Sisters in Crime/Hawaii Chapter on O’ahu enthusiastically participated in the Makiki
Community Library 40th Anniversary Celebration, September 17 and 18,
2016. As a volunteer-run library, they are dependent on donations. They also sponsor SinC/Hawaii
monthly meetings. For these reasons, we were eager to support their fundraiser.
During the library’s big used-book sale, SinC/Hawaii members presented round-table
discussions focused on the art and craft of writing. SinC members introduced fresh
topics each hour during the celebration. Library patrons were encouraged to
join in the discussions.
SATURDAY September 17, 2016
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| SinC/Hawaii set-up for Makiki Community Library 40th Anniversary Celebration  |
On Saturday, Kent Reinker (Alain Gunn) covered Writing Beyond Your Own Experiences: Imagination or Research?
Lizbeth Hartz opened a discussion session with the topic
Fictionalized Memoir vs
Memoir base on True Story.
Vicki White covered Researching a Story Setting.
Gail Baugniet discussed the topic of Writing the First Draft and her participation in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) each November.
(Watch for future posts covering these topics in further detail.)
Authors . . . never at a loss for words!
Researching a Story Setting
discussion led by
Vicki White (D.V. Whyte)
Makiki Library Board Members, President Wendy Maxwell and Della Au Belatti
lighting candles on the 40th Anniversary Celebration cupcakes for the kids!!!
Special Spinning Wheel game for the kids to win lots of donated prizes!
One boy had so much fun he returned with his coin jar and proceeded to dole out money to his friends to pay for a chance to spin the wheel and win a prize.
Makiki Library Board Members Johnny and Linda Prado "manning" the Spinning Wheel game and keeping the table refreshed with enticing prizes for the neighborhood children.
Sunday, September 18, 2016
Rose Mary Thompson opened the day's celebration with
a discussion about Research,
and shared stories about her personal research projects.
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| Dawn Casey fielded questions on the topic of Historical Creative Non-Fiction along with writing memoirs. |
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| Larry Mild sharing information about writing in the mystery genre |
To round out the two-day celebration,
before the Fairy Grandmother arrived
with magic and fun
for the keiki (children),
Rosemary and Larry Mild presented
“A
Quickie Exploration of the Mystery.”
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| Interrupting with C - A - K - E . . . NO PROBLEM! Makiki Library Board Member Julie Wo sharing birthday cake for Board Member Harold Burger |
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| CELEBRATING THE MAKIKI LIBRARY 40 ANNIVERSARY!! |
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| MAHALO, LESLIE
Sisters in Crime/Hawaii meets the third Wednesday of the month at Makiki Library, 6-8pm. Please check the "Meetings and Events" page on this site for the most up-to-date information.
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