Mobile Writers Guild

For our October meeting, local author, publisher, and playwright, Mark Wyatt, made playwriting not so scary. He also discussed how important dialog is to moving the plot forward and fleshing out characters. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, Mr. Wyatt!

Our next meeting will be Nov 5th with “Are You Thankful For… Formatting” as our topic. We hope to see you then!

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I think the best first chapters leave you with questions you can’t help but want answers to >>>

Upcoming AWC Workshop -Rekindling Negative Capability: An AWC Poetry Workshop, on September, 26 from 11am-1pm at the Ben May Main Library in Mobile, AL! For more info and to sign up, reach out to Janet Nodar: [email protected]

Aside from the fact that reading helps fuel the imagination, it’s still hard to understand how writers who don’t read would expect others to read their books.

This shouldn’t be a controversial take. Writing and reading shouldn’t be separated. It’s like an artist studying other paintings and learning the different types of strokes that can be used to bring beauty to their art.

For writers, reading helps us learn how to relay the raw ideas in our head >>>

Around town literary event!

Mark your calendars! Join the Storylight Bookish Crawl at https://www.facebook.com/share/1MXs66kF5Y/, then bring your official Bookish Crawl passport to us on September 19!

A big thanks to everyone who attended the kick-off for our new MWG season! We aim to make our meetings collaborative, educational, and full of community connecting our local writers together.

Interesting in playwriting? Join us next month with playwright Mark Wyatt as he breaks down the process for us. Thursday, Oct 1st, 6 pm

Continuity tips ✍️

That last question took me out. But really, as a part panster, I agree to always keep in check, especially with timelines.

Two of our MWG members, Crystal Byrd Author & Candice Marley Conner Author, will be participating in this local author book fair at Ruth’s Book Nook in Bay Minette. Stop by and say hi if you’re in the area! ✍️

Bookish Crawl! 📚✍🏻

PAGES & PLACES CRAWL ANNOUNCED
A new literary-themed event is planned for downtown and midtown Mobile this fall, bringing together bookstores, coffee shops, breweries and other local businesses for a citywide “bookish crawl.”

“Pages & Places: A Mobile Bookish Crawl” is scheduled for Sept. 19 and is being organized as a daylong event encouraging participants to visit a variety of local businesses around Mobile with a literary focus.

According to organizers, the crawl will feature participating bookstores, coffee shops, bakeries, breweries and other locally owned businesses offering themed experiences, specials and activities tied to reading and book culture.

Several businesses have already signed on to participate, including Reney's Honey Butter, The Haunted Book Shop, Oyster City Mobile, Mobile Bookseller and Love and Adventure Studios LLC.

Organizers said additional participating locations, giveaways, exclusive specials and event details will be announced in the coming weeks.

Businesses interested in joining the crawl are still being sought. Organizers said coffee shops, bakeries, bookstores and other “bookish businesses” are encouraged to participate.

More information is available by contacting [email protected].

Our April meeting was all about research on and off the page thanks to authors and MWG officers Carrie Dalby - Author Page and Joyce Scarbrough Books.

Be sure to put our May 7th meeting on your calendar when we’ll vote for next year’s officers and discuss working with an editor ✍🏻