Summary of APW Central Chapter October, 2019

Connie Cockrell, Rim Country Director

At our October APW meeting, APW member Connie Cockrell told us how she can write multiple series at the same time without mixing up her characters in a lively meeting October 12, 2019, at the Shepherd of the Hills United Church of Christ, 5524 East Lafayette, Phoenix, AZ.

Connie has written over 20 books in series as diverse as cozy mysteries, science fiction, Westerns, young women and historical.

Want to try some of her techniques?

• Start with a story board.
• Put small notes on a wall of the locations of the story and mini-descriptions of your characters. Add a location or character, update your wall as you work.
• Connie prefers action scenes to descriptive paragraphs..
• Then, write!

New to novel writing? Here is how Connie started: November is Novel Writing Month! Her daughter challenged Connie to enter the contest with her by writing the required 1,667 words per day! So she did . . .and at the end of the month she had her novel . But alas, her daughter didn’t. So Connie is the novelist.

Here is the teaser for next month: Our own Jodi Weisberg will show her comedy stripes and give tips on using them in your writing.

Jodi Weisberg

Save the date: 10 a.m., Saturday, November 9, 2019, Shepard of the Hills, United Church of Christ, 5524 East Lafayette, Phoenix, AZ.

In December, we will hear from a new member who has written from China.