Wednesday, October 28, 2009
FWA Tampa Writers Group November Meeting Notice
Saturday, November 21, 2009
The Florida Writers Association will hold its next meeting on Saturday, November 21, ten to noon, at Barnes & Noble, Carrollwood. Kaye Coppersmith, FWA's Editing Service's Senior Editor, will present. She'll have edited the first three pages of up to seven manuscripts and will explain the reasons for her suggestions. She'll also address the writing mechanics that separate the polished writers from the novice. Copies of each manuscript, sans the author's name, will be passed out so that attendees can follow along and make notes. Membership required for submission. Lunch at Mimi's Cafeteria follows the meeting.
Kaye requires that all members requesting a manuscript edit, send her their FIRST THREE PAGES as soon as possible as she will only take SEVEN manuscripts. You can send your FIRST THREE PAGES Snail mail FLAT (i.e., don't fold them), DOUBLE-SPACED, to
Kaye Coppersmith
10306 Lake Grove Drive
Odessa, FL 33556
We're also asking sub-mittees to line number their manuscripts. This makes it easy to get everyone to the line Kaye addresses quickly. Instead of, "Page 2, third paragraph down, fourth line starting with 'waving in the breeze',", "Page 2, line 14" hastens our getting there.
Line numbering's simple and as simple to undo, as follows:
LINE NUMBERING
Need MS Word’s XP version
Go to FILE Menu Option
Click on PAGE SET-UP
Click on LAYOUT tab at the top
Near bottom left of window that pops up, look for LINE NUMBERS
Click on it
Click on ADD LINE NUMBERING
Then click on CONTINUOUS at the bottom of window (so your numbers will flow from page to page)
To undo, unclick ADD LINE NUMBERING, and click okay.
See you at the November meeting!!
Vicki M. Taylor
Tampa Writers Group Leader
The Florida Writers Association will hold its next meeting on Saturday, November 21, ten to noon, at Barnes & Noble, Carrollwood. Kaye Coppersmith, FWA's Editing Service's Senior Editor, will present. She'll have edited the first three pages of up to seven manuscripts and will explain the reasons for her suggestions. She'll also address the writing mechanics that separate the polished writers from the novice. Copies of each manuscript, sans the author's name, will be passed out so that attendees can follow along and make notes. Membership required for submission. Lunch at Mimi's Cafeteria follows the meeting.
Kaye requires that all members requesting a manuscript edit, send her their FIRST THREE PAGES as soon as possible as she will only take SEVEN manuscripts. You can send your FIRST THREE PAGES Snail mail FLAT (i.e., don't fold them), DOUBLE-SPACED, to
Kaye Coppersmith
10306 Lake Grove Drive
Odessa, FL 33556
We're also asking sub-mittees to line number their manuscripts. This makes it easy to get everyone to the line Kaye addresses quickly. Instead of, "Page 2, third paragraph down, fourth line starting with 'waving in the breeze',", "Page 2, line 14" hastens our getting there.
Line numbering's simple and as simple to undo, as follows:
LINE NUMBERING
Need MS Word’s XP version
Go to FILE Menu Option
Click on PAGE SET-UP
Click on LAYOUT tab at the top
Near bottom left of window that pops up, look for LINE NUMBERS
Click on it
Click on ADD LINE NUMBERING
Then click on CONTINUOUS at the bottom of window (so your numbers will flow from page to page)
To undo, unclick ADD LINE NUMBERING, and click okay.
See you at the November meeting!!
Vicki M. Taylor
Tampa Writers Group Leader
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