Next Noble Pen Meeting
May 26, 2016 at 7 pm
Scott’s Family Restaurant
1906 Blairs Ferry Rd NE, Cedar Rapids
Hi guys, Shannon here. I’m taking over for a couple weeks while Bill is on vacation.
News
As we were discussing last night, there’s always more to learn:
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/may/20/what-makes-bad-writing-bad-toby-litt If you don’t have time to read it, the big takeaway line for me was, “Bad writing is written defensively; good writing is a way of making the self as vulnerable as possible.” Along with, “To go from being a competent writer to being a great writer, I think you have to risk being – or risk being seen as – a bad writer. Competence is deadly because it prevents the writer risking the humiliation that they will need to risk before they pass beyond competence. To write competently is to do a few magic tricks for friends and family; to write well is to run away to join the circus.”
I was going to post another article that looked interesting, but after giving it a scan, it was overly pedantic.
Victories
Ciuin has (finally) graduated! On to grad school!
Cassie did her Facebook hop. It didn’t work (bad hop).
Dylan is setting up a Broken Typewriter booth for ICON.
Dylan made someone cry, in a good way.
Dylan turned his 2,500 word serial chapter into 8,000 words.
Dylan has mastered chainsaw juggling.
Education
Okay, I screwed up and forgot education, or I mixed it with news. I’m rusty at this.
Upcoming Schedule
May 26
Aime
Stacie
Jun 2
Nick
Randy
Jun 9
Shannon
Barbara
Jun 16
Aime
Ciuin
June 23
Stacie
Open slot
Keep Writing,
Shannon