The Degerundified and Disparticipipulated Noble Pen Newsletter, May 26th, 2011

Noble Pen Meeting

May 26th, 2011
Scott’s Family Restaurant
1906 Blairs Ferry Rd NE, Cedar Rapids

We live in an age where illness and deformity are commonplace, and yet, Ploppy, you are, without a doubt, the most repulsive individual I have ever met. I would shake your hand, but I fear it would come off.

–Blackadder

Victories

Nyx 3 is done, and somehow, this has stopped the rapture.

Tony wrote another 1700 words of St. Lucy’s in 1 day. Many of them are good.

Kelly is graduating from Mt. Mercy on Sunday. This is all I can think of.

Ciuin has finished school for the year and she’s starting a new novel. She got an A in Creative Writing. Also, or reasons which cannot be discussed here, she received a generous out-of-court settlement from Adventureland–no livestock was harmed.

News

Slate explains why punctuation makes no sense.

Here are some open university classes on writing.

Agent Jennifer Laughran has some information on word counts for younger readers.

Upcoming Schedule

May 26th
(11) Kelly Tyree
(11) Shannon R

June 2nd
(12) Nick
(12) Ciuin
(12) Tyree Kelly

June 9th
(12) Kris
(12) Tony

June 16th
(12) Shannon R
(12) Dylan

Keep Writing, Penites.

Shannon R