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Comings Events can be viewed on the following URL
http://www.booktour.com/author/claudette_milner
I will be speaking at the Freedom Regional Library on September 21st at 10:30 am to discuss writing and both books. If you are in the area and are interested in writing for fun or for profit come join us and have your questions ready.
I am currently working on my schedule of events for the rest of the year. Hope you will visit me when I am in your city. Thank you for your support.
I'm heading to the WOW conference in Tampa September 14,15, /2007 to attend the WOW conference. Full agenda - www.wizardsofwords.org
I will be conducting a Writer's Workshop for young authors from 10:30 until 3:30 on Saturday September 15. The workshop will include:
Impact Writing
Careers in Writing
How to land an internship with a major Newspaper.
Writing for profit
Stay tuned for additional information and a list of seminar leaders. Place TBA
Claudette Milner : Impact Writing
Claudette Milner is a former educator. She is the author of Children of Plains Estates and is currently writing book 3 of the series. This workshop will discuss how to write about society issues in fiction and responsibility in writing.
Mallory McNeil : Process of Getting Published
Mallori McNeal began writing at age 14 before entering into her freshman year at the School of Creative and Performing Arts. There she studied poetry and went on to complete her very first Novel Titled A Down Chic. It was published in summer of 2005 by Triple Crown Publications. Mallori is now completing her second book The Set Up, which is a sequel to the first, it is expected to be out by Summer 07.
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Virgil Dickson: How to land an internship in Journalism
,Mr. Dickson will present a PowerPoint presentation which will go through the steps of identifying certain papers in certain markets, then showing the papers that have documented evidence of having an internship program.He will discuss which papers one should apply to based on their experience. He will talk about cover letter tips, the daily experiences of an intern and end with a Q&A.
Virgil Dickson is a senior at DuPaul University majoring in Journalism. Are you writing a book or something?" As a child this was a question I heard a lot. I had no problem getting all up in people's business. The why and how people did things genuinely perplexed me. When I realized I could make a career out of this in middle school. I knew my destiny was set. The way to make it in this business is to truly have the fire for it, and not be bogged down by geographical constrictions. Let your passion lead you. I have incorporated this reasoning in finding my internships. For my first professional journalism gig, I went to upstate New York and worked at Singer Mariah Carey's summer camp as a teacher's assistant in the journalism classes. While there I taught the kids proper interview techniques. Oh and yes I got to meet Mariah Carey. The next summer I had two internships, one as a reporter at a weekly called the Chicago Journal the other in the business offices of the Chicago Tribune. It was important for me to experience both sides of the industry. In 2006, I had two major internships. The first was in Austin, Texas, where I worked at the city's daily newspaper called the Austin American Statesman. My stories were often on the cover of the metro section and the A1 section. I covered everything from cold case murders to concert reviews. Following that I went to the Daily Herald , the third largest daily newspaper in the Chicago market. At the beginning of the year I returned to the Chicago Tribune to intern at their youth tabloid publication RedEye, and this summer I got the mother of all internships, which is working as a metro intern for the Washington Post. So what's the moral of the story? Give yourself no restrictions and dream big.
Chicago - June 15- 18th
Oct. 14,15,16 Kansas City, MO WOW Conference:
Workshop: Impact Writing
Time: 9:45 AM
Visit WWW.wizardsofwords.org for more information.
October 21,22 - New Port Richie, Florida Waldenbooks, Gulfview Mall
I will be speaking at schools on October 20, 2006.
For more information view http://www.freewebs.com/author-thon/
November 14,2007 -
Freedom Regional Library, Charlotte NC
Time - 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Community Room.
Claudette Milner has been featured in the Chicago Creative Times and the Charlotte Post among other media outlets.
August 12 and 13th Literary Fair - Charlotte NC
I WILL BE SIGNING BOOKS ON August 13, 2006 from 3:00 - 4:00 pm
Authors include Nikki Giovani, Omar Tyree and others
Visit www.realeyesbookstore.com Literary Fair
As I am writing the sequel to Children of Plains Estates,God is placing so many things in my heart. I pray that as I add Mexican, Cuban, Jewish, Jehovah witness characters that I will represent each group with pride. Sometimes I must show the stereotypes in order to force us as a people to confront our own dark sides. Continue to pray with me that this book will open the dialogue of understanding throughout the world. I write not because of the person that I am. I write only by the grace of God.
Thank you for your greetings on my website.
Radio Interviews:
Achived: Dr. Maxine Thompson Show - indepth interview.
Global Talk Radio. http://www.globaltalkradio.com
December 26,2005 5:00PM EST - interview will be archived on A Story to Tell
January 15, 2006 - Let's Talk Honestly www.letstalkhonestly.com
Book Signings 2006
March 18,19 Book Signing - Fort Richey, Florida
Authors ,will meet at the Gulfview Square Mall, in Port Richey, Florida. The dates will be on: Saturday March 18 (11-7), and Sunday, March 19, 2006 (12-5). Waldenbooks and the Mall will be sponsoring the event.
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