President's Corner

MARCH 2006

NTRWA President, Sherry Davis

February gave us every kind of weather imaginable, but ended on a beautiful warm spring day, which means . . . Spring is almost here! I, for one, was happy to see the sun break through the clouds. I hope you all had a chance to bask in the near-eighty degree weather while it lasted.

Thanks to all who braved the icy, rainy weather and ventured forth to the February meeting. Lori Wilde gave a great power-point workshop on what makes a premise a high concept. She also graciously donated several of her books to those who attended. Big thanks, Lori! I have a few handouts left over. If anyone is interested, please contact me.

Thanks also to volunteers Patricia Vermeire, Andrea Geist and Ron Campbell who conducted the annual audit of the chapter’s financial books. NT’s accounts are in good standing and we have a healthy bottom line to conduct chapter business. If anyone is interested in the report, please contact me.

Thanks should also go to our Webmistress, Angi Platt. Our website is professional, informative and inviting. Check out the new pages PROlific and the Scrapbook. Also, Shelley Bradley has agreed to do a monthly column, Dear Shelley, a beyond the myths and rumors look at the writing industry.

Congratulations to every one who wrote and edited pages, completed or submitted a manuscript.  Getting down the words is what it’s all about but, that said, don’t forget to goof off. Take your own Spring Break and fill up the well of creativity with some well-deserved down time. Reconnect with the writer who started out with their head in the clouds, dreaming up stories about what if . . .