The Magic of the Pen
Friday, October 19th – Sunday, October 21st
Orlando Marriott in Lake Mary
The Florida Writers Association’s annual conference, The Magic of the Pen, officially begins on Friday, October 19th and runs through Sunday, October 21st. On Friday, Patricia Charpentier, award winning author of Eating an Elephant: Write Your Life One…
The first edition of Eating an Elephant: Write Your Life One Bite at a Time did not contain an index. All subsequent editions have a thorough index.
If you own a first edition of Eating an Elephant and would like to print an accompanying index for easier reference, click here.
Imagine this...a cool, fall breeze in your face, a front row seat on a beautiful Florida lake, the company of others who love to write, time set aside to put words on paper and a delicious potluck lunch. Now doesn't that sound like a great time?
If so, join us for the Fall Writing Marathon,…
I like birds. I don’t consider myself a birder, but I do enjoy watching our feathered friends—those that used to hang around the feeder at my old house and the ones that come to visit the lake where I live now. I often observe unusual bird situations like a couple of weeks ago when thirty…
After a full day of learning all about marketing, contracts, copyright, e-books and obtaining book reviews and testimonials, members of the 2012 Florida Publishers Association donned their fancy clothes and reassembled for a night of awards.
The banquet, featuring prime rib, mussels, clams, fish and crab legs, added to the excitement of the…
The Third Thursday Writing Workshop at the Winter Park Library has a new purpose. Beginning this month on Thursday, October 18th, the workshop will combine instruction and writing in response to prompts designed to trigger memories. I am so excited about this new format because participants will obtain direction and guidance in writing the stories…
Angela Orford, working on a writing assignment
"There are as many ways to write life stories as there are people to write them," said Patricia Charpentier to patrons of the Riverview Library on Saturday, September 22, 2012.
Following a short writing exercise, Patricia then proceeded to discuss methods used by some of the people she's worked…
One small step...
Last month, we lost an American hero, astronaut Neil Armstrong, commander of Apollo 11, the first man to set foot on the moon, the one who mouthed those iconic words, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”
What do you remember or have been told about this memorable…
On Friday morning, I had the great privilege of delivering a newly published book to a client. My husband Bob helped me transfer thirteen boxes of Lest I Forget: The Wagner Family, Pioneers of Trellis Bay, Beef Island, BVI from the backseat of my car to the living room of the author, Mabel Wagner. Even…
I have goats on my mind this week. It’s a long story; don’t ask. But it seems as though everyone has a goat story of some kind or another. Petting zoos in my childhood always housed a multitude of goats, looking for handouts. As an adult, I remember going to a children’s area at a…