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March 2020 Agenda

March 10, 2020
6:30 P.M.
At the Fountain Green General Store, 84 S. State Street

ASSIGNMENTS DUE:

  • Rough drafts for the 2020 anthology are due
  • Short bio is due for each group member
  • NOTE: If you haven't prepared a rough draft for this year's anthology, PLEASE COME!  There is a lot to learn and a lot to do if you want to write. You can be writing stories for online content, or articles, essays, whatever you like.  So please come!
1. Welcome
2. Orders of business: 
  • February meeting minutes.
  • Bios are due
  • Hard cutoff on the anthology submissions are tonight.
    3. Planning Meeting.  
    • Logo
    • New Mission Statement
    • Assign editors/critics for biographies. 
      • Bios need to be fun, a little out there, 3-4 sentences and full of energy.
    • Photos: Decide on day/clothing/background
      • James's proposal: 
        • Day: Not day! Midnight. With candles.
        • Clothing: 16th Century Dutch business casual
        • Background: That scene from The Shining with Jack sitting in the snow, frozen solid.
        • Totally kidding.  Carry on...
    • Monthly blog topics
      • We will pick 12 blog topics from the list or a specific topic that someone wants to contribute, and everyone will sign up for 1-2 topics. Months of the year will be assigned to each topic.
      • Topic essays are due on the 11th of their assigned months. Essays will be edited.
    • Group social media accounts.
    4. Lesson: Marketing
    • Social Media: Jenna, Cortney and Amy J.
    4. Roundtable

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