Present: Anne Spry, Max Dunavan, Craig Battrick, Duane Johnson, Duane Herrmann, Connie Michaelis, Glory and Reaona Hemmingway, Carol Yoho, Fred Applehantz, Aimee Gross, Roger Droz, Audrey Bosley, and Ruth Maus.
President Spry brought the meeting together at 1:02 P.M. and welcomed those in attendance.
Program: First on our agenda was Craig Battrick, a professional audio reader, writer and editor presenting on the the pros, cons and considerations on narrating your own audiobooks. He narrated a slide presentation and discussed the topic in some depth. (The slides are available by requesting copies from Anne Spry). Issues to consider included your purpose, market, stamina and talent, technical skills, recording studios, and much more. Anne recorded the presentation and there will be a link on the district one web page and newsletter. The program closed with a question and answer session.
Thank you Mr. Battrick for your enlightening presentation on audiobook recordings.
Business Meeting: We identified a new D-1 member, Krystal Yeagon. Welcome Krystal!
Secretary’s Report by Max Dunavan was included in the newsletter and is posted on the district one section of Kansas Authors Club web page. A motion was made to approve the report. The report was moved, seconded (Ruth and Aimee) and passed by a majority vote, as submitted.
Treasurer’s Report by Reaona Hemmingway was provided verbally. A motion was made to approve the report. The report was moved, seconded (by Max and Ruth) and approved by majority vote. We began the month with $3716.10 and ended with $3916.10.
Membership and Marketing Committee (M and M): Ruth provided an overview of the committee’s efforts since the last meeting. Jan Stotts and Max Dunavan provided a writers presentation at the Oscaloosa Library.
M and M met to iron out the convention budget, set pricing and discuss fundraising initiatives on several occasions and will be presenting that to the state planning group Monday morning, July 21. The M and M committee will also meet at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday morning by Zoom to move the work on advertising sales and polish the convention program. Within a few days the online convention “all in one” registration will be available. We are pleased that the structure has now been put in place. If members and others want to advertise their writings, companies, and/or services, there are now very reasonably priced ($25) ads available.Ad proceeds will be used to help fund the convention. Please consider supporting the convention through an ad.
New Business: District One has a new Facebook page “Authors of NE Kansas”. This page will eventually be a second place for the public to locate information about District One and permit us to use Facebook opportunities to share our recorded programs, an open mic and holiday programs to the national/international communities.
Check the Kansas Authors Club website to register for the Tuesday evening guest author presentations. Ruth Maus again provided an impromptu tutorial to assist members to locate and sign up for the member news links.. The link automatically sends out Kansas Authors Club (KAC) news and member opportunities vis email.
District One thanks our many volunteers and officers for the endless hours they put into making our club and our world a better place. We especially appreciate the time that Anne has spent putting together our beautiful newsletter. We have gotten some exposure from the last two First Friday Art Walk booths. If member authors want to make sales at those selling opportunities, please contact Anne or Ruth to volunteer at the booth and help us talk to people about Kansas Authors Club.
Several of the D-1 authors have new recently published poems and announced book releases. Let us celebrate with them..Fred Applehantz is publishing a piece about nature and forests in the Tennessee Journal, Duane Herrmann has just published six poems in Hawai’i Review (note those in the district one newsletter and on the state web page,)Roger Droz has published a memoir article in Our Iowa, and Aimee Gross is now releasing the second book in her trilogy on Monday. Congratulations to ALL of our published writers
The meeting ended at three and the next district one general membership zoom is scheduled for July 17at 1:00 p.m. Watch for the link that Anne sends out.
President Spry brought the meeting together at 1:02 P.M. and welcomed those in attendance.
Program: First on our agenda was Craig Battrick, a professional audio reader, writer and editor presenting on the the pros, cons and considerations on narrating your own audiobooks. He narrated a slide presentation and discussed the topic in some depth. (The slides are available by requesting copies from Anne Spry). Issues to consider included your purpose, market, stamina and talent, technical skills, recording studios, and much more. Anne recorded the presentation and there will be a link on the district one web page and newsletter. The program closed with a question and answer session.
Thank you Mr. Battrick for your enlightening presentation on audiobook recordings.
Business Meeting: We identified a new D-1 member, Krystal Yeagon. Welcome Krystal!
Secretary’s Report by Max Dunavan was included in the newsletter and is posted on the district one section of Kansas Authors Club web page. A motion was made to approve the report. The report was moved, seconded (Ruth and Aimee) and passed by a majority vote, as submitted.
Treasurer’s Report by Reaona Hemmingway was provided verbally. A motion was made to approve the report. The report was moved, seconded (by Max and Ruth) and approved by majority vote. We began the month with $3716.10 and ended with $3916.10.
Membership and Marketing Committee (M and M): Ruth provided an overview of the committee’s efforts since the last meeting. Jan Stotts and Max Dunavan provided a writers presentation at the Oscaloosa Library.
M and M met to iron out the convention budget, set pricing and discuss fundraising initiatives on several occasions and will be presenting that to the state planning group Monday morning, July 21. The M and M committee will also meet at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday morning by Zoom to move the work on advertising sales and polish the convention program. Within a few days the online convention “all in one” registration will be available. We are pleased that the structure has now been put in place. If members and others want to advertise their writings, companies, and/or services, there are now very reasonably priced ($25) ads available.Ad proceeds will be used to help fund the convention. Please consider supporting the convention through an ad.
New Business: District One has a new Facebook page “Authors of NE Kansas”. This page will eventually be a second place for the public to locate information about District One and permit us to use Facebook opportunities to share our recorded programs, an open mic and holiday programs to the national/international communities.
Check the Kansas Authors Club website to register for the Tuesday evening guest author presentations. Ruth Maus again provided an impromptu tutorial to assist members to locate and sign up for the member news links.. The link automatically sends out Kansas Authors Club (KAC) news and member opportunities vis email.
District One thanks our many volunteers and officers for the endless hours they put into making our club and our world a better place. We especially appreciate the time that Anne has spent putting together our beautiful newsletter. We have gotten some exposure from the last two First Friday Art Walk booths. If member authors want to make sales at those selling opportunities, please contact Anne or Ruth to volunteer at the booth and help us talk to people about Kansas Authors Club.
Several of the D-1 authors have new recently published poems and announced book releases. Let us celebrate with them..Fred Applehantz is publishing a piece about nature and forests in the Tennessee Journal, Duane Herrmann has just published six poems in Hawai’i Review (note those in the district one newsletter and on the state web page,)Roger Droz has published a memoir article in Our Iowa, and Aimee Gross is now releasing the second book in her trilogy on Monday. Congratulations to ALL of our published writers
The meeting ended at three and the next district one general membership zoom is scheduled for July 17at 1:00 p.m. Watch for the link that Anne sends out.