Michael Alvarez
February 8th at 10:00 AM
AMW Member, Author & Writing Instructor Michael Alvarez Spills
Our speaker for this month's writing workshop is planning to share writing advice he's gained from his years as an author and writing instructor. He's planning a casual format, on a variety of topics.
Topics will include:
- How we created rules for grammar and punctuation, and how they helped us to improve our overall communication.
- Choosing a good story or book title makes all the difference.
- AI and how we can use it to help with our writing.
- Why my years as a writing instructor helped to make me a better writer.
There will be time for questions, so get yours ready!
About our speaker:
Michael Alvarez is a native Arizonan. He has written and published numerous short stories, essays, poems, and articles on writing.
His stories and articles have appeared in The Arizona Daily Star and "Writer's Digest." His award-winning short story, “The Human Element,” was included in the 1994 anthology, Computer Legends, Lies, and Lore.
Published books include The Last Place God Made, Deliver Us from Evil, Kino’s Gold, and Mamas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Writers (a nonfiction book about writers and the writing life).
Mike is a member of the Arizona Mystery Writers. He lives in Tucson, Arizona, and serves as adjunct faculty writing instructor at Pima Community College.
The meeting will run from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., with time for catching up from 11:30 to noon. For a map and detailed instructions on how to find RM 325 at L Offices on River/Campbell, check our site.
The fee is $10 for members, $15 for nonmembers. You may pay via Paypal or Zelle sent to amwtreasurer@gmail.com, or at the door with cash or check.
YOU MAY PAY YOUR DUES FOR 2025 AT THE MEETING OR ONLINE.
Bring some cash and participate in our book raffle, another way we cover the space rental costs.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS MEETING WILL NOT BE RECORDED OR ON ZOOM. (Our technical guru has a conflict that day.)
COOL NEW VIDEO ABOUT ARIZONA MYSTERY WRITERS!
We're grateful to Andy Mahan for his work creating videos of past meetings. Recently he has created a new video that describes our club and what we do. It is terrific. No password needed.
Take a look here: https://vimeo.com/1050297351
