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Houston MWASW Meeting

DoubleTree Guest Suites Hotel
5353 Westheimer Road (in the Galleria area)
The meeting begins at 12:00 PM, but please come a bit early so that you can network with other writers.

Next Meeting: Sept. 20, 2008

Do you write stories? Ever include a gun? Then you'd better get your facts straight.

Join the Mystery Writers of America's Southwest Chapter as they welcome Special Guest Speaker Jeff Trometer, General Manager of the Top Gun Handgun Training and Shooting Center.

On Sept. 20, Mr. Trometer will arm attendees of the monthly Mystery Writers of America luncheon with his 30 years of firearm experience and he dispels the many myths surrounding firearms.

Learn to shoot straight with your readers by getting the real story of how guns work (and how they don't). If you've ever written a gun into your story, or you plan on packing one in on the future, this is one monthly speaker you won't want to miss!

Trometer runs one of Houston's top firearm facilities. Top Gun of Texas' indoor Handgun Training and Shooting Center has 15 shooting positions for practice, training and qualification. They teach everything from shooting in low light to clearing a building—and on Sept. 20, all this expertise will come to the Doubletree!

Jeff began his career as a police officer, then spent twenty years in corporate America. He has been with Top Gun Handgun Training and Shooting Center for two years. His passion has always been guns and he has spent thirty years finding time to provide tactical training and to teach shooting.

The meeting fee is $19 for members, $22 for nonmembers. For reservations, call the MWA hotline at 713-797-8464 by noon on Wednesday, September 17.

Future Meeting: Nov. 15, 2008

Ever dreamed of writing a book? Your writing career need a recharge? This November, Houstonians will get new ammunition for their writing careers.

Rambo creator David Morrell will share his insights into writing and publishing on November 15 at the DoubleTree Guest Suites Hotel. A renowned national speaker, Morrell's lessons learned in the world of high-stakes writing and publishing promise to be of interest to both professional writers and those who have always dreamed of writing a novel.

While most people know him for the First Blood novel that brought Rambo to life, Morrell's insights span a successful 36-year career in writing and publishing that have culminated in work with 18 million copies in print in 26 languages.

Morrell holds a Ph.D. in American Literature from Penn State, but it's his stories from the trenches that have already drawn huge interest from the Southeast Texas writing community.

The event, held at the Southwest Chapter's monthly luncheon, will begin at noon at a price of $19 for MWA members and $22 for non-members. The usual suspects from Murder by the Book will be on hand featuring Morrell's work. Since we need to reserve seating for this event, we are asking that attendees pay in advance and may either send a check to Laura Elvebak, Treasurer, at 5837 Village Forest Court, Houston, TX 77093 or make a payment through PayPal at our Eventbrite page.

Despite the event's mid-November date, the luncheon is already filling fast with 20 percent of available seating filled two months in advance. For more information, call Dylan Powell at 832-541-6497 or email Dylan@houstonwriter.com.

Dallas MWASW Meetings with host Rebecca Russell

First Saturday of each month
9:30-11:30 AM
Texas Land & Cattle
812 South Central Expressway
Richardson, TX 75080

Next Meeting: Sept. 6, 2008

Join us for a workshop featuring award-winning author Leanna Ellis. Is writing a career or a hobby? Leanna gives you tools and interview questions to determine what you need to get prepared to make your first or next sale. She will discuss what you (published or unpublished) can do to take care of business for the book you are working on today.

Leanna writes women's fiction for B&H Publishing. Her latest book, Lookin' Back, Texas will be released in September.

Come join us for wonderful mystery programs, and then stick around to have lunch.

We've begun a few fun traditions geared toward honoring accomplishments, both big and small. Members with sales, please contact Rebecca Russell at rlrwriter@yahoo.com with the release date, name of publisher and title of the book. She would also appreciate future workshop suggestions.

P.S. You do NOT have to be a MWA member to attend.

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