Article: Many pens, but only one tale Local writers compose novel as a joint project.(Neighbor)(St. Charles/Wayne)

Byline: Rachel Baruch Yackley

How do a room full of writers get published? They pool their talents and write a book together.

It took five years and some might say a lot of blood, sweat and tears, but the St. Charles Writers Group has written, edited and published a novel, "Don't Die, Mr. Opal: Oklahoma Needs You" (Infinity Publishing).

The novel contains an exhilarating array of scenarios, based around a plane crash, with much of the setting centered on Chicago's O'Hare International Airport during a snowy winter.

This group, led by moderator Rick Holinger, has been gathering at the St. Charles Public Library for 10 years. New and ...

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