Room D, 353 Highway 5 North

Mountain Home

870-425-6071

Large church sign on Highway 5, a block past 201 intersection.

SEPTEMBER 11 TLW BEGINS MEETING AT NEW BAXTER CO. LIBRARY

Saturday September 11, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., will be our first meeting at the new library in the Knox Community Room B.

From Nancy Thatcher-Cerny: "TLW will need a consistent mailing address as I will no longer have the PO box in Clarkridge after September 1st. As you know, we used it these past four years but there has been very little snail mail once the anthology was completed.

The Calico Rock Museum has opened the Artisans Co-operative. Twin Lakes Writers has been invited to join. We have been offered a bookshelf where to display our members’ books for sale. The cost for the space is $5 a month plus 20% of the selling price of whatever sells. To qualify for the 20% we will have to provide a volunteer two 1/2 days or one full day each month. The volunteer will be selling all the merchandise that is available and keeping records of each item that is sold. The Co-op is now open. It will close from January 1st probably until mid March. The contract is on a month-to-month basis.

1/2 days are Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Whole days are Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

This will be an opportunity for our published writers to sell their work, and for Twin Lakes Writers to publicize our organization. We will discuss this at the August meeting and make a decision. If you want to participate, bring several of your books to the August meeting. Susan Varno will take the books to the Co-op if we decide to participate. Check out their website at http://www.calicorocket.org/artists.html

From: Chuck Butkus: "At the Sharp County Fair this year I won the Grand Prize for creative literature for my story, "The Private Eye." I also won the first prize for my essay titled, "A Taste of Tranquility." I also received a 2nd Place for my short story, "A Helping Hand," and also received a 2nd Place for my poetic entry "A Day with Kathleen" (a sonnet).

"As long as I'm blowing my horn I will say that I also entered the photographic contests. It was a good day; I won 9 first places, 7 second places, and 2 third places. All in all it was a good day for the gray-haired guy with fur on his face."

From: Chuck Butkus: "I just got a e-mail from Duke Perrnel, who is the editor for Frontier Tales. He is going to publish one of my short stories, "Shadows on Pea Ridge" in the August issue of his e-book. Highhill Press is also going to print "A Twisted trail" in the next issue."

From Nancy Thatcher-Cerny: "I see that Joe has switched "President's Page" to "Nancy's Page." If I ever get my writing contest submissions organized, I'll continue the new page monthly with essays, etc. It's fun to Column and Blog and Twitter and Tweet.

From Janice Votsmier: I just wanted to let you know that my story "Flashes From a Hot Mama," was accepted for publication by the Mozark Press for an upcoming anthology. I can now say I'm a published author.

Mel’s Diner has put TwinLakesWriters on their calendar for meetings in the Betty Boop Room on the last Tuesday of each month in 2010. We stay from 10 am until about 11:30. However, you can come any time and leave whenever you want. MEL’S DINER is located in the Towne East Mall, 960 Highway 62 East, Suite 6 – lots of parking available (Jewel Chest at corner is Suite 1)

Here are the other dates for 2010: September 28, October 26, November 30 and December 28.

From Fred Pfister:

The Storyteller is excited to announce the Agent's Critique Auction

Bids will be taken for an in-depth critique of one (1) chapter (no more than 15 pages) and a three (3) page synopsis by Cherry Weiner, Literary Agent. This is not a guarantee that Ms. Weiner will take you on as a client, but if she likes the one chapter and the synopsis enough, this is definitely the open door for possible representation. No children's or young adult novels, No non-fiction or poetry.

Bidding for the auction will begin at 9 a.m., Sunday, October 3 and run through 9 p.m., Sunday, October 10. You can bid at any time, though The Storyteller realizes that you will want to wait for the updates to see the highest bid.

Each day, The Storyteller will send out a mass email at Noon letting people know the top bid at that time, a second email at 3 p.m., with a final round for that day at 9:00 p.m. after the bidding has closed for the night at 9 p.m. (Remember, you can bid at any time, but no announcements will be made after 9:00 pm until the following day at noon.)

Bidders will send their bids to mailto:storytellermag1@yahoo.com Put "Agent Critique Bid" in subject line. f you have any questions, please contact us at mailto:storyteller1@hightowercom.com

Saturday, August 21st http://www.ozarkswritersleague.org/OWL News.htm

College of the Ozarks

Branson, MO

Speakers: Susan Swartwout, editor of Southeast Missouri State’s Big Muddy. New York Times best-selling Angie Fox, author of the Demon Slayer Series.

Saturday, September 11th from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm.

Fayetteville Public Library

The event is to encourage regional writing and to celebrate Ozark culture. We would like to offer, at no charge, table space for organized writing groups. We do require that interested groups submit the Group Table Application. Completed applications should be emailed to us no later than noon on Friday, August 13th. See website at http://www.faylib.org/

http://www.roadscholar.org/programs/programdetail.asp

"Outlaws and Desperate Characters of the Ozarks" program runs 10/9/10 – 10/13/10:

Experience the lives of outlaws and vigilante groups as local historians and authors educate you on how these desperate characters influenced the history and development of the Ozarks. Walk in the town square of the Wild Bill Hickok and Tutt gunfight and pay visits to Baxter Springs and other areas made infamous by outlaw behavior, including lunch in a bank once robbed by the Younger gang.

