Since 2000, I've been a member of Lake Writers (a division of the Smith Mountain Arts Council). In 2005 and again in 2006, I was entries' coordinator for the Lake Writers Essay Contest for Young People. Lake Writers meets from 10 AM until noon on the second and fourth Fridays of each month at the Moneta-Smith Mountain Lake Library in Moneta, Virginia. Most of us are retirees, but anyone interested in writing is welcome to join us. Jim Morrison is our group leader.

Click the pencil to visit the Lake Writers site.

Many of us in Lake Writers have produced books.

Sally Roseveare's Smith Mountain Lake murder mystery, Secrets at Spawning Run, is available from Infinity Publishing and from the author. It's also available at the General Store in Hardy, White House Store in Huddleston, Givens Books in Lynchburg, and other shops in the Smith Mountain Lake area. If you live at Smith Mountain Lake, this is a must-read mystery! Sally workshopped her book through the Lake Writers' group, and I am pleased to have had a hand in providing editorial assistance. Click on the book cover to go to Sally's web site.
Marion Higgins' collection of humorous essays, When Men Move to the Basement, is available from Infinity Publishing. Fellow Lake Writer Bruce Rae did the cover and illustrated the essays. Locally, her book is for sale at Ram's Head in Roanoke, the General Store at Westlake, and other area gift shops. To visit Marion's website, click the cover.
James W. Morrison, leader of Lake Writers, former president of the Virginia Writers Club, and incoming president of the Valley Writers Chapter of the VWC, self-published Bedford Goes to War. The book has sold out of its first printing and is now in the second printing. It's for sale in the gift shop of the D-Day Memorial in Bedford, VA, the Blue Lady in Rocky Mount, and various shops in the Smith Mountain lake area. Click on the cover for info on how to order Bedford Goes to War.
Nancy R. Fitzgerald has published three books: Also Present, Postcards From the Dock, and More Postcards from the Dock. Also Present: Stories of an American Family is a family genealogy book that "reflects both a universal and particular characteristic of one family's journey that runs through the history of a Europe torn by religious and imperial wars to the settlement, birth, and growth of the United States. . . ." Postcards From the Dock and More Postcards from the Dock are collections of Fitzgerald's "Out of Bounds" columns that originally appeared in the Smith Mountain Eagle. All her books are available from Infinity Publishing, amazon.com, bn.com, and from her.
Franz X. Beisser, III, not only self-published his book, A Time and a Place: The Making of an Immigrant, he also self-printed it at his printing company. His book contains 130 stories of his growing up in Germany and coming to America. Click on the book cover to go to Franz's web site and to order the book.

I'm the self-proclaimed "writer-in-residence" for home-schooled students in Franklin County. I meet with interested home-schoolers and their parents at 9:00 a.m. on second Wednesdays at the Franklin County Library in downtown Rocky Mount.

I'm 2007 vice-president of the Valley Writers Chapter of the Virginia Writers club. We meet at 6:30 p.m. on 1st and 3rd Thursdays at St. Thomas of Canterbury Anglican Church in Roanoke.

Click the pencil for the Valley Writers website.