HODFW

craft program

  • August 2025 Meeting & Presentation

    EDITING YOUR NOVEL: skeleton blurbs, story arc scenes, and scene blurbs with Brandi Badgett Brandi Badgett, a wife of a rocket scientist and mother of 5. Plus there’s the cat that allows me to feed him and pet him sometimes.… Continue reading

  • May 2025 Meeting and Presentation

    Presentation: Plotting for Real Life Description: If you’ve ever felt bogged down by creating a detailed plot structure, this workshop is designed to help you plot for success rather than burnout. We’ll discuss different plotting methods while also giving space… Continue reading

  • October 2024 Meeting & Program

    PROGRAM: So You’ve Finished a Novel, Now What?Leslie ScottDecatur Public LibraryOctober 12, 2024 So You’ve Finished a Novel, Now What? is a blueprint for the hybrid author. From climbing over the mountain of slush to stand out to traditional publishing… Continue reading

  • July 2024 Meeting & Program

    Presentation: Writing Spinoff Series That Sell: Or how I accidentally fell into writing spinoffs because I hate change NYT and USAT bestselling author Lynn Raye Harris hates buying new cars, software updates that take forever and change how everything looks,… Continue reading

  • June 8: Readers & Writers Jubilee

    The Readers & Writers Jubilee on June 8 at the Decatur Public Library (Alabama) partnering with the HEART OF DIXIE FICTION WRITERS! This year’s featured author will be Dean James, who writes mysteries under the pseudonyms Miranda James, Honor Hartman and… Continue reading