The Noble Pen for Sept 27, 2012

Next Noble Pen Meeting

September 27th, 2012 at 7 pm

Scott’s Family Restaurant

1906 Blairs Ferry Rd NE, Cedar Rapids

News

Dean Wesley Smith offers his ideas on what ebooks should cost.

Victories

Tyree is DONE! writing Breathless Stars and has started the spinoff with Elin.

Shannon submitted an article to parABnormal Digest.

Dylan submitted a story for an anthology.  He has signed up for next spring’s WisCon (home page) (Wikipedia) writing conference and might be considered for a panel.  He is afraid his characters are not radically feminist enough for this conference.

Education

Writers Digest offers a few cliches that you should avoid like the plague, and readers add a very long list in their comments.

I think to be oversensitive about cliches is like being oversensitive about table manners.  ~Evelyn Waugh

I would rather read a poorly structured story that has fresh ideas than a tightly structured one with cliches.  ~Douglas Wood

Let’s have some new cliches. ~ Samuel Goldwyn

Upcoming Schedule

Sept 27th

Dylan
Shannon
Aimee

Oct  4th

Nick
Mark
Ciuin

Oct  11th

Tyree (or will move to Oct 4 if any cancel)
Dylan (?)
Open slot

Oct  18th

Open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill