Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Novel Group
Mary Ames will be facilitating the Novelists Group. Please let me know if you would like to join. It will be limited to five members. If there are more than five interested, we will create two groups.
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Post Meeting Wrap-up
I'm not a very good writer, but I'm an excellent rewriter. ~James Michener
Hello Writers,
As always, I return from Writer's Cafe refreshed and inspired! We had a small group today. Benjamin, Mary, and a new member, a young woman who recently graduated college named Devyn.
Mary brought her novel in progress about an African-American pilot in the 1940's. She is refining it, and a beautiful structure is shining through. Devyn is also working on a historical fiction piece set in the 1600's about a young women forced by circumstance to turn to prostitution. The chapter she read us was full of vibrant well thought out characters. I am excited to see where this goes. Benjamin had a busy month and just came to connect. I brought a first draft of a first chapter of a novel I am working on. In the words of Anne Lamott, a truly "**itty first draft". I received some tough love, and am excited to get back to it and input some suggestions.
Mary Ames has graciously offered to facilitate the "Novelist's Cafe". If you have a longer piece of fiction, 50,000 words or more, and would like to meet in a smaller group, let me know, and I will forward your email to Mary. I will be part of this group. I would like to remind you that if you cannot make it to Writer's Cafe on the second Saturday of the month, and have things you would like critiqued, remember there is an online critique group. If you have any questions or comments please email me, or click on the "comments" button directly under this post. I love hearing from my writers. Let me know what you are doing, contests you have entered, pieces that have been published, or anything you are proud of.
Bethany
Hello Writers,
As always, I return from Writer's Cafe refreshed and inspired! We had a small group today. Benjamin, Mary, and a new member, a young woman who recently graduated college named Devyn.
Mary brought her novel in progress about an African-American pilot in the 1940's. She is refining it, and a beautiful structure is shining through. Devyn is also working on a historical fiction piece set in the 1600's about a young women forced by circumstance to turn to prostitution. The chapter she read us was full of vibrant well thought out characters. I am excited to see where this goes. Benjamin had a busy month and just came to connect. I brought a first draft of a first chapter of a novel I am working on. In the words of Anne Lamott, a truly "**itty first draft". I received some tough love, and am excited to get back to it and input some suggestions.
Mary Ames has graciously offered to facilitate the "Novelist's Cafe". If you have a longer piece of fiction, 50,000 words or more, and would like to meet in a smaller group, let me know, and I will forward your email to Mary. I will be part of this group. I would like to remind you that if you cannot make it to Writer's Cafe on the second Saturday of the month, and have things you would like critiqued, remember there is an online critique group. If you have any questions or comments please email me, or click on the "comments" button directly under this post. I love hearing from my writers. Let me know what you are doing, contests you have entered, pieces that have been published, or anything you are proud of.
Bethany
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