"Civil War, West of the Mississippi" program that runs 10/13/10 - 10/17/10:

Explore the fascinating history of the battle for Missouri. Experience Wilson’s Creek Battlefield and Sweeney’s Museum. Visit a Civil War cemetery, discuss Fort Scott and the Mine Creek battle and Pea Ridge. Meet with living history participants to learn how the war affected family, politics, religion, fashion, and the major but often overlooked role that women played in the war effort. Experience a live firing of vintage cannons.

Each program is $493 per person if you stay in the hotel or $373 not staying at the hotel. For information contact Douglas Pitts at 417-239-0203.

From: Mary Nida Smith

Velda Brotherton: "My semi - annual workshop held at Ozark Folkways has been set for October 30. At the workshop we'll work on story telling from experiences versus story telling from our imagination, and how they can be integrated.

Registration is $25. We begin at 9 a.m. and finish at 4:00.

Call Becky at 479 - 634 - 3791 or contact her on Facebook at the Ozark Folkways site or contact me at 479 - 634 - 3151 or on Facebook at Velda Brotherton.

Velda E Brotherton at: http://www.authorsden.com/veldabrotherton

The deadline for the OWL contests has been extended from August 1st to August 16th. Read

The OWL’s Hoot newsletter is now on the OWL web site. http://www.ozarkswritersleague.org/

From Pat Oplinger:

Deadline: Dec. 15, 2010, Entry fee: $20

Submitted electronically as a PDF, Word, or WordPerfect files

2 categories: feature screenplay = 90-130 pages

Short screenplay = 30 pages or less

Entry guidelines & Entry form at http://www.ozarkfoothills-filmfest.org/

Cash prizes: Best Feature Screenplay: $600

Best Short Screenplay: $400

More info: Bob Pest 870-251-1189 or mailto:bobpest@wildblue.net

Kinglake Publishing, Jennifer Jackson

0-845-508-6032 mailto:info@kinglakepublishing.co.uk

This is a no fee competition that stretches over 12 months. Each month a different genre; each month a winner. Winners are offered a contract, paid royalties, and receive full promotion and marketing strategies. This is not a competition with prizes. There is no entry fee. Only novels of genuine merit will be chosen. Your book could be a winner. Full details of rules, genres and how to submit, on our website,

http://www.kinglakepublishing.co.uk/ click on "Competitions"

From Chuck Butkus: When I was at the Arkansas Writers Conference this year I was talking to an award-winning poet. He recommended a book that I have found extremely helpful. The Million Word Crossword Dictionary written by Stanley Newman and Daniel Stark the ISBN is 978- 0- 06- 051757- 1. Retail price is $18.99. It is a large book almost 1300 pages and is an

unbelievable asset to any writer whether poetry or prose. It makes a regular thesaurus look like a first grade reader. I purchased mine on eBay for about $10 including shipping. It is probably available on Amazon, and at local bookstores. It is not only a dictionary of words, but also of

ideas that lead us to places that need exploring.

Chuck Butkus sent me the Wikipedia list of the ALL TIME BEST SELLING BOOKS, AUTHORS AND SERIES. Here is a sampling of the top selling novels in numbers of copies sold.

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, 200 million

The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien, 150 million

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie, 100 million

Dream of the Red Chamber (in Chinese) by Cao Xueqin, 100 million

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis, 85 million

She by H. Rider Haggard, 83 million

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown, 80 million

The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger, 65 million.

The Alchemist (in Portuguese) by Paulo Coelho, 65 million

Heidi, Anne of Green Gables, Black Beauty, Charlotte’s Web, and

The Tale of Peter Rabbit, 45-50 million each

War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy 36.0 million copies in USSR

Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann, 30 million The Purpose Driven Life

Series:

Goosebumps by R. L. Stine, more than 300 million

Perry Mason by Erle Stanley Gardner, 300 million

Berenstain Bears by Stan and Jan Berenstain, 260 million Sweet Valley High

James Bond by Ian Fleming, more than 100 million

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer, 100 million

for more visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_selling_books

If you would like to have a personal Member Page on the Twin Lakes Writers website where you can tell about your writing experiences, interests, display some of what you've written, link to your own website or to websites where your work can be read, then get the information together and contact Wiley Russell 870-425-8197 for details as to how to do this. When you submit to magazines or book publishers, you can link to your Member Page.

PO Box 71

Dolph, AR 72528

870-297-4223

So much was discussed at the August meeting, here is an update . . .

We agreed to participate in the Artisan’s Co-operative at the Calico Rock Museum through the end of December. We will have a bookcase at the co-op to sell books written by our members.

If you have published a book or books and want to participate, please bring up to five copies of each book to our Mel’s Diner meeting on Tuesday, August 31. Susan Varno will take them to the Co-op for display. If you can’t make it to Mel’s on the 31st, contact Susan and she will make arrangements for you to take your books directly to the Co-op in Calico Rock.

We need a few more volunteers to work a half-day at the co-op. If we send volunteers for two half days each month, we will received 80% of the sale price of each book. Otherwise, we only receive 60%. If you can volunteer, we need someone for one half day (11 a.m. to 4 p.m.) in November and another person one half day in December. Call or d-mail Susan if you would like to volunteer. Your duties will be to sell, mainly take the money, for all the items available at the co-op. Other products include candles, soap, wood furniture, trellises, photographs, pottery and other handcrafts.

The Co-op is on Highway 5 at the White River Bridge. Hours are:

Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (half day)

Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. (two half day shifts each day)

Earl Belcher won the August Red Canoe Award. The subject he suggested for September is "Feathers."

From: Pat Oplinger