Writers Groups are helpful for all writers. Here are links to two groups with which I am associated. Search your own geographic area for groups.
Here are links to the websites of the publishers of my books.
University of Missouri Press:
McFarland Publishing:
Visit my Amazon author page:
https://www.amazon.com/author/johncfisher
Attending writers conferences is another way of neworking. It gives the opportunity to meet both writers and editors. Heartland Writers Guild and Sotheast Missouri Writers' Guild jointly sponsor a one-day writing conference in Cape Girardeau , Missouri in July. The following link will take you to the confer ence website which has complete conference information including online registration.
http://allwritenowmo.wix.com/allwritenow
I am an active member of the Missouri Folklore Society which is devoted to the collection, preservation, and study of folklore including folk music. The MFS hosts an annual conference in November.
http://missourifolkloresociety.truman.edu
The Missouri Board on Georgraphic Names oversees the naming and renaming of geographic features within the State of Missouri; provides uniformity in geographic nomenclature throughout the state; and retains the expressed historic and cultural significance names associated with Missouri's geography. I have the honor of serving as a member of this board.
http://sos.mo.gov/archives/about/geographic.asp
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