Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group (GLVWG)
Regular Meeting - Board Meeting - Morning Program
Live at Palmer Library and via Zoom
May 17, 2025
Any person under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or guardian to attend this
or any other GLVWG event.
Beverage and Snacks
9:00 - 10:00 Board Meeting - Zoom Opens 8:50
10:00 - 10:50 Membership meeting: Success Stories, Introduction of new members, Officer reports, Officer Nominations for 2025-26
Reading of Board Member Candidates for 2025-2026.
- WE STILL NEED VOLUNTEERS TO RUN FOR OFFICE. The slate of officers for the June election needs to be compiled and announced ASAP. Phil Guinta has graciously agreed to serve as our nominations chair, so if you want to run for office or have suggestions of who should, please contact Phil or Angel.
- So far: PRESIDENT: open - VICE PRESIDENT: Jess Weixler-Landis - TREASURER: Marissa Koons - SECRETARY: Elizabeth Nguyen - MEMBER REP 1: Laurel Wenson - MEMBER REP 2: Thomas Terraforte
- For those who may be uncertain, the PRESIDENT maintains the agendas, runs the meeting, gets to talk a lot, but only votes in the case where the board has a tie.
11:00 - 12:00 Morning Program, Donna Brennan:
Pacing: Keeping Your Reader Engaged:
Good narrative pacing controls tension, flow, and atmosphere in a story, affecting reader experience and keeping them turning pages. In this session, we will discuss techniques to control the pace and learn tips to improve the overall flow of your story starting at page one and continuing to the end.
Morning Live at Palmer Library and via Zoom
Zoomlink to Regular Meetings and Morning Session, No registration needed:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86245521370?pwd=xk9Dv5nUEZe3wFJ2nZiSHUmYtobpRv.1
Meeting ID: 862 4552 1370
Passcode: 428384
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Afternoon Workshop
You must register to attend this Afternoon Workshop:
Register Here
1:30 - 3:00
Donna Brennan: The Emotional Roller Coaster: Taking Your Reader for A Ride
Not all roller coasters move at break-neck speed. But depending on their intended audience, they provide enough dips and turns to provide an exciting (yet pleasant) experience for the rider and doesn't let them get bored. Our books should do the same thing: building tension, providing a thrill, and allowing time to recover before ratcheting up the tension some more. Readers should not want to step out of the book in the middle any more than a rider should want to step off a roller coaster before the ride is over.
Building on what we covered in the morning, this interactive session will have many examples of pacing that works well and some examples where the pacing is not engaging enough. We will look to understand why it works well and why it doesn't. And when it doesn't work well, we'll brainstorm ways to improve it.
You must register to attend this Afternoon Workshop: Register Here
Members Free. Non-members, $15 via Accupay.
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