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President's Corner
I am excited to announce that the Board approved a new corporate logo for Authors of The Flathead. You can see the new logo on our Meetup.com page. It will soon appear on your Facebook page, other social media sights and here on our web page.
The logo was the work of member Lorraine Clark who also designed a logo for our 28th annual Flathead River Writers Conference and gave our conference brochure a fresh new look. Be sure to thank Lorraine when you see her. Whatever your graphic design needs are whether print or online including website design Lorraine has a wealth of experience.
Preparation for the Writers conference is in full swing and registration will open soon. We have an exciting lineup of speakers including AOF’s own Dennis Foley. Remember that paid members get a two-week head start on signing up to have your work critiqued. This year you can choose between an agent or an editor, but there are only twelve slots with each.
Corporate Files
It is our policy to make all corporate documents available to the membership. Please visit our documents vault by clicking: documents
Items of Interest
We need your input. We promised at recent meetings to allow the members and those who attend our meetings to provide input and let us know what you want. Having a huge meeting is not likely to get the job done. So we are going to ask you to take a few minutes and take this very short online survey. Our Survey
Great news for Children's book authors. Kindle Direct Publishing (Amazon) has just rolled out "kids' book creator software. Take a look
Help wanted: Kathleen Martin is looking to connect with other children's book authors who can share their experience and lessons learned with different publishing options.
Members of Authors of the Flathead are invited to a celebration of life for Don Ryan on October 28th from 2-4 p.m. in Big Fork. Location: 253 Pine Needle Lane at the scenic Ryan home overlooking Flathead Lake. Relax, share memories, food, and drink. Clarice has many photos and would like to share Don's accomplishments in writing and music with the group. Please bring a light dish to share. Beverages provided. This will be a fun event. Wear Halloween attire if desired - or just come as writers :). RSVP to Betty Kuffel for ride-sharing. Directions.
Member Freebies If you are a dues-paid member, the club offers help with independent publishing. Your Word ".doc" or ".docx" manuscript will be transformed into the correct format for ebook or trade paperback and uploaded to your publishing account(s) at no charge. Ask Tom for recommendations regarding sources for cover art. Contact Tom Kuffel
MEETING CANCELLATION NOTICES If you would like to be notified of last minute changes or weather cancellations to our meetings, please add your name to the mailing list on the Meeting Schedule page.
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Recent A of F Authors
Mary Frances Erler has released three new books: The peaks at the Edge of the World, Searching for Maia, and Mountaintops and Valleys They are adult sci-fi and the first three in a series of seven.
Leah Venegas has published an animated children's book titled: Wobbles.
Betty Kuffel has three new novels available from Amazon in paperback: Deadly Pyre and Deadly Spin are book 1 & 2 in a medical thriller series. Alaska Flight is a romantic medical thriller. All are available as e-books.
Rob Umber's fantasy trilogy, Dragonsrod Chronicles, Night Stealer and his two middle-grade fiction books, Billy Bean and the Pesky Poltergeists and Billy Bean and the Phantoms of Pomegranate Grove are all available in e-book and paperback on Amazon.
Susan Purvis has published Go Find. It is available in print and audio.
William Brooks just published: Like Wind I Go. At Amazon
Deborah Epperson's Shadows of Home is now available in ebook and paperback at Amazon.com
PG Lengsfelder's BEAUTIFUL TO THE BONE, a psychological suspense novel, is now available.