Next Noble Pen Meeting

February 21st, 2013 at 7 pm

Scott’s Family Restaurant

1906 Blairs Ferry Rd NE, Cedar Rapids

News

No news is good news.

Victories

Tyree sold another vampire poem. I can see it coming, Nyx meets the Vampire in Bordeaux.

Education

Shannon points out this formula for a mystery story (be it 6,000 or 60,000 words) from Lester Dent, who is best known for writing a zillion Doc Savage stories under the pen name Kenneth Robeson. Some of his ideas apply to any fiction, particularly the one that says once you get your protagonist in a lot of trouble, you should next double their woes.

John Steinbeck said there isn’t a formula for good stories.

This blog argues that formula or not, it is very important to balance several aspects.

Another one says that even using a formula, the stories don’t necessarily come out all the same.

Upcoming Schedule

Feb 21st

Shannon (double slot)
Aimee

Feb 28th

Tyree
Janice
Open Slot

Mar 7th

Nick (double)
Tyree

Mar 14th

Nick (double)
Open slot

Mar 21st

Open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill