Bill Ellis
Karin Fuller
The grace of miracles, the
hidden pitfalls of tolerance,
the need for leadership and
commitment in a battered
world. . .
Welcome to the wisdom of
Bill Ellis.
The perils of motherhood, the
delinquency of cats, the
strange habits of the
free-range husband, and the
secret life of Barbie. . .
Welcome to the world of
Karin Fuller.
All classes are held in
the parking building conference center
at Charleston Newspapers, 1001 Virginia
Street East, Charleston.
(Free parking available starting at 6 PM on class nights in
the CN parking building.)

Call 304.744.4556 right now to sign up!
WE ALSO OFFER A VARIETY OF WRITING SERVICES:    

Mentoring  ~  Manuscript evaluation ~ Personalized writing instruction
We tailor our services to fit YOUR needs!
Conceptual Editing  ~  Copyediting  ~  Proofreading
OUR COLUMNISTS
Basic
Novel Writing

Six Thursdays
March 26-April 30
6:30-8:30 PM
Always wanted to write that novel?  
Need help getting started?
Let Geoff Fuller help you discover how!
And Starting April 15
"Best editor in the state!"
Patrick Conner,
Director/Editor,
West Virginia University Press
~ Announcing Our Two Newest Titles ~
230 pp. softback
$19.95
Rea of Hope
The Story of Betsy Fletcher Rea
by Sally Holliday
newspaper articles, letters written by Sally and
Betsy’s mother, and journal entries written by Betsy
herself, to weave the tale of one family’s battle
against polio, and in later years, alcoholism.

But Betsy wasn’t a quitter. She revived the
determination that helped her fight polio and used
it to defeat alcoholism. For the next 18 years, until
her death in 1999, Betsy devoted her life to
supporting others in their battles against addiction.
In 2005, the Rea of Hope Fellowship Home—
named in Betsy Rea’s honor—opened its doors in
Charleston, WV, to help women in West Virginia as
they recover from drug and alcohol addiction.
Also available through the author at
RR 4, Box 250
Hurricane, WV  25526.
Tales from Coalsmouth
Volume I of the Kanawha Chronicles
by Helen Margaret Bassitt
the colorful, energetic people who developed the area
as it grew from wilderness frontier to the thriving town
it had become by the early 1900s.  Tales of
Coalsmouth is the first of three volumes of the
Kanawha Chronicles, which tell of the people of the
Kanawha Valley and the generations to which they
gave rise.                                                       
200 pp. softback
$17.95
Polio was one of the
most dreaded childhood
diseases of the 20th
century in the United
States, crippling
thousands, mostly young
children. Such was the
case with Betsy Fletcher
Rae, who was stricken
with polio in 1940, when
she was just 9. Rea of
Hope is her story.
Written and compiled by
Sally Fletcher Holliday,
Betsy’s sister, Rea of
Hope skillfully combines
Sally’s own memories,
To know the story of St.
Albans, West Virginia, you
have to start in Culpeper,
Virginia.  In the 1700s, the
Reverend John Thompson
was minister of the St. Mark’
s Parish in the Culpeper
area.  The Reverend’s son,
Phillip Rootes Thomson, and
Philip’s wife, Sarah “Sallie”
Slaughter (both of them
pictured on the front cover,
above), traveled west and
became the first settlers of a
place called Coalsmouth.

Tales of Coalsmouth
recounts stories from the
early days of St. Albans and
ISBN: 978-0-9817056-0-6
Library of Congress number: 2008927685
ISBN: 978-0-9817056-1-3
Library of Congress number: 2008937956
To order, send title and number of copies desired, along with a check to cover list price plus
$1 per copy postage and handling to

 Evergreen Syndicate, LLC
1702 Massey Circle
South Charleston, WV  25303

Checks should be made payable to Geoff Fuller OR Evergreen Syndicate, LLC
    An award-winning author and the only person to win WV Arts Fellowships in all three prose categories
    (fiction, nonfiction, and memoir), Geoff Fuller can show you all you need to know to finally make your
    writing dream a reality.

    Six Thursday-night classes (March 26-April 30) focus on elements of novel-writing.  You can learn trade
    secrets that every author needs to know to write a successful novel people will line up to read:

  •  Learn how to turn notions into viable novels,
  •  Discover tricks to help you create memorable characters,
  •  Understand the elements that will help you construct gripping plots,
  •  Employ techniques that will help you craft realistic dialogue,
  •  Paint vivid scenes with your words by recognizing what to describe and what to leave out, and
  •  Develop an eye for crafting vigorous prose that will hold your readers' attention.

    In this course, you will be introduced to a number of valuable tools that will strengthen your novel as well
    as being useful in your other writing efforts.  With in-class writing exercises, by the time you have
    completed the course, your novel will be well underway!

    Whether you've never written a novel before or have already started your novel but need help
    getting it back on track, this class is for you!

    Only $145
Sign up now.        
Classes fill fast and class size is limited.
Be one of the first five people to sign up and receive a $20 discount!
Write the Story of Your Life!
In five Tuesday-night classes, students will learn how to turn memories
into stories and compile the stories into a manuscript,
for yourself, for your family, and for publication!  

More details in this space soon.
Note to class participants only:  In the past, many students have asked for extra critique, guidance, and mentoring.  
We are pleased to offer it this year.  For an extra $35, you can have a personal, one-on-one session--an over $100
value--that includes detailed critique of your manuscript, advice about the plans for your novel, and suggestions for
further work.
  
Call 304.744.4556 to sign up for classes,
arrange for editing or mentoring services,
or to purchase one of our titles.