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Spotlight Archives
The following people presented information at one of our workshops or lectures:
| July 15, 2010 | Mandel, Adams, Menke, Wood Spotlight: “Formatting for Writing Success.” (pdf*) Lecture Handouts (pdf*) |
| June 5, 2010 | Dwight Bitikofer Lecture: Spotlight: “Writers in the Garden” (pdf*) |
| May 20, 2010 | Joanna Campbell Slan Lecture: Spotlight: "How to Get Struck by Lightning: Five Tips for Career Success." (pdf*) |
| May 1, 2010 | Robert Randidi Lecture: Spotlight: "Just Write—How to Get it Done." (pdf*) |
| Apr. 3, 2010 | Jeff Copeland Workshop: Spotlight: "The Story Behind the Story: Conducting Background Research for a Book (or, How I Spent a Year in Dives, Diners, and Archives...)" (pdf*) |
| Mar. 18, 2010 | Claire Applewhite Lecture: Spotlight: "I'm Pretty Good - So Why Haven't I Been Published?" (pdf*) |
| Mar. 6, 2010 | Margo Dill Workshop: Spotlight: "See My Byline: Writing for Newspapers and Websites" (pdf*) |
| Feb. 6, 2010 | Matt Lary Workshop: Spotlight: "Living history: Capturing the stories of WWII veterans" (pdf*) |
| Jan. 21, 2010 | Jane Henderson's Lecture: Spotlight: "How to Get a Book Reviewed/What to Expect" (pdf*) |
| Jan. 9, 2010 | Jeffrey Penn May Workshop: Spotlight: "Writing Literary and Commercial Fiction - Rejection and Publication" (pdf*) |
| Nov. 19, 2009 | Dianna & Don Graveman Lecture: Spotlight: "Writing Regional Histories: How One Book Contract Morphed Into Four" (pdf*) |
| Nov. 7, 2009 | Gerry Mandel Workshop: Spotlight: "Stage Write: What Happens Before the Curtain Goes Up" (pdf*) |
| Oct. 3, 2009 | Thomas Applewhite, M.D. Workshop: Spotlight: Thomas Applewhite, M.D. (pdf*) |
| Sep. 17, 2009 | Angie Fox's Lecture: Spotlight: Angie Fox (pdf*) |
| Sep. 12, 2009 | JD Parran & Michael Castro's Special Event: Spotlights: JD Parran & Michael Castro (pdf*) |
| Sep. 5, 2009 | Faye Adams's Workshop: Spotlights: Faye Adams (pdf*) |
| Aug. 1, 2009 | Rebecca Carron's Workshop: Spotlights: Rebecca Carron (pdf*) |
| Jul. 11, 2009 | Movie Night with author John Lutz: Spotlights: John Lutz (pdf*) |
| Jun. 6, 2009 | David Alan Lucas and Claudia Brooke's Workshop: Spotlights: David Alan Lucas and Claudia Brooke (pdf*) |
| May 21, 2009 | David Lee Kirkland's Lecture: Spotlights: David Lee Kirkland (pdf*) |
| May 2, 2009 | Mike Eisenbath's Workshop: Spotlights: Mike Eisenbath (pdf*) |
| Apr. 18, 2009 | Poetry Throwdown: Spotlights: Judge - Catherine Rankovic; Emcee - Mike McGuire (pdf*) |
| Mar. 19, 2009 | Peter H. Green's Lecture: Spotlight: "How Family Letters Made History: The Making of a Biographical Memoir" (pdf*) |
| Mar. 7, 2009 | Barri Bumgarner's Workshop: Spotlight: "Marketing Yourself on a Small Budget" (pdf*) |
| Feb. 7, 2009 | Harry Jackson's Workshop: Spotlight: "The Future For the Nonfiction Freelancer (Your yellow pad and pen just won't get it any more)" (pdf*) |
| Jan. 15, 2009 | Don Marsh's Lecture: Spotlight: "The Evolution of TV News" (pdf*) |
| Jan. 3, 2009 | Paul Guyot's Workshop: Spotlight: "SECRETS & LIES - THE TRUTH BEHIND WHAT IT TAKES TO WRITE AND PRODUCE A TELEVISION SERIES" (pdf*) |
