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FEBRUARY 2020 E-MEETING

Welcome to our 1st e-meeting. I hope we can make this a pleasant experience and not just another annoying e-mail. Before we begin I need to make an announcement.

It is with great sadness that I tell you that our dear member Jenny Delos Santos lost her daughter on Christmas and her son yesterday. Please remember JEnny during this very difficult time.

My first concern is the ability for the members to respond and be heard as well as hear the information that we have for you. For this I have developed a table to help us keep the back and forth less confusing than it can be. If this doesn't help we can try any idea anyone may have. The other idea is to do our comments on our website. I could forward a link for easy access.

The second concern is our speakers and the ability to learn something new for our craft. For this meeting i have attached several very short videos. You will see them below.

Please enjoy them and your comments/response on them is greatly appreciated.

MEMBERSHIP DUES - please make sure you complete your National membership renewal ASAP. To delay in this, may cause us not to be able to get a grant later in the year. And we will want one for the HBMF. For 2020 HI membership dues will be only $5.00

HBMF - rumor has it that it will be in Oct this year. I am trying to get that rumor confirmed.

UPCOMING EVENTS WITH LITERARY WRITERS GROUP

*February 22 (10:30 to noon) - Readings at Kapolei Library (followed by lunch at Assaggio Kapolei). Readings will include a first look at stories submitted for the upcoming 2020 short story collection, Kissing Frogs, and Other Quirky Fairy Tales. Reading will be Laurie Hanan, Shauna Jones, Gail Baugniet, Carol Catanzariti, and Michael Little.

*Saturday, March 21 (10 a.m. to noon) - Aina Haina Library - Writers Workshop: "Another Opening, Another Fairy Tale."A look at the openings of traditional fairy tales. It's not always "Once upon a time." Fairy tales are often read aloud, in one sitting, so they are not long, they have to establish character and setting in the opening paragraph or two, and get on with the plot. How does your variation on a traditional fairy tale begin? Read and share.

*Saturday, April 18 (10 a.m. to noon) - Aina Haina Library - Writers Workshop: "Closing Time." A look at the closing paragraphs of traditional fairy tales. It's not always "They lived happily ever after." As the King in Alice in Wonderland famously said, "Begin at the beginning, and go on till you come to the end: then stop." Try writing the beginning paragraph or two, then the ending paragraph or two. Maybe write the middle last. If you don't know where you're going, how will you know when you're there? Read and share.

KAUAI CONFERENCE 2020 - We're pleased to announce that the November, 2020, Kauai Writers Conference is now open for registration. With a faculty of some thirty-five prominent authors, literary agents and publishers, it is considered by many to have become the most important writing and publishing conference in the US. We offer a discounted rate to members of certain writers groups, to help make it affordable to the most dedicated writers. To receive this, you may enter WG789 when asked for a code on the check-out page. We hope to see a number of folks from the Sisters in Crime - Hawaii on Kauai this fall. Please feel free to let us know if we can help you with any questions. Best regards, David Katz Director www.kauaiwritersconference.com

GOOD NEWS FROM ROSE- I'm so excited, and very proud to announce that my romantic adventure, LIFE'S A BEACH ON MAUI is now available by popular demand at Barnes & Noble Ala Moana. Congratulations Rose!!! Maybe you can share with us just how you accomplished this.- send me the details and we will publish it in the meetings for March.

FRACTURED FAIRY TALES- Michael Littles group is publishing an anthology of Fractured Fairy Tales. They are asking for people who are interested to make a submission. Hawaii Fiction Writers' Call for Submissions For 2020 publication: a collection of entertaining variations on familiar fairy tales. Tentative title: Kissing Frogs, and Other Quirky Fairy Tales. Please follow these submission guidelines:

1. Original authorship.

2. Not previously published.

3. Length: up to 4,000 words.

4. You may submit up to two pieces.

5. Submission deadline: June 1, 2020.

6. Submit electronic only, in MS Word, Times New Roman, 12 point, double spaced, and include your contact information and word count. 7. Send by email as an attachment to mlittlehi@gmail.com.

Note: Pieces in this collection will have First North American rights. Authors are free to publish their work elsewhere after publication in this collection.

Editors' Tips: 1. We are looking for entertaining variations on familiar fairy tales, such as Cinderella, Snow White, Goldilocks, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, Hansel and Gretel, Sleeping Beauty, and The Frog King (also known as The Frog Prince). 2. Submissions may be in any genre, except erotica, and may have any setting.

3. More than one writer may select the same fairy tale.

4. Be fastidious regarding the basics such as spell check and grammar. Submit a story that entertains and one that the reader can easily follow. The editors will read all manuscripts submitted during the reading period up to June 1, 2020. If you receive a request to rewrite your story, it is up to you to do so. A rewrite is not a guarantee of acceptance for publication.

5. Resources: Read the original version of the fairy tale you select. There are many collections available. For a collection of all 211 fairy tales collected by the Brothers Grimm, with illustrations and several extra features, see Grimm's Fairy Tales: Complete and Illustrated (99 cents on Kindle), from Maplewood Books.

GOING SKYPE/ZOOM- For those who are not able to attend our meetings these apps would be helpful. Plus we could include SINC members who live on other islands like Janet Hoff or Frankie Bow on the Big Island. We would NOT want anyone to use it routinely, who are able to come to the meetings. There are several issues we need to know before we can proceed. I need each of you to answer the following questions for me.