Debra Kemp @ Mudsocks!!

IWG Member Debra Kemp will be at Mudsocks Books Saturday, Nov. 8th to sign copies of her books, House of Pendragon Book 1: The Firebrand and House of Pendragon Book 2: The Recruit. 

Come and meet this wonderful award-winning author! Her stories will amaze you! 

Debra Kemp

Booksigning

Saturday, November 8

12pm 

Mudstock Books & Coursity Shoppe

11631 Fisher's Station Drive

Fishers, IN  

IWG-ers at Indy Book Talk

IWG Members were representin' at this year's Indy Book Talk. IWG's own Debra A. Kemp was on a panel about publication in the afternoon. Debra did an amazing job talking about the struggles she endured to see her book into publication.  Fellow IWG-ers, Ellen Tevault, Sarah Gott and Kate Chaplin where there to cheer her on and spread the word of IWG. 

The Book Talk took

 place at Lawrence High School and had local celebrities, Andy Murphy, Dick Wolfsie,

 Mayor Paul Ricketts and Mayor Greg Ballard in attendance.

Presentations were given 

about all aspects of publication from publicity on the Internet to the "real deal" of a book publication timeline. Th

ere were great interviews and Q&A sessions with well-known and award winning writers, and "mall" featuring a freebie table, booksellers, jewelry sellers, info on Indy Reads and more. 

With a lunch sponsored by Olive Garden, it was a  full, fun

 time had by all. Wonderful to have an IWG-er in the brochure!! Way to go Debs!! 

  

IWG-ers Answer: Writing Is...

Each week we ask IWG-ers to finish a sentence. Sometimes it's writing related, sometime it's not. This week the sentance to finish is: Writing is... 

Here is what a few of our members said: 

Writing is . . .  expression, lifeblood and love, a pouring out, a soaking in, a way of meaning in the days, hours, minutes, heartbeats of our lives.

Jamie Carie

Writing is food for the soul.

Eleanor Mason

Writing is practice for my real job, re-writing. 

Kate Chaplin

Writing is:  my real job, what I do at the bookstore is just a hobby.

Debra A. Kemp

Writing is...dreadful to consider but once you get started, it feels so  good.

Jerri

Writing is...the most difficult and rewarding thing you can do.

Sandi Sookoo

Call for Submission - Nerdvana

Call for Submissions – Nerdvana
Edited by Fred Towers
Published by Starbooks Press
Submission Deadline: November 8, 2008
Scheduled: tentatively for Fall 2009
Payment: 1 contributor copy and $ 50 for 4001–7000 words or $ 25 for 2500–4000 words

Calling all gay geeks, nerds, dorks, dweebs, or other teased social misfit!

I want to hear about how the social misfits, brainiacs, and comic book/superhero obsessed geeks get it on. I want fiction that shows brains can be sexy. Do the men hook up at a scifi con? Does a role playing game gain a twist? What happens in the back room of the comic book store? Does the reading club turn into an orgy? Do the computer geeks get hot and bothered in the wiring closet? Are brains sexier than brawn? Show me.

Guidelines:

Stories should be between 2500-7000 words in length. Email me if your story is longer or shorter.
Stories should have fully developed characters and plots.
Stories should be gay male erotica. All other genres welcomed.
Name, pseudonym if used, address, phone number, word count, and email should appear on first page.
Each page should double-spaced and include your name, title, and page number.
Include short bio (25-50 words) with story.
“Nerdvana submission” should be in the subject line of the email.

Email me at fredtowers at yahoo dot com with the story or any questions you have.

Fred Towers has published stories in Bearotica, Muscle Worshipers, Flesh to Flesh, and Ultimate Gay Erotica 2008. Forthcoming stories are coming in Ultimate Gay Erotica 2009 and Fairy Tales Do Come True.

First They Came For selected for the Indy Awards!!

The powerful human-rights inspired film by Kate Chaplin will be showcased in a one-night film festival celebrating Indiana’s films & filmmakers. First They Came for…will be one of the 12 films showing at this year’s INDY Awards.

Joe Shearer from Indy.com calls First They Came for… “A film with classic themes with a lot of relevance today.” He goes on to say, “It's a very American film, touching on themes of justice, universal freedom from harassment, oppression and imprisonment…”

Inspired by the poem by Reverend Martin Niemoller of the same name, First They Came for… is set in a not so distant future where a nondescript regime takes away innocent people while one man struggles between standing up for what’s right and saving himself. Screened as an official Selection at the Indiana Festival of Independent Film and The Really Big Short Film Festival.

