvalley@scbwi.org for more information.

WEBINAR

Webinar: Chapter Book Craft 101 with editor Amy Cloud

10/20/2015
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Aladdin Books editor Amy Cloud helps us create amazing chapter books in this webinar and will offer a limited number of written critiques.
Member Tickets are $10.00, Non-member $35.00.

NANOWRIMO?This stands for National Novel Writing Month. Write a novel in in a month. Begins November 1, 2015. Join with writer across the world to write your masterpiece.  Our local Brazos Valley Region has almost one thousand participants! You have no excuses.   

NEIL GAIMAN IN AUSTIN

For tickets click on this link. On November 13 at the Long Center.

WRITING OPPORTUNITIES

Some people like to pay it forward!
Author Jennifer Armentrout Wants to Help Aspiring Writers. YA and adult romance author Jennifer Armentrout has run a contest to send one unpublished author to the RT Booklovers Convention. .Check out this link. 

Did you know that Balzer and Bray are open for submissions.  Read about it here. 

WARM FUZZIES

Milton Glaser offers genius advice to creative folk. If you want to be a professional read this. 

Advice from the creator of Calvin and Hobbes. Grab your tissues. 

The views expressed here are my own, and not necessarily those of the SCBWI.