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2020-08-26
08/26/2020 GENERAL MEETING MINUTES
President: Rosemary Clement-Moore
Vice President of Membership: Matt Craig
Vice President of Events and Programs: Sally Hamilton
Treasurer: David Jones
Secretary: LeAnn Robinson
Vice President of Community Outreach: Sarah Terentiev
Vice President of Digital Media: Stacey Kuhns
Infrastructure: Mike Gelhausen
Conference Chair: Steve Manning
Officer(s) absent: - Rosemary Clement-Moore, Stacy Kuhns, David Jones, Steve Manning
Meeting opening: - 7:02, conducted by Matt Craig
Visitors: - None
New Members: - John Gu, writes short stories, found the group through Reddit.
Book Reviews: -
- Michelle O’Neal reviewed Last Adventures of Constance Verity by Alex Martinez
- Alan Crowley reviewed Emperor Mollusk vs. the Sinister Brain by Alex Martinez
- Pressley Peters reviewed Fractured Tide by Leslie Lutz
Rejections: - None
Submissions: -
- John Bartell submitted a couple of poems and Going Down to an agent
- Leslie Lutz – send 100 pages plus the outline for her next novel to her agent.
- Candice Watson sent her first chapter to the First Chapter contest. She also sent a pitch to a music blog.
Acceptances: - None
Announcements:
- Sarah Terentiev – the anthology I’m in just published its Table of Contents.
- Harry Hall – This Used to be Dallas will be out on Tuesday. He will be doing a live presentation.
Time adjourned: 7:17
Total attendance: 36
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2020-08-19
08/19/2020 GENERAL MEETING MINUTES
President: Rosemary Clement-Moore
Vice President of Membership: Matt Craig
Vice President of Events and Programs: Sally Hamilton
Treasurer: David Jones
Secretary: LeAnn Robinson
Vice President of Community Outreach: Sarah Terentiev
Vice President of Digital Media: Stacey Kuhns
Infrastructure: Mike Gelhausen
Conference Chair: Steve Manning
Officer(s) absent: - Rosemary Clement-Moore, Sarah Terentiev, David Jones, Stacey Kuhns
Meeting opening: - 7:02. Meeting conducted by Matt Craig.
Visitors: - John Gu – writes regular fiction, sometimes speculative. Found us through Reddit mention, clicked the link.
New Members: - Kimberly Morovic – was a member before. Writes non-fiction, wants to return to science fiction.
Book Reviews:
- Tracy Underwood reviewed The Big Finish by Brooke Fossey
- Darryl McGuinnis reviewed Murder Most Foul by Larry Inman as a beta reader
- Michelle ONeal reviewed Too Much and Never Enough
- David Mooring reviewed The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
Rejections: - David Mooring – rejected by Adam Sherr, 90 days after query.
Submissions: -
- John Bartell submitted a couple of poems to 2 different journals
- Paatricial O’Neall submitted a short story to a Bauchercon anthology/
Acceptances: -
- David Mooring – an agent on twitter sent a message and wants him to beta read her book.
- Karen Farrell submitted a short story to an anthology called Table for None.
- Alex Martinez got an email from his agent with a link for a trailer of the movie of Monster. He posted a link in the chat.
Announcements:
- Dana Swift – Interrabang books will do a launch of her book. Leslie Lutz will moderate.
- Karen Farrell – her book came out Saturday. It is available on Amazon.
Time adjourned: 7:17
Total attendance: 32
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2020-08-12
08/05/2020 GENERAL MEETING MINUTES
President: Rosemary Clement-Moore
Vice President of Membership: Matt Craig
Vice President of Events and Programs: Sally Hamilton
Treasurer: David Jones
Secretary: LeAnn Robinson
Vice President of Community Outreach: Sarah Terentiev
Vice President of Digital Media: Stacey Kuhns
Infrastructure: Mike Gelhausen
Conference Chair: Steve Manning
Officer(s) absent: - Steve Manning
Meeting opening: - 7:10
Visitors: -
- Kim Warbeck – used to be a member in 2014, writes SF, non-fiction science
- Aubrie – writes fanstasy, science fiction
New Members: - Elizabeth Runyon – referred by her dietician, writes SF
Book Reviews: -
- Mike Gelhausen reviewed Fractured Tide by Leslie Lutz and The Big Finish by Brooke Fossey, posted them on Amazon
- Greg Jansen reviewed A Brief History of Timer Travel
Rejections: -
- John Bartell and 1 poem
- David Mooring – Amy Brewer sent him a polite form letter
Submissions: - Alex Martinez sent the first draft of Constance Verity 3 to editor.
Acceptances: - Sarah Terentiev got a contract for a short story anthology. It will come out in November.
Announcements:
- Sarah Terentiev – seven workshop members will be reading at the Lit Nite Dallas, 11 August
- Russell Connor – My bookbub deal happens tomorrow for my book Saragasso.
- Carolyn Rae – Now has a cover for her book, Romancing the Vet
- David Goodner – got a letter from his editor that the junior library guild has gotten exclusive rights to his book.
- Karen Farrell – august 15th, my new Book, Miss Twizzled (mmiddle grade) fantasy) will come out under author name Kay Goodnight.
- Dana Swift – Her book comes out in 105 days – you can pre-order at Books and Books.
Time adjourned: 7:25
Total attendance: 41
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2020-08-05
08/05/2020 GENERAL MEETING MINUTES
President: Rosemary Clement-Moore
Vice President of Membership: Matt Craig
Vice President of Events and Programs: Sally Hamilton
Treasurer: David Jones
Secretary: LeAnn Robinson
Vice President of Community Outreach: Sarah Terentiev
Vice President of Digital Media: Stacey Kuhns
Infrastructure: Mike Gelhausen
Conference Chair: Steve Manning
Officer(s) absent: - Steve Manning
Meeting opening: - 7:10
Visitors: -
- Kim Warbeck – used to be a member in 2014, writes SF, non-fiction science
- Aubrie – writes fanstasy, science fiction
New Members: - Elizabeth Runyon – referred by her dietician, writes SF
Book Reviews: -
- Mike Gelhausen reviewed Fractured Tide by Leslie Lutz and The Big Finish by Brooke Fossey, posted them on Amazon
- Greg Jansen reviewed A Brief History of Timer Travel
Rejections: -
- John Bartell and 1 poem
- David Mooring – Amy Brewer sent him a polite form letter
Submissions: - Alex Martinez sent the first draft of Constance Verity 3 to editor.
Acceptances: - Sarah Terentiev got a contract for a short story anthology. It will come out in November.
Announcements:
- Sarah Terentiev – seven workshop members will be reading at the Lit Nite Dallas, 11 August
- Russell Connor – My bookbub deal happens tomorrow for my book Saragasso.
- Carolyn Rae – Now has a cover for her book, Romancing the Vet
- David Goodner – got a letter from his editor that the junior library guild has gotten exclusive rights to his book.
- Karen Farrell – august 15th, my new Book, Miss Twizzled (mmiddle grade) fantasy) will come out under author name Kay Goodnight.
- Dana Swift – Her book comes out in 105 days – you can pre-order at Books and Books.
Time adjourned: 7:25
Total attendance: 41
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