Next Noble Pen Meeting
July 11th, 2013 at 7 pm
Scott’s Family Restaurant
1906 Blairs Ferry Rd NE, Cedar Rapids
News
Send the moderator your list of references for authors that you would be willing to loan other members. The Lending Library is posted here.
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Dylan renewed the noblepencr.org domain name for five years at a cost of $52.50. We collected some donations to cover part of that and will accept any further donations at the meeting.
Victories
I know some of us had victories, but they will have to be reported in the next newsletter.
Education
How many agents should you query? This article says a few at a time, because the response or lack thereof can tell you whether you need to change the query letter, synopsis, or first chapters that have been submitted.
Tips on query letters. Writing a synopsis is difficult, but here are a few tips.
Normally I start with a plot, and write a synopsis, and the ideas come from the construction. ~Jo Nesbo
Normally I work out a general summary of what I mean to do, then start writing, and the details can be different from my anticipation. So there is considerable flow, but always within channels. ~Piers Anthony
We all now tell stories by cutting from one dramatic scene to the next, whereas Victorian novelists felt free to write long passages of undramatic summary. ~Ken Follett
Upcoming Schedule
July 11th
Nick
Shannon
Jed (swapped with Ciuin)
July 18th
Tyree
Ciuin
Nick
July 25th
Rachel
Aimee
Jed
August 1st
Tyree
Rachel
Barbara
August 8th
Open slots
Keep Writing,
Bill