The Noble Pen for April 24, 2014

Next Noble Pen Meeting

April 24th, 2014 at 7 pm

Scott’s Family Restaurant

1906 Blairs Ferry Rd NE, Cedar Rapids

News

Former Noble Pen attendee Lynda Waddington is the newest member of the CR Gazette editorial staff.

Victories

Dylan’s latest book has doubled all previous sales of all his books.  He finished a 30k word commission.

Nick put out the railfan newsletter on schedule.  He also wrote a four-page train-spotting report.

Ciuin is doing non-school reading again.

Education

Writer’s Digest offers a free nine-page download on “Step-by-step guide to the Publishing Process” when you sign up for their email newsletter.  It covers a lot of how things work with a major publishing house.  Nathan Bransford offers his summary of the process.  Randy Ingermanson compares the process for different size publishers.  You might want to read some of the cautions on the Predators and Editors site.

Upcoming Schedule

Apr 24th
Ciuin
Janice
Barbara

May 1st
Nick
Tyree
Open slot

May 8th
Open slots

May 15th
Open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill