February 8, 2014
Hello, writers,
Has anyone ever written a
100-word story? It’s fun. Here’s one I started a little while ago. I know it’s
not quite a story yet, but it is exactly 100 words…
100-word story
Annabelle cursed her curling iron, though the day’s humidity caused
her hair’s unruliness. Zack’s phone call the night before entered her mind like
a stone sinking into a placid lake. Zack accepted the job offer, and he’d be
moving to the West Coast in three weeks. Did she want to join him?
She did, but she always kept
options open. How could she remove the habits she wore like a familiar sweat
suit?
Gazing at her hair in the
mirror, Annabelle rubbed gel in her hands. She smoothed the frizz and saw her
curls form moist ringlets atop her head.
Please consider writing your
own 100-word story to share with us Tuesday night.
Here’s a recap of Tuesday’s
workshop led by moderator, Michele N. Thanks
for running the workshop, Michele!
Warm-ups
Choosing from prompts below,
we all completed a writing warm-up.
1. Brass
2. What you want to be when you grow up…
3. Nurses
4. Spin cycles
After a few of us shared our
warm-ups, we introduced ourselves, shared good news and started our critique
session.
Partial Critique overview from February 4 CCWW
Kaitlyn S. started
the session reading Cameron S.’s piece.
(Cameron auditioned for the creative writing program at Douglas Anderson School
of the Arts Tuesday night). Featuring characters named Tara and Storm,
Cameron’s piece created suspense through description and personification. Robert O. then shared a continuation of
his script/screenplay. CCWW members said his dialogue flowed well and his scene
built suspense. Richard N. then read
another installment of his novel. Members complimented his imagery and pacing.
Kaitlyn S. continued
by reading a continuation of a piece she started last week featuring a girl
named Bethany. Members said Kaitlyn contrasted the peaceful lake and the dark
figure well. James B. then read a
reflection piece. Members said the honesty and voice in his piece worked well. Thomas E. then shared a continuation of
his hospital piece featuring Mr. Larson and a woman named Mia. Members praised his figurative language
(i.e. “school of fish in lobby”) and his pacing. I, Nancy B., continued by reading a prompt-based poem called
“Gesture King.”Members said connecting
colors to emotions worked well.
Since I left early, I have no
notes beyond this point. Michele N. has graciously agreed to fill in this part soon.
Thanks, Michele!
Links of Interest
Want to write greeting cards? Then read this ad from
Florida Freelance Writers Association:
Blue Mountain Arts is once
again interested in reviewing writings suitable for publication on greeting
cards. We are looking for highly original and creative submissions on
friendship, family, special occasions, positive living, and other topics one
person might want to share with another person. Submissions may also be
considered for inclusion in book anthologies. We pay $300 per poem for all
rights to publish it on a greeting card and $50 if your poem is used only in an
anthology. To request a copy of our writer's guidelines (which include
contact/submission information), please send a blank e-mail to writings@sps.com with "Send Me
Guidelines" in the subject line, or write us at: Blue Mountain Arts, Inc.
Editorial Department, PO Box 1007 Boulder, CO 80306.
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Anybody have a book or story ready to submit to a
publisher?
Port Yonder Press is
accepting submissions throughout the month of February.
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Up for a contest? Just in case, we’ll keep this
listing up one more week:
2014 Annual Writers-Editors
International Writing Competition has several categories to enter from novel
chapters to poetry. Deadline is March 15. A recent winner of this contest
scored a multi-book contract with a publisher!
Prompts for Tuesday, Feb. 11
The first prompt is Yellowstone. The second prompt is on an airplane. You’re free to write in
any genre you like (fiction, drama, non-fiction, poetry, etc.). If you’d like
to bring a WIP (work-in-progress), please do.
Please keep pieces to 1500
words or less and bring copies if you can.
See you Tuesday at The Sweet
Spot!
~Nancy B.
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