Next Noble Pen Meeting

Feb 4, 2016 at 7 pm

Scott’s Family Restaurant

1906 Blairs Ferry Rd NE, Cedar Rapids

News

J. K. Rowling, whose books have been the targets of some censorship efforts, received a Free Speech award.

Victories

Cassie got a five-star review on Goodreads.

Ciuin finished a chapter of Nightmares.

Education

Writers sometimes mistake action for plot.  Perhaps plot may be defined as the events that happen to the characters, but a linear series of fight scenes on the way from point A to point B isn’t a very compelling plot.

Readers will expect struggles interrelated with the main character’s overall goals and their limitations, and it is usually more interesting if the goal is more than simply surviving to arrive somewhere.  The characters need to make choices and deal with consequences and sometimes failures.  Here’s another commentary on choices.

Upcoming Schedule

Feb 4
Nick
Bill H.

Feb 11
Aime W.
Open slot

Feb 18
Randy
Ciuin

Feb 25
Erin
Laura

March 3
Open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill