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the ongoing advancement, recognition,
and professional development of women crime writers.
~ SINC Mission Statement
January 13: Twisted Villains & Wounded Heroes
Upcoming Programs
The Word on Our Members
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Nolo Contendere
Bill Woodburn
on
Twisted Villains & Wounded Heroes
A Counselor’s
into Troubled Minds
We often write about extremes of human behavior and its aftermath. To be believable, it helps to understand desperate motives and how extreme events shape our lives. Join Bill Woodburn, MEd, LPC-S, LMFT-S, author and counselor for a Q&A session about your characters actions and reactions.
Since 1988, Bill Woodburn has been a counselor, teacher, and workshop presenter. Coming from a family of storytellers, he’s fascinated by the stories each of us lives out. His passion is discovering how our stories intersect and heal individuals, relationships, and communities.
In his writing life, Bill enjoys indulging his love of history to create murder mysteries set from 1960’s Berkeley to the Third Reich.
* (Everybody always asks what the letters mean. It’s Licensed Professional Counselor – Supervisor and Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist – Supervisor.)
Editor’s Note: Please send questions for our speaker to K.P. Gresham, kpgresham at aol dot com before the meeting.
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Sisters in Crime is an international organization of women and men whose mission is to promote the professional development and advancement of women crime writers to achieve equality in the industry. Speakers include published mystery authors and technical experts who help writers craft better mysteries and readers enjoy what they read. Meetings are free and open to all. For more information, check out the Sisters in Crime website at https://sinc-heartoftexas.com.
For information contact Joyce Arquette, Publicity (512) 266-6543
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Oh yes, these are fascinating
even though they are a breach of confidence. ~ Miss Marple
A Word from the President
by Noreen Cedeño

For last year’s words belong to last year’s language
And next year’s words await another voice.
And to make an end is to make a beginning. ~ T. S. Eliot
Upcoming Programs
February: Jan Burke, Guest Speaker from SinC National Speaker’s Bureau
And now we welcome the new year,
full of things that have never been. ~ Rainer Maria Rilke
The Word on Our Members
Isn’t it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?
~ LM Montgomery
Selected Links
Questions to Consider When Plotting a Scene
https://www.janefriedman.com/how-to-master-writing-scenes/
2019 Writing and Tracking Spreadsheet – from Travis Richardson
http://www.tsrichardson.com/2019/01/01/2019-writing-and-tracking-spreadsheet/
A CUP OF COMFORT – by Joan Leotta
http://www.overmydeadbody.com/cupcmfrt.html
The search engine for writers
https://hiveword.com/writers-search-engine
Remove Image Background [editor’s note: I haven’t tried this, but Jane Friedman recommends it on her website.]
https://www.remove.bg/
Short Story Format – William Shunn
https://format.ms/story.html
Novel Format – William Shunn
https://format.ms/novel.html
Short Story Reviews: Using Multiple POV
https://www.catherinedilts.com/catherine-dilts—blog/short-story-reviews-use-of-multiple-pov
The Book Contract ‘Red Line’
https://writerunboxed.com/2019/01/03/the-book-contract-red-line/
I’ll never understand why everybody puts so much emphasis on January first.
There are three hundred and sixty-four other days in the year
that you can make a change.
Or make a fresh start. ~ Elizabeth Eulberg
2018 in Review
The beginning is always today ~ Mary Shelley
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