Author Archives: RENE AVERETT

Next HSW Meeting Saturday March 14 at 10 a.m. Location: Scheels at Legends in Sparks      Meeting room is on the second floor to the left of the restrooms.  Alexanne Stone, who is an expert in body language, will … Continue reading →

FEBRUARY MEETING   Next HSW Meeting is Saturday, February 8, 2020, at Scheels at Legends in Sparks.   The meeting begins at 10 am, followed by the Group Critique Session with Linda Enos.  We will discuss the plans for the … Continue reading →

Next Meeting Our first meeting of 2020 will be January 11 at Scheels at Legends. Meeting will start at 10 a.m. and last until around noon. Program: Linda Enos will be presenting her new plans for  the Critique Groups. Read … Continue reading →

High Sierra Writers will meet Saturday December 14, 2019 at 10 am at Scheels at Legends Meeting Rooms. Program: Panel on Editing Your Manuscript – Tips on things you can do to edit your work before anyone else reads it. … Continue reading →

Got Plot? You just got the best idea ever for the next great, American novel… but what do you do now? How do you take that kernel of a concept from inspiration to completion? Join HSW members, Nicole Frens and Linda Enos, … Continue reading →

Contest Submissions are Due at the August 10th Meeting! Is your contest entry ready to go? Have you double-checked to be sure you have all the requires pieces as stated in the Contest Rules. I recently clarified these a little, … Continue reading →

JULY 2019 MEETING Saturday, July 13 at 10 A.M.  At Scheels at Legends, 1200 Scheels Drive, Sparks, NV Book Blurbs and Query Letters Is your book blurb effective? Will your query letter intrigue a potential agent or publisher?  Good blurbs … Continue reading →

Featured Speaker for June is Mignon Fogarty! At the June 8th High Sierra Writers Meeting, our featured guest will be Mignon Fogarty, also known as Grammar Girl. But Mignon is also aces with using social media. Starting with a podcast … Continue reading →