October 5, 2015
Hello, writers,
We had wonderful CCWW
sessions on Tuesday, Sept. 15 and Tuesday, Sept. 22. Below, you’ll see recaps
of these two sessions respectively.
Last week, I posted a recap
of what I thought was the Sept. 8 session. In reality, I posted the recap of
the Sept. 15 session but mislabeled it the Sept. 8 session. Please forgive my
mistake. I have corrected the blog post with the Sept. 8 recap.
Without further ado, here are
the recaps of our last two workshops during our first fall session.
Recap of September 15 CCWW
Ines R. started the session with the third chapter of her mermaid piece.
Members complimented her descriptions (“her voice strangled by sorrow” and “the
wisdom of the ocean”) as well as the balance she achieved between narration and
dialogue. Elaine H. then read a
continuation of her young adult novel. Members really enjoyed her descriptions
(“skin the color of rich cream”) as well as the historical context of the
piece. Irina R. then shared a
continuation of her sci-fi speculative fiction piece. Members complimented
Irina’s pacing because it kept readers/listeners engaged.
Connie W.
then read another segment of her “Hemp Rope” piece. Members complimented her
characterization of Joshua and Mr. Rice as well as her use of the peach
metaphor. Danielle T. then shared a
prompt-based poem (“engaged”). Members enjoyed her tips on how to have a
successful marriage! I, Nancy B.,
then shared a continuation of my dictionary story. Members said my descriptions
and characterization worked well.
Ashley T.
then shared chapter 4 of her ongoing story featuring Julie and Mason. Members
complimented her plot and her settings. Lisa
C. then read a prompt-based poem (lemons). As usual, members loved her poem
and complimented the whole piece!
Excellent work, everyone!
Recap of September 22 CCWW
Danielle T. and
Irina R. read their warm-ups. Elaine H. brought information from a
workshop on how to craft compelling scenes.
Richard N.
began the session by reading a piece from his freewrite. Members enjoyed
hearing about his protagonist who was in jail. Michele N. then read a short piece from her ongoing story featuring
Scotty and Courtney. Members praised her “motorcycle” as a “metaphor for change”
as well as her characterization of Courtney. Elaine H. then shared the beginning of chapter five in her WIP.
Members complimented her descriptions and her personification (“the river
smiled”) used throughout the piece.
Connie W. then
read another installment of her “Hemp Rope” work. Members complimented her descriptions
of roads, bricks and houses as well as her excellent pacing. Ines R. then shared a continuation of
her mermaid piece. Members praised her descriptions (“bottle green eyes”) and
her excellent dialogue. Butch K. then
read a piece about motorcycles. Members loved his story-telling ability as
swell as the authenticity of his piece.
Danielle C. then
read a clever prompt-based (“study hall”) piece. Her use of
stream-of-consciousness looping from study hall to pencil to heart to sorrow to
mind and then back to study hall worked well, according to members. Irina R. then read a continuation of her
sci-fi/fantasy piece. Her fight scene including lots of good suspense worked,
members said. Lori L. then shared a
continuation of her Eddie story. Members complimented Lori’s introduction of
Annie, Eddie’s sister, and agreed it was an excellent story.
Ashely T. then
shared a continuation of her WIP. Members enjoyed the characterization of Abby,
another girl who attends Julie’s class for unwed mothers. I, Nancy B., then read a continuation of my
WIP. Members said it worked to give the droid a mind of its own. Cameron S. then read a poem. Her piece
was very believable with its rag-doll image, members said. Lisa C. ended the session by reading a prompt-based (“study hall”)
poem. Members complimented her wonderful rhymes and her clever use of words.
Superb writing, y’all!
Fall Session Two Begins Tuesday, October 13
We are all looking forward to
the beginning of our next session on October 13. I will e-mail you the list of
those who have made a reservation to attend the session.
Meanwhile, here is a
list of the prompts for next session:
October 13 – Sibling rivalry
October
20 – Origami
October 27 – “Out of the frying pan into the
fire”
November 3 – Opera
November 10 – Dandelions
November 17 – the Taj Mahal
Links of Interest
I’ve been saving wonderful
links for you. I’ll share some in a blog post soon and share others next week
when we start Session Two.
Quote of the Week
“People do not deserve to
have good writing; they are so pleased with bad.”
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Until next week, keep
writing!
~Nancy B.
