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Marco Island Writers
Who We Are
Established June, 2011
Mission Statement: To gather writers from all genres and skill levels to help one another improve their craft
by sharing information and inspiration regarding writing or publishing for fun or profit.
Motto: We are writers helping writers.
2014-15 Strategy:
Networking and support of our members in the craft of writing
Writing workshops – among ourselves & with writer coaches
Critique Sessions (Read and Recommend), Flash Fiction, Technology Tips
Annual AuthorFest -- writers helping writers to reach readers
WE HAVE MOVED !!!
Beginning in June, we will be meeting at the community center at Mackle Park.
1361 Andalusia Terrace. ( turn off Heathwood by the Marco library)
For the months of June and July, we will be meeting 6:30-8:30 p.m.
No Meeting in September
Beginning October 2018, we will be back to our normal hours of 6-8 p.m.
Contact Information:
2018 President: JoanneTailele
Email: marcoislandwritersinc@gmail.com
or webmaster, Joanne Tailele 239-784-2637
Email: joanne.tailele@gmail.com
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Writers Helping Writers
In late 1930s Britain, a young woman yearns for the exciting adventures that seem to be reserved exclusively for men. “Come visit me in India,” her friend Alexa writes, and Ursula Graham Bower does, unaware that Assam is where her dreams will come true.Flouting convention, she goes to live in the jungle-clad hills with reformed headhunters, the Zemi Nagas, where she finds fulfillment and a sense of purpose by recording their culture and providing much needed medical care. Her attempts to reconcile the distrustful Zemi with the British authorities are unsuccessful, until the 1942 Japanese invasion of Burma becomes the catalyst to heal the breach. The British Army recruits her into “V” Force as a guerilla. Leading a band of Naga scouts and a platoon of soldiers, she watches the border areas. The Japanese invade India and, with British lines twenty miles behind her, the danger increases. Fearing the authorities will make her leave if they contact her, and that the Nagas will fold if she goes, Ursula signals H.Q.: “Going forward to find the enemy. Send more rifles.” The Nagas remain loyal in the most dangerous circumstances, even being prepared to die with her. They put their trust in Ursula and the authorities and the authorities trust them, and they do not fail each other. The Zemi suspicion of the British Government dissolves.As the war moves into Burma, Ursula receives the Order of the British Empire Medal for her exploits. Lt. Colonel Betts, a “V” Force officer intrigued by the idea of a woman guerilla and seeking an unconventional wife, schemes to meet Ursula. She marries him, having found a man who loves her for living life on her own terms
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