--Meeting Announcement--
June 19, 2021 Meeting
This month’s speaker, Jaimie Engle, will show authors what it means to be a screenwriter: the different parts of a script, how to transition your style from books to film, and the script lengths for shows and films. Plus, so much more!
You should be prepared with questions and bring something to write with: paper and pen, laptop, or tablet. The session will be interactive. Jaimie is asking that everyone watch the movie Up, and read the screenplay (Get it HERE) to get familiar with what a script looks like on paper and on the screen.
This will be a significantly different session, in that we will be using our own books and characters to discuss script writing.
We again will convene at the Eau Gallie Public Library. We have been moved back into the meeting room, after the floor was redone. Enter through the main doors and make an immediate right turn. Again, the address is 1521 Pineapple Avenue, Melbourne, FL 32935.
The meeting will continue to be livestreamed on the Guild's Facebook page. Make sure you're a "Friend" of the Guild on Facebook. Go to https://www.facebook.com/writers.guild.1 to participate.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released new guidelines, as follows:
- If you are fully vaccinated, you can resume activities that you did prior to the pandemic.
- Fully vaccinated people can resume activities without wearing a mask or physically distancing, except where required by federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial laws, rules, and regulations, including local business and workplace guidance.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/fully-vaccinated.html
Meeting Guidelines:
- SCWG is not going to ask for proof of vaccination. We consider this privileged medical information, and frankly, it's none of our business.
- If you prefer to wear a mask, please feel free to do so.
- If you are more comfortable "social distancing," please feel free to do so.
- Bottled water, and possibly some prepackaged snacks, will be provided.
- Hand Sanitizer will be provided.
Note: if you are unwell, or if you have tested positive for COVID-19, if you have been exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19, or if you are still uncomfortable attending this meeting, PLEASE STAY HOME and attend the Virtual Meeting.
Jaimie Engle
MISCHIEF! The SCWG 2021 Anthology
Mischief!
Mischief! Such a mischievous topic, isn't it? Merriam Webster's Online Dictionary defines Mischief as: 1. a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent; 2. a cause or source of harm, evil, or irritation; 3. (an) action that annoys or irritates; or 4. the quality or state of being mischievous.
For 2021, the Short Story Contest and the Anthology are being merged into one. Submissions begin April 17, 2021 and the deadline is June 10, 2021. See the complete, official rules and guidelines on the FILES page. Entry fee for the Short Story Contest is $5 for members; $10 for non-members.
Of course, if you submit an entry, you will receive a paperback copy at no charge.
Mischief!
A Message From Our President, Joanne Fisher
Status of Guild Meetings
Dear SCWG members,
Spring is here! Yes, even in Florida! Everyone knows that Florida has two seasons: Summer and Almost Summer; but even if you don’t see the new greens of spring, there is a feeling of new ideas blooming.
The blooming flora is not necessarily around you, but in your gray matter. Even on the Space Coast, the inspiration during springtime is bringing new ideas for poems and stories. So, in the famous words of Anne Lamott: “I am going to try to pay attention to the spring. I am going to look around at all the flowers and look up at the hectic trees. I am going to close my eyes and listen.”
Close your eyes and listen to spring! You’ll be amazingly surprised at what evolves.
Happy spring and be well!
Sincerely,
Joanne Fisher
President, Space Coast Writers' Guild
Meetings
The Guild meets on the third Saturday of each month at 1 PM at the Eau Gallie Public Library, 1521 Pineapple Ave., Melbourne, Florida 32935.
Meetings begin with a brief business meeting, including announcements, welcome of new members, introduction of the board members, and treasurer's report. A presentation of some aspect of writing, by our monthly speaker, follows.
For the duration of the COVID-19 Pandemic, refreshments will not be provided, and social distancing will be enforced.