NOVEMBER MEETING RECAP

Barbara Youngblood Carr made us laugh and made us think through her poetry.  Barbara is of Native American Heritage and has traveled extensively.  Both are reflected in her poetry.  The subjects of her poetry range from a cockroach bored to death by a sermon to a tribute to America's military heroes.  Due to her many poems and prose in support of American values and military service since the Revolutionary War, she was awarded the title of National Poet Laureate for the Military Order of the Purple Heart in April 2005.  This honor has been extended  to 2006.

To help enrich our young people and foster their creative abilities, she shares expertise in poetry and prose with young people through workshops in middle school and other outreach programs.  Her biggest piece of advice to writing is pay attention to everything around you.  There are stories and poems everywhere.  In something a friend or stranger does or says. A dog walking across a street or a dead cockroach in a church.  Speaking of, did you know there is was a Cockroach museum in Plano?  Here's the website for anyone who wants to check it out.  http://www.pestshop.com/cockroac.html .

Barbara is the editor for A GALAXY OF VERSE, a collection of poetry, which is published twice a year.  Anyone who pays the $15 membership fee to Poetry Society of Texas is included in the publication.  If you're interested, please contact Barbara at bcarr2@austin.rr.com .

MEMBER NEWS

Jim Matheson's new novel, SHE RODE DINOSAURS, is available.  Ten-year old Kaye Tew thought she would be spending a quiet Spring Break at her Grandma and Grandpa Tew's Utah home reading books about horses and dinosaurs.  Little did the red-haired tomboy know how a horrific accident at a nearby top-secret scientific facility would change her life...and rewrite natural history.  Contact Jim for a copy of his exciting new novel.

Keri Fry's new novel, WATCHING OVER LILY, is available.  There are things she cannot forget and wounds that have not healed from a tragedy that turned her world upside down.  Jacob is used to protecting little girls and now he protects Lily from an unknown evil.  His past is unknowingly tied to hers.  Only those who sent him know how.  Once his assignment is completed, Jacob knows he will have to leave.  Will he risk whatever the consequences are to stay with Lily?  Contact Keri for a copy of her new paranormal novel.

On-Line Writers resources

Author's Network-for writers about writing based in Europe, but interesting- http://www.author-network.com/
Copyright Forms- http://www.loc.gov/copyright/forms/
Dallas Screen Writers- http://www.dallasscreenwriters.com/
Denton Public Library - http://www.cityofdenton.com/pages/library.cfm
National Association of Women Writers - http://www.naww.org
National Writers Union - http://www.nwu.org/
New Writer's Market http://hge.members.atlantic.net/
Para Publishing Website - a good writing, publishing, and promotion source - http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=/homepage.html&user=#user
Preditors and Editors-a resources to check out agents and publishers http://www.anotherealm.com/prededitors/
Ralan's Webstravaganza-speculative fiction resource http://ralan.com/
Society of Children's Writers and Illustrators - http://www.scbwi.org/
Texas Coalition of Authors, Inc. - http://www.texasauthors.org/
Texas Writers League - http://www.writersleague.org/
The Market List-the online resource for genre fiction writers http://www.marketlist.com/
The Novelist's Workshop-essays and advice on how to publish your book- http://www.monash.com/writers.html
Writer's Exchange - http://www.writers-exchange.com/epublishing/
Writer's Market - http://www.writersmarket.com/index_ns.asp
Writers Net-source for information for writers, editors, agents, and publishers - http://www.writers.net
Writing-World.Com - http://www.writing-world.com 
The Zuzu's Petals Literary Resource Homepage-for both writers and poets- http://www.zuzu.com/

There are multitudes of writing resources available on the Internet. Go to any search engine and ask for writer's resources, writer's markets, writer's contests, writer's conferences, etc