Tag: writing
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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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October 2025: Megan Cline
Megan Cline conducted a writing seminar for Cisco Writers Club members and guests. Cline is an instructor at Tarleton State University and the co-founder of the literary magazine The Bosque River Review. During the seminar, Cline explained how what we consume (reading, listening, watching, and even eating) affects our creativity. We ended with a writing assignment…
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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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February 2025: Jennifer Neville Maddle
At the February meeting of Cisco Writers Club, author Jennifer Neville Maddle gave a presentation on conveying truth through humor. We started with an icebreaker in which we each wrote something love/Valentine related with the prompts that Maddle provided. (Some great poems came from this exercise!) Maddle then read the first chapter of her hilarious…
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October 2024: Helen Cozart
November is National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo. That means October is prep month, or Preptober. At the October meeting of the Cisco Writers Club, author and CWC member Helen Cozart led a workshop guiding us through four writing pillars: idea, character, world-building, and plot development. We are all better prepared to write our next…
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August 2024: Helen Cozart
Talented author, librarian, and CWC member Helen Cozart spoke at the August meeting of the Cisco Writers Club. She offered tips to help us avoid writer’s procrastination and ways to write even when life is busy. Themes included getting started, routines, planning, goal setting, tools, distractions, editing, accountability, and self-care. It was an encouraging presentation.…
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May 2024: S. Westley King
Cisco Writers Club welcomed pastor and author S. Westley King to our May, 2024, meeting. King’s presentation, “Tell the Truth,” explored the various motives we juggle when writing. It was a thought-provoking and engaging presentation. Thank you, Westley! King is the author of the Redemption Gray young adult series. His novel Under the Sun is…
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April 2024: Karen Kite
At the April, 2024, meeting of the Cisco Writers Club, members and friends were treated to a presentation by children’s book author and songwriter Karen Kite. She is also the owner of Graph Publishing and explained the behind-the-scenes publishing process. It was an informative and engaging talk. Thank you, Karen! Karen is an accomplished songwriter,…
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March 2024: Priscilla Bettis
It was a dark and stormy night, but Cisco Writers Club members gathered at the warm and cozy lobby of the historic Conrad Hilton Center for a speech by author Priscilla Bettis. Priscilla detailed her journey from secular horror author to Christian fiction writer and how she managed her readers’ expectations, her publisher’s reaction, and…
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