Special Congratulatory Announcement

 

SFW would like to congratulate Don Bruns, H. Terrell Griffin, and Oceanview Publishing for their impressive accomplishment in this year’s National Indie Excellence Award (NIEA) competition for mystery writing.

 

Over recent months Don Bruns, H. Terrell Griffin and Oceanview Publishing have all been guests of SFW.  

 

Don’s novel Stuff Dreams are Made Of  was awarded First Place for mystery writing in the 2009 NIEA competition. If that wasn’t enough, Don also was a finalist with St. Barts Breakdown. Hey, leave some for the rest of us!

 

H. Terrell Griffin (more affectionately know to SFW members as Terry) also was a finalist in the competition with his novel entitled Blood Island.

 

Are we lucky or what, to have such excellent talent speaking to our members on a regular basis? Congratulations to Oceanview Publishing for bringing this talent to the public and best of luck to all of you in 2010!

  

List of winners – Mystery Category

 

June Meeting Announcement

General Meeting

6:30 pm Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Selby Library Auditorium

Upstairs conference room

 

This month Dennis Fried and Genevieve will be speaking. Dr. Dennis Fried has been laughed out of numerous careers, including teaching, marketing, and standup comedy. He is the author of his own book, A Tongue in the Sink: The Harrowing Adventures of a Baby Boomer Childhood, and holds advanced degrees in physics and philosophy, all of which have gone totally to waste. When not helping Genevieve with her career, he can usually be found pestering her for a raise. He resides in Sarasota with his wife, Katrina, and his boss, Genevieve.

 

Make sure to check out his website: http://www.gvieve.com/

 

Do not miss this meeting as this is sure to be a great time.

 

 

May Meeting Notice

General Meeting

6:30 pm Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Selby Library Auditorium

 

     Our guest speaker is Susan Klaus who will discuss, “After Writing a Novel, What Comes Next?–The Do’s and Don’t’s”

     Susan is the current president of Sarasota Fiction Writers and also president and founder of Sarasota Authors Connection, a club that deals with publishing and promotion of books and novels. Currently, there are 93 members, mostly published authors.

     She is also the host of The Author Connection Radio Show and guests have included Michael Connelly, Stuart Kaminsky, Tim Dorsey, Lois Duncan and many others. The web show has five and half million listeners mainly in the US and Europe.

     Klaus has written two fantasy novels, The Golden Harpy and The Golden Harpy II, Feather Lost on the Wind  and has finished the third in the trilogy. 

The Golden Harpy won the Editor’s Choice Award and was a finalist in The Florida Writers’s Royal Palm Literary contest.

 

Wayne Barcomb at B&N Sarasota

Book Signing

Barnes & Noble, Sarasota

Tuesday May 5

7 p.m.

   

The Hunted

by

Wayne Barcomb

Published by St. Martin’s Press

 

Discussion and signing

 

 A lightning-fast police procedural, The Hunted introduces a homicide detective who gets the shock of his life while tracking a most ingenious serial killer.

            

The Hunted begins with a little girl witnessing a horrible crime. Due to the child’s testimony, the murderer is convicted. Eighteen years later the killer is released on parole, and his mission is to track down the now-grown woman he feels betrayed him. A deranged dance of masked identities ensues, and it is u

p to newly single homicide detective Frank Russo to unravel the case.

 

“…the warp speed of Barcomb’s storytelling will keep you turning pages…” Kirkus Reviews

 

“A compelling thriller with a very satisfying conclusion.” Booklist

 

“Barcomb’s police procedural introduces a likable new series detective…” Library Journal

 

“Like Harlan Coben and Dennis Lehane, Barcomb stitches a tragically taut connection between present and past. A major suspense novel.” Jon Land, author of The Last Prophecy and The Seven Sins

 

 

 

Wayne and Susan look forward to seeing you!

 

Mystery Florida Returns June 5-6

 

 

http://mysteryflorida.com/

 

This is always a terrific event. Check out the website and secure your registration today!

 

Please note Mystery Florida is adding a new option this year. Writers can submit a sample of thier work and have it crtiqued by a particpating author. Please check the Mystery Florida website for more details.

 

 

Wayne Barcomb to Speak at SFW

 

Our April (April 1st, Selby Library, 6:30 PM) speaker is Wayne Barcomb. His latest thriller is coming out in April.

 

Wayne, a long-time member of Sarasota Fiction Writers, has embarked  upon a new course with a psychological thriller. It should be an interesting evening.

 

Wayne Barcomb’s newest novel, The Hunted, published by St. Martin’s Press, is the story of a frightening father-daughter relationship. A girl, who watched her father—in a fit of rage—kill her mother, grows into an adult who kills men as surrogates for her father. The father, meanwhile, is released from prison after 20 years and begins hunting down his daughter. The two move inexorably on a collision course of retribution. Jon Land calls The Hunted a haunting and harrowing journey into murder, madness and vengeance.

Wayne Barcomb is also the author of two excellent mystery novels which are set in Sarasota: Blood Tide and Undercurrent.

 

A very popular earlier novel, All Are Naked, is the story of a man’s descent into obsession and deception, and the consequences that follow.

 

Wayne lives in Sarasota with his lovely wife, Susan, who is also his editor and business partner.

 

You can read more about Wayne on his website at:   http://www.waynebarcomb.com/

Choosing a Critique Group

How To Choose a Critique Club

 

 

When joining a writing group, you have to make sure you’re in good company. Here’s how.  

 

 

Click HERE to read an article by Gigi Rosenberg featured in Writers Digest March 17, 2009

 

Lois Duncan to Speak at SFW

 

 

March 4th, 6:30PM, Selby Library.

 

Hotel for Dogs is a movie for children, their parents, and all dog lovers.

 

It’s cute, funny and required viewing for anyone needing a good laugh.

 

The book was written by Sarasota native Lois Duncan. She has written two sequels, as well.

 

You can find out a lot more about her at:

http://loisduncan.arquettes.com/index.htm

 

Lois spoke to us about three years ago and was fascinating then.

She has a lot more to tell us now.

 

Lois writes, of Hotel for Dogs, that ‘As always happens, the film script isn’t quite like the book.’

 

For any writer, that is an intriguing statement.

 

She will be at our next meeting to tell us about that, how she turned her book into a fine movie, and all about her visit to Hollywood.

 

Lois is the author of over 50 books. She writes humor, as Hotel for Dogs clearly shows.

 

She is also known as a writer of  YA suspense novels. They include: I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER and KILLING MR. GRIFFIN, which were both filmed.

 

Others include: STRANGER WITH MY FACE, SUMMER OF FEAR, LOCKED IN TIME, THE THIRD EYE, DOWN A DARK HALL (a gothic, which may be filmed soon), DON’T LOOK BEHIND YOU and THE TWISTED WINDOW.

 

Lois is a recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award, presented by the American Library Association for an outstanding contribution to young adult literature. 

 

 

Lois is a wonderful writer and will be a fine and fun speaker.

DON’T MISS IT!

 

Note: Please remind all that there are books about the movie, Hotel for Dogs that were NOT written by Lois. If our members want the real thing, the book will say: ‘by Lois Duncan.’

 

Don Bruns to Speak at SFW

General Meeting

6:30 pm Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Selby Library Auditorium

 

 

 

Our speaker this month is Don Bruns. He has been our guest once before. You might remember the night we were at the Gulf Gate Library. Don gave us a nice talk and played his guitar. He even sang!

 

 

He is a regular panelist with Mystery Florida in June.

 

 

Don’s latest hardcover is the second in a series of adventures starring two men (James Lessor and Skip Moore) and a truck… a white box truck. This time they hook up with a traveling evangelist and… no, you have to read it.  It is called Stuff Dreams Are Made Of.

 

 

Don also has a long-running series of Caribbean mysteries.

The next book in that series is Bahama Burnout. It is due out next month.

 

 

Don Bruns is an award-winning author, a real pro, a fine musician and–hey–he’s also a nice guy.

 

 

For more on these books and more about Don, check out his website at:

  

http://www.donbrunsbooks.com/

 

 

Enduring Romance

Romance

Romances make up the biggest selling fiction category in the publishing industry. The Romance Writers of America (RWA) estimates almost 65 million Americans read romance fiction – defined as a novel that contains a central love story with a satisfying and optimistic ending. (Holy four-letter-word  - That’s a lot of readers.)

 

 

Are you holding your pen, staring out the window, and thinking about that next topic?

 

 

Read more….