September 12, 2016
Hello, writers,
Eleven writers, many of them
new to our group, met at the Callahan Branch Library on Tuesday, September 6.
Please welcome Meredith M., Allen M., Abigail S., Aunita
W., and Nancy K. to our group.
Welcome, new members. We’re glad you’ve joined us!
Co-moderator, Lisa C., did a wonderful job greeting everyone
and running our workshop.
Below, you’ll find a recap of
our evening, a few links of interest and prompts for tomorrow night’s session.
Recap of September 6 CCWW
Several writers shared their
warm-up writing, including Abigail S.,
Connie W., Allen M., Nancy K., and Aunita
W. Here are the warm-up prompts, in case you’d like to do them at home:
*Plaid,
stripes or polka dots
*Lawn
mowers
*Election
year
*A
freewrite about anything
Meredith M. began
our session by sharing a poem focused on the color green. Members said her
rhymes worked, as well as the truths her poem shared (such as our universal
knowledge of the ‘green-eyed monster’). Allen
M. then read the rough draft of a chapter from his new book. Members
enjoyed his descriptions (such as drizzling caramel sauce) as well as his
writing (such as, “By now, frappes were in his muscle memory.”). I, Nancy B., then shared a rough draft of a
story series about a family who has thorns on their heads.
Danielle T. then
shared a continuation of her saga featuring Michael and Mary Lou. Members loved
the suspense Danielle created as Beth Anne found a note! Ines R. then shared an untitled piece featuring Avaline and Taz.
Members loved her character names as well as how she may or may not use magic
in her piece. Nancy K. then shared a
meditation piece about a saint and prayer. Members complimented the flow and
honesty of her piece.
Lisa C. then
read “Stumped,” a poem about directions. As usual, her rhymes worked very well!
Connie W. then read a poem about a
storm (prompted by Hurricane Hermine). Many of her phrases worked, members
said, but especially these: “The sun shines on the branches, like humans that
hang on to a spent life of bad decisions” and “Another storm will give them
back to the earth.”
Abigail S. then
read a story about a young person seeing a girl falling through blackness.
Members connected her piece to both “Alice in Wonderland” and “A Wrinkle in
Time.” Irina R. finished the session
by reading new fiction featuring a huntress named Marie who is searching for a
deer. Members complimented her writing
from Marie’s perspective as well as the flow of her piece.
Excellent pieces, everyone!
Prompts for September 13
The prompts are “local honey”
or “Monopoly.” Of course, you’re free to bring a WIP (work-in-progress), if you
like.
Links of Interest
1.
Great magazine for writers:
Poets
and Writers Magazine has tons of information and articles for writers.
More
here: http://www.pw.org/magazine
2.
A writerly place to hang out:
The Writer Magazine’s site is chock full of
information on agents, contests and writing.
Quote of the Week
“All literature is protest.
You can’t name a single novel that isn’t protest.”
~
Richard Wright
Looking forward to seeing you
Tuesday, September 13!
~Nancy B.
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