I'm going to be taking a leave of absence from the group for the foreseeable future. I just have too many deadlines and too many projects in the works ... so I...
Hi, Bill e-mailed and asked me to provide a writing assignment to work on for the next meeting. Personally, I have too many writing assignments, but if you...
Hello everyone! I have signed up to participate in National Novel Writers Month, a program that challenges writers to write a 50,000 word novel in the month of...
Congratulations to those of you who completed the National Novel Writing Month challenge! I know of four in our group who did this. If anyone else completed...
If you weren't able to make it to today's meeting, you can still take part in our writing exercise. Check it out at: http://tinyurl.com/c46sh That same link...
What's the strangest thing you've ever written? http://tinyurl.com/8sru6 Have you recently gone through past writing and found yourself laughing at how...
At our last writers' meeting we talked briefly on publishers that ask you to pay them money. I also sent out an email listing a few links of interest on the...
Today's writers' group meeting seemd to take an odd turn toward the gory side of things. Everyone brought something to share, some with writing from "old" ...
I have to miss the next meeting for a wedding, but I had the day off on Monday and had nothing better to do so I worked on the assignment. If the subject turns...
For $5, you can enter the Writers Weekly 24-hour writing contest! Check out the details here, but hurry, because I do know that the slots fill up fast -...
Read more about today's writers' group meeting here: http://tinyurl.com/7vzx3 There, you can find out information on our writing exercise for today (and maybe...
THE BOX IN THE GARDEN Old Lady Melgren lifted the latch on the garden gate and carefully swung it open, setting the bottom rail down on the brick that she had...
I've put up a short post about our last meeting. If you'd like to share what you wrote for the assignment (about the woman who finds a box) as always, you are...
Holy Ground Ssister Margaret Mary carefully wiped her brow with her gloved hand. Standing in the blinding light, perspiration rolled down her face from under...
Holy Ground Sister Margaret Mary carefully wiped her brow with her gloved hand. Standing in the blinding light, perspiration rolled down her face from under...
Though I won't be able to meet with the group tomorrow, I won't leave you without something fun. Check out this short video clip that asks how that novel...
Believe it or not, I finally remembered (when I have time) to post the writing assignment for the next meeting. Your mission: To write about writing. 500...
We had our regularly scheduled meeting last Saturday, and if you weren't able to be there, you can still get in on the writing exercise and assignment for next...
Hi, Better late than never. For those who weren't at the last meeting, here's the assignment for the next 2 meetings. Write something, anything, 500 words or...
I purchased a copy of Mark Levine's "The Fine Print of Self- Publishing. He analyzes, reviews, and ranks 48 of the self-publishing companies, otherwise known...
I'm not sure if Paula sent a email regarding homework for Saturday; we decided on some incident that happened to us at Christmas.About 300 words or so. See you...
Writing assignment for this Saturday. Write a letter from someone to his/her significant other. Anything you choose. Wax poetic. Write a dear John letter....
Good Afternoon: The meeting this morning despite the ice was attended by Margaret, John, Huck and Bill. We decided to type in assignment right after meeting,...
Just to clarify something about our discussion re doing a more comprehensive critique of a group member's writing at each meeting. If the group was going to...
How about if we strike up some Writing discussion via this board. Anyone want to talk about dangling participles? Seriously, we could throw out tips, or ask...
Huck -- what if I went in and made you a moderator of the group, or gave you higher access to the yahoo group? That way you can have better access and you...
I happened to stop at the Liquid Bean to have coffee this morning and met a young lady from Southam who is in to writing children's books. She hasn't published...
First to Bill: Heaven forbid if I should ever dangle my participles (or other modifiers). My punctuation tip of the day, or week, or month, or... whenever I...