September 14, 2021 Ray, Homer and Marla enjoy a pleasant evening during our September meetup. •The meeting was held on James’ birthday in his adorable backyard and it was a lovely night. Great food, great ambiance, great people. I’ll post pics at the end of the email ;) •James gave us a rundown of the online stuff. We have about 60 Word Addicts members total and 120 email subscribers. We have 2,000 Twitter followers, 80 Instagram Followers (better than 10 I guess haha!), and 600+ Facebook followers/friends. •A huge benefit for members is the online presence and promotion that we offer as a group. The requirements to receive these benefits are as follows: -Be local member -Write for the blog once a year -Contribute in some way to the yearly anthology •To get a book promoted (3 social media posts and an email), authors have to write a short article on a very narrow topic. We’ve thrown around the idea of doing a series of social media posts featuring short stories or the beginning