ABOUT THE FILM MAKER: Named a "Naptown notable resident" by Indy.com as well as one of the "most talented writers around today" by the Writer's Page, Kate Chaplin is an award-winning author and filmmaker whose projects have appeared on MTV, local television, film festivals, in print and online. She is the author of The Belief Test and the writer/director of short films such as LOSS and First They Came for… She is the President of the Indy Writers' Group and a proud mother of two beautiful girls. Kate proudly resides in Indianapolis, Indiana. http://www.katechaplin.com/

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL: 2008 INDY AWARDS September 27, 7-10 PM, Laikin Auditorium - Jewish Community Center, 6701 Hoover Rd. Indianapolis, IN 46260. Admission $8 / $5 IFS members. Tickets available at the door. For more information, and a complete list of the this year’s films, see the Indiana Film Society's website www.indianafilmsociety.org/festival.html

For more information about First They Came for, future Karmic Courage Productions, or to schedule an interview, contact Kate Chaplin at karmiccourageATyahoo.com

Indiana Filmmakers Network Screenwriting Series

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – The Indiana Filmmakers Network will host The Screenwriters’ Coffee House. On August 12, Kate Chaplin will conclude a three-part screenwriting series as she plays host to Indiana’s best and most gifted screenwriters gathering together to talk about the craft of screenwriting.

Some of the confirmed screenwriters to appear are; Sarah Mynett, award winning writer/director of In the Blue and Riley’s Story, Mark Racop & Chuck Budreau of Starship 2: Rendezvous with Ramses, Stephen Conway, Indiana Film Society President, Kenny White writer/director of Maybe Tomorrow, Andrew Kramer a talented upcoming playwright, and Mikel Wisler writer/director of Cellar Door, Always Reaching and Cold October.

Hosted by Kate Chaplin
President of the Indy Writers’ Group and named a "Naptown notable resident" by Indy.com, Kate Chaplin is an author and film maker whose projects have appeared on MTV, local television, film festivals, in print and online. She is the author of The Belief Test and the writer/director of such films as LOSS and First They Came for... www.katechaplin.com

The Screenwriters’ Coffee House hosted by the IFN is free and open to the public. Starting at 7:00pm, Tuesday, August 12 at the Abbey Coffee House 825 N. Pennsylvania Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204. Contact Kate Chaplin with any questions. karmiccourage(AT)yahoo.com or 317-833-8861.

About The Indiana Filmmakers Network
IFN is an open community of Indiana filmmakers dedicated to networking and support for area film projects. Memberships are $20/year, which is put directly into building the local film community. Anyone with interest in independent film is welcome to join, regardless of experience level. Our monthly meetings are a perfect opportunity to meet others and begin building your portfolio. www.ifnweb.org
For information about IFN, it’s meeting times, and locations, check out www.ifnweb.org

IWG Summer Publishing Discussion

June 22nd, the Lawrence Library played host to the IWG Round Table Discussion on Publication. The first in a series of seasonal events put on the Indy Writers’ Group, members sought answers to the current shift in the publishing world. Members notated at the greater ease of self-publishing outlets vs. the greater difficulty for mainstream publishing.

Attending Author Kit Ehrman (Triple Cross, At Risk) lead off the discussion with the top 5 things a writer needs to get published:
1) write a great book
2) write a great book
3) write a great book
4) write a great book
5) write a great book

A lively and energetic conversation flowed freely from topics such as; query letters, pennames, writers rights, contracts, e-publishing, deadlines, POD, book reviews, and getting books into stores.

Various authors from the publishing world took part in the discussion. On the self publishing side there was Laurelei Dabrielle author of In Her Service: Reflections from a Priestess of Aphrodite whose book is doing so well that she is working on an expanded book and seeking mainstream publication for the material.

On the screenwriting side there was self pronounced “rebel” Kate Chaplin. She is the writer/director of the short film First They Came for and also the author of a self-published non-fiction book entitled The Belief Test. “Being an independent filmmaker,” Chaplin said, “just made sense to put my first book out independently as well.”

Jamie Carie, (Snow Angel, Duchess and the Dragon) the 6 book deal author of the group, talked about the royalty confusion with a larger publisher and also the new stress of writing under a fast approaching deadline.

Ellen Tevault, a successful freelance and authors, gave us the editor’s point of view. As an editor for Gaylifestylemonthly.com and Loose-id, she was able to answer many of the questions when it came to submitting material and how it gets from the query stage to the printed (or electronic) page.

Debra Kemp, provided great information about print on demand (POD) publishers such as the one that publisher her The House of Pendragon series. Debra has made a real mark for herself and her book on the e-publishing side of things. Her first book The House of Pendragon: Book 1 The Firebrand won an Eppie for fiction available in an electronic form.

This was the first in a series of Round Table discussion for the Indy Writers’ Group. The group is planning to have discussions seasonally with topics voted on by the membership.

To become a member of IWG or for more information check out: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/indywritersgroup/