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Caroline Giammanco is an author and public school English
teacher. She grew up in Douglas County, Missouri and moved to Arizona to attend
the University of Arizona where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in
Political Science with an English minor. She lived in the West for twenty years
before returning to the Missouri Ozarks.
Her Westerns draw heavily on her love for the terrain and culture she developed while living in Arizona and New Mexico.
Caroline lives on her farm in Douglas County with her husband, Keith. She has two sons, two stepdaughters, and three adorable grandchildren.
Williams is a monthly columnist with Killer Nashville Magazine. He teaches criminology at the University of Arkansas, and he is a bestselling author on topics related to violence prevention and victimology. He and his family have settled in the Ozark Mountains, where they offer a haven for donkeys and horses who previously endured a rough life.
Krista Rolfzen Soukup is a literary publicist, marketing consultant and owner of Blue Cottage Agency, founded in 2009.
She has a passion for helping writers and authors successfully promote their work and establish their platform. Through her expert guidance, knowledge of the publishing industry and vast experience, she has successfully supported writers and authors across the country and Europe.
She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Marketing and has over 35 years of experience in sales, promotions, and marketing. Visit her website at BlueCottageAgency.com.
Join us at The Library Center on S. Campbell in the Auditorium. TIME: 10:30 for Business Meeting
11 for Speaker.
You cannot protect yourself until you learn to recognize the enemy and their tactics
He spent forty years in law enforcement, sixteen of them leading a major crimes unit. If you went dead in his city, your ghost now haunts the pages of his novels.
His recent books, Cold, Dark, and Silent and The Blockade Runners— draw from actual police cases. His next release, The Elite Watch, arrives soon.
Join Sleuths' Ink Saturday, Nov. 8th at the Library Center in Springfield, MO. We wll be in ROOM B for this month.
Time is 10:30
Congrats to from left to right. Margarite Stever, Lois Curran, Lynn Combs (seated in front) Shirley McCann, Micheal Lee, Venessa Ceresale, Ruth Weeks, and Jen Kennings.
Let's do this again next year.
If you've never attended this conference, we highly recommend coming next October when they will be celebrating their 60th year of OCW.
J.C. Fields is a multi-award-winning and Amazon best-selling author. Many of his fourteen published novels have been awarded numerous gold, silver and bronze medals in the Reader's Favorite International Book Awards contest.
Over the past several years, many of his numerous short stories have been featured on the YouTube Podcast Fear From the Heartland, a part of the Chilling Tales for Dark Night network.
After a decade as an independent author, he signed a publishing contract with Vinci Books. Vinci Books is a world-class publisher created to offer independent authors the best of self-published and traditional publishing.
His passion for helping new authors reach their dream of publishing is reflected in his activity with numerous area writing groups and serving on the boards for the Between the Pages Writers Conference and the Ozarks Creative Writers Conference.
He lives with his wife, Connie, in Southwest Missouri.
Join us July 12th at the Library Center on S. Campbell at 10:30
Clarissa Willis is an author, consultant, and professional developmental
Check out her published books on her website. https://clarissawillis.com/
Join us at The Library Center on S. Campbell
Time: 10:30
The key concept is how I've taken concepts from the entertainment world and applied them to being an author, ensuring I write
in a way that makes people want to read and promote my books.
Although what I will discuss applies to marketing, much of it also relates to writing choices in terms of capturing interest, pacing a story, appealing to emotion, making people "care" about what we share, meeting expectations, and not boring our readers.
I just completed and published my 15th novel, and my books are selling reasonably well. I still have a lot to learn, but it will be fun to discuss what I've learned so far.
David C. Reed is a retired veteran with 24 years experience in criminal investigation and specialized law enforcement training. he retired as the Chief, Major Crimes Unit from Metro.
In his second career as a Department of the Army instructor, writer, and analyst, he conducted courses in special tactics and policing management worldwide.
He continues to be a highly sought-out instructor of state and local police.
He has been published for over twenty years in official DoD publications and has written doctrine, policy, and college accredited curriculum since 1998.
As to his third career, his first published novel, "Cold, Dark, and Silent" was released in late 2024, and his second, "The Blockade Runners" is expected to be published in early 2025. Hopefully late March, but...you never know.
His third novel, "The Elite Watch" will be out late 2025.
Place: The Library Center, in the auditoriuim
Time: Saturday, March 8th at 10:30 AM
For those of you participating in JANO 2025, you won't want to miss our January meeting. Instead of meeting on the second Saturday of the month in January, we'll be teaming up with the Ozark Romance Authors to host the annual MEGA WRITE IN at the Library Center on S. Campbell January 4th from 10-4.
There's is a catered lunch (sub sandwiches) for those who want to eat there. You are also welcomed to go out to eat or bring your own. However if you do want to partake in the catered lunch, you'll need to pay $10 toward the meal. Here's the link to sign up. https://ozarksromance.com/mega-critique-writein
It costs nothing to participate in the MEGA WRITE IN, but we do like to have a head count.
Munchies and drinks available, but feel free to bring something along to share if you want to.
JJ Renek is the pen name, and alter ego, of retired physician Dr. Janna Trombold.
Since retiring, JJ has penned seven suspense novels, and a collection of short stories across various genres. When not writing, she enjoys reading, traveling, interior design, and keeping an eye on current events. Gardening, putting up pickles – blah, blah, blah – she lives in the ‘Show-Me State’, minus any wild pets, where she writes full-time, or pretends to.
Several of our members attended two national mystery conferences and conventions in August.
Janna Trombold attended Killer Nashville in Tennesee, while Susan Keene, Lois Curran, Tierney James and Shirley McCann attended Bouchercon, a mystery writers' convention.
If your thinking of attending one of these huge annual events, come and here what these people have to say about them.
Join us at The Library Center on S, Campbell at 10:30 in the Auditorium. You do not have to be a member to visit, but we hope you'll like us so much you won't want to miss another meeting.
The Bumber Shoots Writers Society will be speaking about Strength in numbers: Bringing creative people together to capitalize on the strengths of others.
Join us at McAlister's on W. Battlefield at 10:30 If staying for lunch, be sure and order ahead of time and have them deliver it to the writers group at 12:15.
Born and raised in the south, Linda Apple
As a result of Linda’s respect for her heritage, she also writes nonfiction to help others to preserve theirs. Her books, Writing Life and Writing from Your Soul are focused on people who do not consider themselves writers. She wrote these books to be unintimidating by making the chapters short and easy to understand. They are also full of ideas and tips
Marlon S. Hayes is a writer, essayist, poet, publisher and novelist from Chicago, Illinois. He is also a full-time truck driver, travel expert, and weekend grill master.
Marlon is a strong believer in not putting all of one’s eggs in the same basket, and his talk will be full of the lessons he’s learned along the way. He will also discuss his evolution as a writer, sharing the tips and tricks every scribe should have in their toolbox. Fighting one’s own doubts and insecurities is a common problem and finding one’s fearlessness is the best solution.
His work can be found on Amazon, and he can be followed at Marlon’s Writings on Facebook and at marlonshayes
Schyrlet Cameron- Schyrlet is half of the writing team CC Brown. CC Brown is the pseudonym adopted by the two sisters, Schyrlet Cameron and Kathy Brown. Growing up in the Ozarks their curiosity about the supernatural was sparked by their grandmother. As children, much of their time was spent on their grandparent’s farm, where she
If you're a Sleuths' Ink member, you won't want to miss this fun annual event.
Our members have been striving to write 50,000 words during the month of January.
We'll announce members' successes and award prizes at the February JANO party, however you MUST be a member in order to attend this fun event.
Check out the JANO page to see what it's all about. Maybe you'll decide to join Sleuths' Ink and be eligible to participate in 2025.
MEETINGS Sleuths' Ink meets the 2nd Saturday of each month at The Library Center on S. Campbell in Springfield, MO. The business meeting...
