Monthly Archives: October 2021

The Noble Pen for Nov 4, 2021

In-person Meeting

We are planning to have an in-person meeting at Vito’s (see website) on 42nd Street NE not far from Edgewood Rd.

Discord and Meetups for Noble Pen

Mike has established another way for us to discuss, using the Discord app. If you want to check it out, ask for an invitation link that will let you join. Also look for Creative Writing on Meetups.com for Cedar Rapids and make us look active there.

Victories

Stacie formatted her book for submitting to publishers, with cover letter, title page, and correct margins.
Ciuin wrote a little on Queen.

Upcoming Schedule

Nov 4
Nick
Randy
Jeff

Nov 11
Ciuin
Aime
Prateek

Nov 18
Jeff
Open slots

Nov 25
Thanksgiving – no meeting

Dec 2
Open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

The Noble Pen for Oct 28, 2021

In-person Meeting

We are planning to have an in-person meeting at Vito’s (see website) on 42nd Street NE not far from Edgewood Rd.
RSVP, please, to get an estimated count.

Discord and Meetups for Noble Pen

Mike has established another way for us to discuss, using the Discord app. If you want to check it out, ask for an invitation link that will let you join. Also look for Creative Writing on Meetups.com for Cedar Rapids and make us look active there.

Victories

Stacie has finished revisions on 100 pages of her book.
Ciuin had a good meeting with a museum education director and figured out a plan for revising the essay.

Upcoming Schedule

Oct 28
Aime
Pateek
Stacie

Nov 4
Nick
Randy
Jeff

Nov 11
Ciuin
Open slots

Nov 18
Open slots

Nov 25
Thanksgiving – no meeting

Keep Writing,
Bill

The Noble Pen for 2021 Oct 21

In-person Meeting

We are planning to have an in-person meeting at Vito’s (see website) on 42nd Street NE not far from Edgewood Rd.
RSVP, please, to get an estimated count.

Discord and Meetups for Noble Pen

Mike has established another way for us to discuss, using the Discord app. If you want to check it out, ask for an invitation link that will let you join. Also look for Creative Writing on Meetups.com for Cedar Rapids and make us look active there.

On-line meetings

If we need to have on-line meetings we will use Zoom, which works well. See newsletters from June for information.

Victories

Prateek found out he passed the bar exam, which of course is a reflection on his writing ability.

Jamie got a new job, but unfortunately that means she and Mike are leaving us.

Nick wrote a train report.

Upcoming Schedule

Oct 21
Jeff
Ciuin
Stacie

Oct 28
Aime
Pateek
Open slot

Nov 4
Nick
Randy
Open slot

Nov 11
Open slots

Nov 18
Open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

The Noble Pen for Oct 14, 2021

In-person Meeting

We are planning to have an in-person meeting at Vito’s (see website) on 42nd Street NE not far from Edgewood Rd.
RSVP, please, to get an estimated count.

Discord and Meetups for Noble Pen

Mike has established another way for us to discuss, using the Discord app. If you want to check it out, ask for an invitation link that will let you join. Also look for Creative Writing on Meetups.com for Cedar Rapids and make us look active there.

On-line meetings

If we need to have on-line meetings we will use Zoom, which works well. See newsletters from June for information.

Victories

Ciuin has restructured her essay.
Aime’s recent short story has been published (on paper). She edited on Democracy.

Upcoming Schedule

Oct 14
Prateek
Randy
Aime

Oct 21
Jeff
Ciuin
Open slot

Oct 28
Open slots

Nov 4
Nick
Open slots

Nov 11
Open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

The Noble Pen for Oct 7, 2021

In-person Meeting

We are planning to have an in-person meeting at Vito’s (see website) on 42nd Street NE not far from Edgewood Rd.
RSVP, please, to get an estimated count.

Discord and Meetups for Noble Pen

Mike has established another way for us to discuss, using the Discord app. If you want to check it out, ask for an invitation link that will let you join. Also look for Creative Writing on Meetups.com for Cedar Rapids and make us look active there.

On-line meetings

If we need to have on-line meetings we will use Zoom, which works well. See newsletters from June for information.

Victories

Stacie got a great review on her Tales of Whimsy book. She got very useful feedback on Gardens from a published author.
Randy had a good “research” trip for a future book.

Upcoming Schedule

Oct 7
Nick
Aime
Jeff

Oct 14
Prateek
Randy
Open slot

Oct 21
Jeff
Open slots

Oct 28
Open slots

Nov 4
Open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill