By Janice Leagra, janiceleagra.com and voxlaurus.com In October, Don and Nan Vaughan hosted a TAF barbecue at their Raleigh home. This event replaced the annual Christmas party this year, allowing for a less hectic holiday schedule for all. It was a fun-filled afternoon for TAF members and their families, with beautiful weather and a lovely breeze under the shade of the mighty oaks in the Vaughans' front yard. I was excited to attend and meet fellow TAF members' [...]
By Kristy Stevenson, kristystevenson.com Did anyone get a chance to catch friends of TAF Clay and Susan Griffith, authors of the Vampire Empire series and other books, at Raleigh Supercon this weekend? They presented a wonderful session on Writing in Collaboration. The popular writing duo are frequent guests at Write Now, and have presented at our monthly meetings as well.
By Megan Cutter, cuttersword.com The past two months, Barton and I have been sending out proposals - a major one each week. We have dedicated Fridays as our day, and while we may schedule one or two meetings, carving out time has been essential to work on some of the larger projects together. These proposals have been everything from contract proposals, grant applications, a book proposal and scholarships. What I have found over the last two months is a transformative shift. I have found [...]
By Don Vaughan In an ideal world, writers would have as long as it takes to finish a particular job. Unfortunately, we don't live in an ideal world, so most of us have deadlines looming over our heads like editorial swords of Damocles. In order to meet these deadlines, it's often necessary to write much faster than we would like. I speak from experience on this issue, having recently co-authored a book that required me to write several articles a day to stay on schedule. The articles [...]