| Nov. 1 | Thomas Larson's Workshop: Spotlight: "Writing the Memoir" (pdf*) |
| Oct. 4 | Margo Dill's Workshop: Spotlight: "Writing for Love AND Money: Ideas for Getting Paid Before You're Famous" (pdf*) |
| Sep. 18 | Steve Weinberg's Workshop: Spotlight: "Making a Living Between the Covers: Writing Books and Reviewing Books" (pdf*) |
| Sep. 6 | Dr. David Crespy's Workshop: Spotlight: "Dreamwork for Playwrights" (pdf*) |
| August 2 | Rebecca Carron & Brad Cook's Workshop: Spotlight: "Feed Your Head: What Good Writers Should Read To Become Great Writers" (pdf*) |
| July 18-20 | Doreen Hulsey's Online Seminar: Spotlight: "Establishing Your Internet Presence: Using Your Own Website and/or the SLWG Website to Advance Your Writing Career" (pdf*) |
| July 12 | Harvey Stanbrough's Workshop: Spotlight: "Writing Effective Dialogue and Electric Narrative" (pdf*) |
| June 7 | Walter Bargen's Workshop: Spotlight: "The First Line is the Poem" (pdf*) |
| May 15 | Kevin M. Mitchell's Lecture: Spotlight: "Deadly Serious: The Craft of Being Funny on the Page" (pdf*); Forward from St. Louis Dad (pdf*) |
| May 3 | Demian Franworth and Shawn McDonald's Workshop: Spotlight: "The Art of Blogging for the Writer" and "The Top Ten Interent Resources" (pdf*) |
| Apr. 5 | Harvey Stanbrough's Lecture: Spotlight: "The Nature of Poetry: Structure and Sound" (pdf*); Handout (pdf*) |
| Mar. 20 | Judy Merrill Larsen's Lecture: Spotlight: "7 YEARS + 300 REJECTION LETTERS = ONE PUBLISHED NOVEL!" (pdf*); Handout (pdf*) |
| Mar. 1 | Missouri Writers Guild's Workshop: Spotlight: "Networking Secrets for the Professional (or Would-Be Professional) Writer" (pdf*) |
| Feb. 2 | Bobbi Smith's Workshop: Spotlight: "Publishing from A to Z" (pdf*); Prologue and chapter one from her book Lawless, Texas (pdf*) |
| Jan. 17, 2008 | Qiu Xiaolong's Lecture: Spotlight: “Distance & Perspective in Writing” (pdf*) |
| Jan. 5 | Joanne Waldman's Workshop: Spotlight: "From To Do to TA-DA! Overcoming Blocks & Barriers to Reach Your Goals" (pdf*); Handouts: "From To Do to TA-DA"; "Values Game" (pdf*) |
| Nov. 15 | Barri Bumgarner's Lecture: Spotlight: "Inspired by the Dark -- Let Fear Work for You!" (pdf*); Excerpt from Dregs (pdf*) |
| Nov. 3 | Julie Failla Earhart's Workshop: Spotlight: "First Sentence Expectations" (pdf*) |
| Oct. 18 | Eleanor Sullivan's Lecture: Spotlight: "Building Tension: The Secret to Super Story-Telling." (pdf*) |
| Sep. 20 | John Lutz's Lecture: Spotlight: "Fresh, but Familiar: What Editors Want and How to Turn Genre Writing to Your Advantage" (pdf*) |
| Sep. 8 | Dwight Bitikofer 's Workshop: Spotlight: "Revving Up Your Read! ~ Live Performance Skills for Writers" (pdf*) Check out a couple of Dwight’s poems: click here (pdf*) |
| July 7 | Mark Sableman's Workshop: Spotlight: "Beyond Myths and Old Wives' Tales: Copyright, Contracts, and Law for Writers" (pdf*) |
| June 2 | Ryan D. Jones and Julie Failla Earhart's Workshop: Spotlight: "Convince Your Readers You Know What You're Talking About (Whether You Do or Not): Tips on Effective Research for Writers of All Genres" (pdf*) |
| May 17 | Bobbi Linkemer's Lecture: Spotlight: "Forget About Fame: Confessions of a Ghost Writer" (pdf*) |
