Tag: authors
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December 2025: Writing Coach Shann Arriaga
Writing Coach Shann Arriaga led everyone through her process of setting “audacious goals” for the coming year and beyond. She included a handout* guiding writers toward an enjoyable, writerly journey. It was an engaging program, thank you, Shann! Additionally, the club as a whole planned for 2026: Thanks again, Shann Arriaga, and thank you, club…
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November 2025: Dr. Sandra Hazelip
Cisco Writers Club members and guests gathered at Assembly of Yahweh in Rising Star for our annual Thanksgiving celebration. We enjoyed a covered dish supper, and author Dr. Sandra Hazelip was the guest speaker. She talked about her children’s book, a Christian story about monsters and friends. She also spoke about her travels around the…
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June 2025: 50th Anniversary Celebration!
At our June meeting, a larger-than-expected turnout gathered to celebrate 50 years of Cisco Writers Club “helping writers where they are.” Family of charter members came to read works written by their particular charter member. We laughed, we teared up (we mostly laughed–the charter members wrote a lot of humorous pieces), and we all had…
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May 2025: Loretta Brister
At the May 1, 2025, meeting of the Cisco Writers Club, author and retired Assistant Professor from Tarleton State University gave a presentation on writing conferences, organizations, workshops, retreats, and groups. She entertained us with tales from her own experiences and explained how these organizations and events could help us become better writers. It was…
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January 2025: Planning Meeting
At the January meeting of the Cisco Writers Club, members brainstormed and came up with a schedule for the rest of 2025 on the first Thursday of each month: February: Jennifer Maddle – “Using Humor to Convey Truths,” at Connect Spot inside the Myrtle Wilks Community Center March: Roma Holley, Author and Poet, at Connect…
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October 2022: Marjorie Moffitt
On Thursday, October 6, 2022, those of us in the Cisco Writers Club met to share our passions about learning to write to meet the needs of others. Ruth York could not be with us that night, so Marjorie Moffitt led the group. Each one of us shared the kinds of books we enjoy reading,…
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April 2022: Shann Tajiah, Your Author Bio
The Cisco Writers Club welcomed author Shann Tajiah on April 7, 2022, to the Hilton Center in Cisco to talk about creating an author bio. The author bio is the humble brag and elevator pitch combined. It is also the most uncomfortable bit of writing an author can face. But what if it didn’t have…
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February 2021: Carrie Windham on Journaling
The Cisco Writers Club welcomed a host of friendly writers, journalers (not to be confused with journalists) and friends to the February 2021 presentation by Carrie Windham as she introduced her new book, Shades of Me: A Guided Journey to Self-Discovery, Self-Reflection, and Self-Transformation. Carrie Windham is a licensed marriage and family therapist associate working…
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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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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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