Category: writing
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August 2017: Tex Thompson
The lone grammar-ranger, Tex Thompson, saddled her horse and started her long ride west, visiting 9 cities in 17 days. Cisco was one! As always, she explains the nuts and bolts in a fun, charismatic way. Her premise here: “It’s a truth every interviewee knows: there’s nothing more tragic than missing out on your dream…
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July 2017: Children’s Writing Workshop
Cisco Writers Club Sunday held a WordLaunch Workshop July 9 for kids ages 6-15. The workshop began at 1:30 at the Prosperity Bank community room, 418 Conrad Hilton Avenue in Cisco. It ended at 3:00 with a snack for the kids. There was a $10 fee for the class, but parents got in free! The…
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July 2017: WordLaunch Workshop
The Cisco Writers Club WordLaunch Workshop Series proudly presented Fiction Addiction: Writing Short Stories, led by CWC President Bokerah Brumley. In this two-part class, Bokerah showed how to whittle down characters and narrative to create a short work that’s ready to query and submit. Bokerah shared resources and options for the short story writer, as…
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May 2017: Katy Huth Jones
May found Cisco Writers Club at the Assembly of Yahweh fellowship hall in Romney, Texas, south of Cisco. After a delicious dinner we were delighted to hear the extraordinary Katy Huth Jones. This humble but accomplished woman can be described thus: “Katy Huth Jones grew up in a family where creative juices overflowed and made…
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June 2017: Nancy Robinson Masters
Love words? Then sharpen your pencil for WordLaunch, a “how to” series of workshops beginning June 11, designed to help you achieve your writing goals. The workshops, sponsored by Cisco Writers Club, will be held at Prosperity Bank, 418 Conrad Hilton Avenue in Cisco, from 1:30 – 3:00 each Sunday afternoon. A question-and-answer period with…
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December 2016: Westman and Walter Presentation
Rob Westman and Kay Walton presented a stellar program at the Myrtle Wilks community Center Auditorium on Thursday, December 8. Westman is a writer and Abilene ISD videographer. Walton is an Abilene artist. They brought a few of Walton’s paintings that were used extensively in Westman’s recent documentary movie. The movie resulted from research to…
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September 2016: Thank You, Cisco Writers Club Contest Judges!
Without judges willing to give of their time and expertise there would be no CWC 40th Annual Summer Writing Contest. We thank these outstanding professionals: For Publication Briefs: Melissa Rawlins is a community editor and copy editor for NOW Magazines in Waxahachie, Texas. Melissa Rawlins develops editorial content for each new month’s publication, writing three…
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February 2016: Surprise Endings
This month’s meeting, held on February 4, 2016, was a sequence of surprising events. Our scheduled guest speakers from Y&R PR, Cheryl Letsch and JoAnna Grace, arrived midafternoon only to be forced to return home due to a family emergency. We were extremely distressed to hear their news and were thankful to learn that they…
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