| May 5 | Dick Weiss's Workshop: Spotlight: "Some Things Change; Storytelling Remains The Same" (pdf*) |
| Apr. 19 | Richard Beban's Lecture: Spotlight: "Thirteen Things Every Writer Should Know : A Baker's Dozen of Tips That Will Definitely Improve the Quality of Your Work and Help you Entice the Kind of Readers You Deserve" (pdf*) Curricula Vitae (pdf*) Handouts (pdf*) |
| Apr. 7 | Patsy Zettler's Workshop: Spotlight: "Quotes and Anecdotes: How to Get Them, Use Them, and Not Abuse Them" (pdf*) Workbook Handout (pdf*) |
| Mar. 22 | Dan Dillon's Lecture: Spotlight: "Picking Up the Pieces: How I Turned a Failed Project into a Successful Book" (pdf*) |
| Mar. 3 | Margo Dill-Balinski's Workshop: Spotlight: "Creating Success--Steps Designed to Take Your Work More Seriously" (pdf*) |
| Feb. 15 | Richard Burgin's Lecture: Spotlight: "Literary Symbolism in Faulkner's 'A Rose for Emily' " (pdf*) |
| Feb. 3 | Suzann Ledbetter's Workshop: Spotlight: "Who-Dunnit Mystery" (pdf*) |
| Jan. 18, 2007 | David Meltzer, John Brandi, and Michael Castro's Lecture: Spotlight: "NEO BEAT ATTITUDES: A Convergence of Beat Poets" (pdf*) |
| Jan. 6, 2007 | Julie Hood's Workshop: Spotlight: “Ready, Set, Go! How to Set Achievable Writing Goals for 2007” (pdf*) Read a chapter of her book The Organized Writer (pdf*) |
| Nov. 16 | Ridley Pearson's Lecture: Spotlight: “Stranger Than Fiction: Stories of Ridley Pearson’s career, including how one of his novels helped to solve a homicide and jail a killer!” (pdf*) |
| Nov. 4 | Valerie Vogrin 's Workshop: Spotlight: "Finishing Lines: How and When to End Your Story.” (pdf*) Read an excerpt from Valerie Vogrin’s novel, Shebang. Handout1, Handout2 (pdf*) |
| Oct. 19 | Mary Troy's Lecture: Spotlight: "Loving the Unlovable: How to Be True to Your Characters” (pdf*) Excerpt from "In the Sky Lord," a brand new short story by Mary Troy Listen to an audio interview: "New Letters On The Air" interview and reading. (Uses Windows Media Player) |
| Sept. 21 | Rick Skwiot's Lecture: Spotlight: "Structuring the Memoir” (pdf*) |
| Sept. 9 | Carol O'Dell's Workshop: Spotlight: "Critiques: How to Dish ‘em Out and Take ‘em!” (pdf*) Handout (pdf*) |
| Aug. 5 | Paul Thiel leading a panel discussion for Workshop: Spotlight: “What is good writing? Let’s Argue!” (pdf*) |
| June 15 | Susan McBride's Lecture: Spotlight: "Breaking the Rules: How to Write What You Love and Sell Big!" (pdf*) |
| June 3 | Patricia Corrigan's Workshop: Spotlight: “Deadline is My Middle Name: Insights from a Veteran Newspaper Reporter, Freelance Feature Writer, and Book Author” (pdf*); Handout1, Handout2, Handout3 (pdf*) |
| May 18 | Ron Bechtel's Lecture: Spotlight: "The Emerging Opportunities for Authors in Screen Adaptations" (pdf*) |
| May 6 | Ruth-Miriam Garnett's Workshop: Spotlight: “Poetry: It’s Hard Out Here For A Metaphor” (pdf*); Flyer (pdf*) |
| Apr. 20 | Richard Newman's Lecture: Spotlight: "Last Ones Standing: The Resilience of Successful Writers" (pdf*) |
| Apr. 1 | Julie Failla Earhart's Workshop: Spotlight: “Copyrights and Wrongs? How to Protect Your Work No Matter How You Publish It” (pdf*) Story: "Affair on Crozat Street" |
