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page for directions to our 2010 meeting location. New for 2010: The latest issue of our chapter newsletter is now online. President's Message From the June 2010 newsletter - by Marianne van Gelder Let me be clear, I love my WIP. It has everything -- a gutsy heroine, quirky secondary characters, a story arc with both internal and external changes for my antagonist, interesting twists in every chapter, even a satisfactory ending. Really. So why am I not selling this awesome story? I was riding with one of my writing buddies on the way to see another authorial crony when he asked, "So how is your story different from all the other stories out there?" "It has everythi--" "Yeah, yeah, but why should someone buy this story and not any of the other hundreds of thousands out there?" I was floored to realize I HAVE NO HOOK. Bobbi's workshop last month helped me work through what I do have and identify what I don't. So as much as I love my story, it's back to the rewrite table. Again. I'm looking forward to hearing everyone's pitches. With any luck at all, someone will ask you the "AH HA!" question. I hope we all get the guidance and insight my writing friends helped me find.
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