Norcross Chapter Meeting Thursday December 20th at 6:00 PM at The Crossing Restuarant

Scribblers!

You ever have one of those days, where you are writing, and your forget to save what you are writing, and then the computer glitches, and all the work simply disappears into the digital abyss, never to be found again!
Ah yes…it happened twice to me today.  E-Mails are notorious for that!  
So, a lesson…save often, or have a photographic memory of what you were writing!
Anyway, this Thursday December 20th, 2018 is our last Scribblers meeting for 2018!  We will be meeting at the Crossings Restaurant in Norcross at 6:00 PM.  This is our third Christmas as a formed group and we have much to celebrate, and a lot to look forward to in 2019.  Please let me know if you are coming, so I can give the Restaurant the right head count.
I know that some of you are already traveling, like Pat and Anthony Smith, who I believe are on their way to sunny Florida!  If you can not make the meeting, I want to thank you personally for 2018.  Each of you have added considerably to the joy of this year.
As we look forward to 2019, I have some goals for us as a writer’s group.

1. I am working for us to have 4 book signings in the year, basically one each quarter as a group.  This includes the Decatur Book festival that occurs in September, and at which I hope we will be able to afford a larger booth area.  Donna Barton turned me on to the 4th of July Snellville activities, so I am checking that out as well.  If you have thoughts on what we can be doing as a group, please let me know. I know that the December 1 Book Signing was disappointing, although we had a great time together, and I do thank Pastor Cameron and Luanne for all of their work and for the opportunity.  I have been thinking a lot about what might be learned from the experience, and hopefully some of the thoughts will aid us in our next book signings.  More on that at the meeting.
   
2. It is my hope that our group will grow from the 8 – 12 individuals at each of the Norcross meetings to 20 or more.  The larger we get, the more structure we will need to the meetings.  However, the primary benefit of the meetings is the encouragement we get from one another in our writing endeavors. It will probably mean that we have a formal business section to each of the meetings.
   
3. I am also looking for another 8 -10 resources for us.  This includes editors, proof readers, graphic artists, book store owners, and other printer/publisher services.  If you are working with anyone you can recommend, please let me know.
   

 
On the personal side, I also believe it is good to have goals for yourself for 2019.  Here are mine related to my own writing:

1. Have Exclamation! (The fifth and final book of the Steward Series) completed and published by January 6, 2019.  [ Almost there, just a few more tweaks]
   
2. Have Eyewitness – The Tears of the Saints, (the first book in the Miracles of Christ series) completed and published by June 30th, 2019.
   
3. Figure out a functioning marketing strategy – I am working with Rodney Bell, and I am getting excited by what appears to be occurring.  More on this as things begin to occur.
   
4. Have Eyewitness – The Risen Saints (The second book in the Miracles of Christ series) ready for publishing by the end of 2019.  There is a lot of writing still to do on this one.
   

 
Anyway, if you each would write out you own goals for your writing for 2019, I would like to collect those, so we can follow-up with each other to see how we are doing at achieving those goals.
Finally, attached to this e-mail is the current prayer letter from Bill and Noy Peeler.  As normal, it is a wonderful reminder of the work of our Lord in every corner of this world.  Our value as human beings is not in how much we own, or how much we can earn, where we live, or what we do for a living but in that amazing life we are given by the Lord, who is bringing us into his kingdom.  Please do read the letter, as it helped me again focus on what is really important this season.  I am looking forward to Bill and Noy’s return in 2020 and seeing these letters formed into a book.
 
Well, thanks, and hope to see you all on Thursday.
 
Grace and Peace,
Charles