| Mar. 16 | Mark Tiedemann's Lecture: Spotlight: "Why 1984 is Literature, But Star Troopers is Not” (pdf*) |
| Mar. 4 | Dorry Pease's Workshop: Spotlight: "Keep Your Audience Enthralled: Techniques to Show, Don't Tell" (pdf*) Handout1, Handout2, Handout3 (pdf*) |
| Feb. 16 | John Dalton's Lecture: Spotlight: "Beginnings: Essential Qualities of a Good First Chapter" (pdf*) Handouts (pdf*) |
| Feb. 4 | Denise Pattiz Bogard's Workshop: Spotlight: “Jump-starting a Novel” (pdf*) Handouts (pdf*) |
| Jan. 19 | Michael Castro's Lecture: Spotlight: "A Poet's Odyssey" (pdf*) |
| Jan. 7 | Donna Volkenannt's Workshop: Spotlight: "How to Get the Most Out of Writing Conferences, Contests, and Critique Groups" (pdf*) |
| Dec. 3 | Doris Mueller 's Workshop: Spotlight: "Insights into Writing for Children" (pdf*) |
| Nov. 17 | John Bricuth (Pen name for John T. Irwin) Lecture: Spotlight: “When an Author is Also an Editor” (pdf*) |
| Nov. 5 | Mary Menke's Workshop: Spotlight: "5 + 5: Critique Session for SLWG Members" (pdf*) |
| Oct. 20 | Richard Burgin's Lecture: Spotlight: "What Editors Want" (pdf*) |
| Oct. 1 | Cathi LaMarche's Workshop: Spotlight: So You've Written the Great American Novel—Now What? (pdf*) |
| Sept. 15 | A Celebration of St. Louis Writing (85th anniversary dinner): Spotlight: A Celebration of St. Louis Writing (pdf*) |
| Sept. 3 | Mary Menke's Workshop: Spotlight: "5 + 5: Critique Session for SLWG Members" (pdf*) |
| Aug. 18 | Daniel Fenton's Lecture: Spotlight: "The Playwright’s Process—From Idea to Script" (pdf*) Newsletter article: "Daniel Fenton: Playwright Encourages Playing with Writing" by Ruth Begnaud (pdf*) |
| Aug. 6 | Shirley Kennett Workshop: Spotlight: "Writing and Marketing a Mystery" (pdf*) Newsletter article: "Unraveled: Clues to Successful Mystery Writing" by Erica Streid (pdf*) |
| June 16 | Robert Nazarene's Lecture: Spotlight: "Writer’s Block: Fact or Fiction?" (pdf*) Newsletter (poem): "The Writer: A Sestina, Inspired by Robert Nazarene" by Julia Gordon-Bramer (pdf*) |
| June 4 | Edward Boccia's Workshop: Spotlight: "Listening and Seeing: Poetry and Painting" (pdf*) Handout (pdf* - please note that this is a very large file and will take some time to download.) Newsletter article: "Ed Boccia's Gifts: Written Pictures & Painted Words" by Virginia Price (pdf*) |
| May 19 | Michael Erbschloe's Lecture: Spotlight: "Getting Beyond the Idea: How to Make your Non-Fiction Book Sizzle" (pdf*) The River Road Journal (pdf* premiere issue - this is an exclusive offering to the St. Louis Writers Guild from the publisher) Newsletter article: "Michael Erbschloe: Multi-faceted Author Provides Perspective on Writing" by Virginia Price (pdf - scroll down to the article) |
| May 7 | Linda Senn's Workshop: Spotlight: "How to Write Fascinating Memoirs" (pdf*) Handout (pdf*) Newsletter article: "Fascinating Workshop on Writing Fascinating Memoirs" by Peggy Haldeman (pdf - scroll down to the article) |
| Apr. 21, 2005 | Michael Kahn, "How to Get Started Without Getting Taken." Newsletter article: "Michael Kahn: Worth Standing Up For" by Peggy Haldeman (pdf - scroll down to the article) www.blackwellsanders.com/bio |