March 15, 2013
Hello, writers,
Our heartfelt sympathy goes out to Karen Davis, whose daughter passed away. Karen and her family are in our thoughts and
prayers.
Thirteen writers met at the Callahan library Tuesday evening,
March 12. Many writers brought in pieces
and potential markets for their pieces.
There was no prompt.
Richard N. and Suzanna D. joined us. Welcome to the group!
Here’s what happened…
We started the workshop with a choice of warm-up exercises. I’ll list them here in case you want to do
them at home:
Choose one of the following prompts and
write for ten minutes:
1.
Magnets
2.
First kiss
3.
Your experience with fishing
4.
A free-write on anything
After a few members read their warm-ups, we introduced ourselves,
shared information and told others the results of our assignment.
Good News and
Information Exchange…
CCWW is planning a
Publication Party for Tuesday, April
16. In addition to eating yummy food, we’re preparing at least one publication-ready
piece for submission to a magazine, a newspaper, a contest, an agent or a
publisher. Of course, it’s up to CCWW members to figure out the submission
guidelines for the chosen publication-some ask for query letters while others
ask for sample pages. Members are
encouraged to submit more than one piece!
Overview of assignments/critiques...
Karen D. began by
reading a piece on her daughter. Thank
you for sharing a little bit of her life with us, Karen. Robert
O. is still working on choosing a piece to submit at the Publication Party
in April. Lori L. then shared a first-person realization piece. Her use of the story of Elisha and the oil
worked well.
Richard N. then
read shared his “fishing” warm-up. His
skillful use of short questions and answers worked. Connie
W. then read a piece about an archaeologist. She said her piece was about Lilith. Heather
then shared another installment in the “Big Joe” saga. In this segment, we learned Joe is living
with his sister in Jacksonville, and he dislikes hardware stores.
Suzanna D. then
read a piece based on the River Styx. Her
use of second person pronouns worked. Cameron S. then read a continuation of
an earlier piece. Members commented her
twist at the end worked well. Lisa C. then read “Dream Crushers,” a
poem. Her piece showed the value of
creativity and what can happen if it’s snuffed out.
Shirley A. then
shared her rap about the Bear Family.
She is researching markets and is considering submitting to Highlights.
Michele N. then shared her online dating piece. Members said her piece really worked. Connie
K. then shared her status. She is
considering submitting her “prison” piece to a Christian magazine. (I) Nancy
B. then shared my status. I’ve
picked a 2500-word feature on a Callahan woman who beat cancer, but I don’t
know where I’ll submit it yet.
Wonderful work, everyone!
Links of interest…
Writing Contests
Here’s a site chock full of writing contests…
Romance Markets
Write romance? Check
out these markets…
Database of Writers’ Guidelines
Lots of great information here…
Assignment for March
19…
Our prompt is…fire
extinguisher. You’re free to write
in any genre you like (drama, non-fiction, poetry or fiction). While there is no length requirement, you’ll
want to share a piece that takes no longer than ten minutes to read aloud.
Until Tuesday, March 19, happy writing!
~Nancy
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