Stillwater Writers Group to Host Neil Mavis, a Tulsa, Oklahoma author of Deorbit the Space Shuttle: Stem Cell Rescue

Mr. Mavis will discuss the storyboarding process that lead to creating the book, and also the process of publishing a fiction novel. The meeting is open to any writer interested in writing or getting published.

(PRWEB) February 12, 2005 -- ... blood spraying the white cabin walls of Space Shuttle Atlantis flashed across television screens worldwide" begins this near-future techno-thriller, a provocative novel by Neil Mavis that dramatizes the terrifying possibilities of a space shuttle rescue mission gone awry. The novel highlights the Achilles heel of the NASA space shuttle fleet. (Heuristic Publishing; Publication Date: June 30, 2005; $16.95 ISBN 0-9763863-0-5). Space shuttle Atlantis is stranded when the Achilles heel of the space shuttle - a single point of failure - has been damaged." Mavis verified the shuttles Achilles heel during discussions with a NASA space shuttle commander. The author has made available free reading of the first seven chapters at http://www.deorbit.com/

The Stillwater Writers Group holds meetings every month of the year (except December) on the third Saturday. They are held at the Citizens State Bank at Country Club Road and Highway 51 west of Stillwater at 1:00 PM. Visitors are always welcome. Entry is at the SW corner of the building. Mr. Mavis will speak Saturday, February 19th from 1 PM to 2:30 PM. A book signing at Hastings at 316 North Main Street will follow from 3:30PM to 5:30PM.

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