DATE: November 16, 2019 Florida Chapter, Mystery Writers of America Luncheon Meeting 

GUEST SPEAKER: Victoria Landis 

PROGRAM:  Editing Improves Everything 

As the ways of publishing a book have expanded and changed, so have the way editors interact with their authors. Authors (Traditional and Indie) demand flexibility in the degree of editing, as well as the methods employed. Using a checklist for corrections helps polish manuscripts without feeling as though you’re untangling a ball of knots. Victoria Landis began editing other authors after spending ten years in a tough critique group, and writers began to ask if she’d edit their work.

DATE:  SATURDAY, November 16, 2019

TIME: 11:30: Mingling; 12:00: Lunch; 12:30: Business Meeting; 1:00: Presentation

PLACE: Embassy Suites by Hilton Boca Raton, 661 NW 53rd Street, Boca Raton, Florida, 33487

COST:  $25 for MWA members; $30 for non-members. Prepayment by September 18, is strongly urged.

RESERVATIONS/PREPAYMENT:   To reserve and pay online: Scroll down to the “Sign up for Luncheon Meeting” box and fill in your information, then click the “Pay Now” button and follow the instructions.

IMPORTANT – if you sign up for a meeting via PayPal in error, do NOT dispute the charge with PayPal. Instead, please contact our Treasurer via email ASAP at ray@rayflynt.com and he will refund your payment less PayPal’s transaction fee of 2.9% plus $0.30. If you do dispute the charge, be aware that you will be liable for any penalties back-charged to the FMWA Chapter by PayPal (minimum $20.00 per disputed transaction). Thanks for your cooperation!

To reserve and pay via mail:

Step 1–Email ray@rayflynt.com with the subject line “FMWA Meeting” to reserve a spot.  In the body of the email, please include your name, the name of any guest you have invited, your email address, and telephone number.

Step 2– Write your check or money order payable to “Mystery Writers of America/Florida Chapter.”

Step 3-Mail your payment to FMWA Treasurer, 2767 Carambola Cir S., #202, Coconut Creek, FL 33066.

Please make your online reservation by November 13, or mail your check at least 3 days prior to that date so that you will be included on the reservation list, and we can provide the hotel with an accurate headcount! Walk-ins are accommodated only it space allows.

Next Meeting Date: December 14, 2019.  CHRISTMAS PARTEEEEE!

DATE: October, 19, 2019 Florida Chapter, Mystery Writers of America Luncheon Meeting

GUEST SPEAKER: Michael Meeske writing as V.S. Alexander

PROGRAM: The Anatomy of a Best Seller
In today’s publishing climate, writers in every genre need to face their worst adversary—poor to non-existent sales. V. S. Alexander will share his own research into “The Anatomy of a Best Seller,” as well as draw on the conclusions of James W. Hall’s groundbreaking book, HIT LIT. Alexander will guide you through the special characteristics that make up the best seller, as well as provide useful tips for your own work that may help you hit the vaunted best seller list of your dreams.

Speaker: V.S. Alexander
V.S. Alexander has sold more than 200,000 novels for Kensington Books in two-and-a-half years, as well as foreign rights in nine countries in Europe and South America. His second novel, The Taster, has been optioned for film and translated into several languages. His latest release, The Irishman’s Daughter, received a starred review from Publisher’s Weekly and also acclaim from the American Library Association. His fourth novel, The Traitor, about the German student resistance movement in World War II, is scheduled for release in March 2020, with a fifth book, The Sculptress, slated for the following year

DATE: SATURDAY, October 19, 2019
TIME: 11:30: Mingling; 12:00: Lunch; 12:30: Business Meeting; 1:00: Presentation
PLACE: Embassy Suites by Hilton Boca Raton, 661 NW 53rd Street, Boca Raton, Florida, 33487; Get Directions Here
COST: $25 for MWA members; $30 for non-members. Prepayment by January 16 is strongly urged.

RESERVATIONS/PREPAYMENT: To reserve and pay online: Scroll down to the “Sign up for Luncheon Meeting” box and fill in your information, then click the “Pay Now” button and follow the instructions.

IMPORTANT – if you sign up for a meeting via PayPal in error, do NOT dispute the charge with PayPal. Instead, please contact our Treasurer via email ASAP at ray@rayflynt.com and he will refund your payment less PayPal’s transaction fee of 2.9% plus $0.30. If you do dispute the charge, be aware that you will be liable for any penalties back-charged to the FMWA Chapter by PayPal (minimum $20.00 per disputed transaction). Thanks for your cooperation!

To reserve and pay via mail:
Step 1–Email ray@rayflynt.com with the subject line “FMWA Meeting” to reserve a spot. In the body of the email, please include your name, the name of any guest you have invited, your email address, and telephone number.
Step 2– Write your check or money order payable to “Mystery Writers of America/Florida Chapter.”
Step 3-Mail your payment to FMWA Treasurer, 2767 Carambola Cir S., #202, Coconut Creek, FL 33066.

Please make your online reservation by October 16, or mail your check at least 3 days prior to that date so that you will be included on the reservation list, and we can provide the hotel with an accurate headcount! Walk-ins are accommodated only if space allows.

Next Meeting: November 16, 2019