The Abilene Writers Guild is an organization of writers, both professional and beginning, who meet monthly for education, sharing, and encouragement. Membership opportunities include contests, critique groups, and sharing of information.

Program Chair - Nancy Masters
Webmaster - Dan Case

 

 

Do you remember these lines of rhyme in the popular 1975 Paul Simon song, "Fifty Ways to Lose Your Lover"? Songwriter Simon's clever use of rhyming made his songs unforgettable; however, some folks think writing any kind of poetry is simply a matter of using words that rhyme at the end of a line.

 

Sally Clark knows better. Sally is an award-winning poet and frequently-published author of fiction and non-fiction articles, as well as greeting cards, and ezine features. She successfully creates curriculum used to teach children (and adults!) all sorts of fun, interesting, and unique ways to write poetry. Her handouts alone will make this program more than worth your time!

 

Check out her website at http://www.sallyclark.info/ and get to know an Abilene Writers Guild member who lives in Fredericksburg and makes hundreds of submissions each year to a variety of contests and publications. Her presentation will show, not just tell, how to write 30 types of poetry that win prizes and sell to publishers. It isn't too late for you to learn to do it, too.

 

Or, as Paul Simon might say, it isn't too late to "make a new plan, Stan."