The Noble Pen for February 2, 2012

Next Noble Pen Meeting

Feb 2nd, 2012 7 pm

Scott’s Family Restaurant

1906 Blairs Ferry Rd NE, Cedar Rapids

News

See what’s selling in fiction at Publisher’s Weekly.

A panel discussion by authors is enthusiastic about self-published digital books.

Victories

Dylan got another commission for a 15 k-word story.

Ciuin’s four-page rebuttal convinced her professor to discontinue use of a misleading article in classes.

Education

Some reasons why manuscripts get rejected.  And a very brief list of reasons from Lukeman’s book The First Five Pages.

Don’t let anyone, or any rejection, keep you from what you want. ~ Ashley Tisdale

I could write an entertaining novel about rejection slips, but I fear it would be overly long.~Louise Brown

Every rejection is incremental payment on your dues that in some way will be translated back into your work. ~ James Lee Burke

Upcoming Schedule

February 2nd

Shannon
Tyree
Ciuin

February 9nd

Shannon
Aimee
Shanna

February 16th

Tyree
Ciuin
Opne slot

February 23rd

Open slots

March 1st

Nick (returning after vacation)

Keep Writing,

Bill