All posts by bhart

The Noble Pen for Jun 19, 2025

June 13, 2025Newslettersbhart

Next Meeting

We will meet at someone’s home at 7 pm, and the address will be in the distribution email. Use the contact form if you need me to add you to the distribution.

Discord and Meetups for Noble Pen

The Discord app provides another way for us to discuss. 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

Shannon keeps selling more books.

Schedule

Jun 19
Ben
Jered
Enzo

Jun 26
Jeff
Dylan
Ciuin

Jul 3
Adriana
open slots

Jul 10
open slots

Jul 17
open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

The Noble Pen for Jun 12, 2025

June 6, 2025Newslettersbhart

Next Meeting

We will meet at someone’s home at 7 pm, and the address will be in the distribution email. Use the contact form if you need me to add you to the distribution.

Discord and Meetups for Noble Pen

The Discord app provides another way for us to discuss. 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

Shannon’s book launch was very successful. He also wrote 1200 words.
Dylan finished a novella.
David finished a paragraph that broke a stumbling block.
Ciuin got feedback that helped write a scene.

Schedule

<Jun 12
Adriana
Ciuin
Shannon

Jun 19
Ben
Jered
Enzo

Jun 26
Jeff
Dylan
Ciuin

Jul 3
open slots

Jul 10
open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

The Noble Pen for Jun 5, 2025

May 30, 2025Newslettersbhart

Next Meeting

We will meet at someone’s home at 7 pm, and the address will be in the distribution email. Use the contact form if you need me to add you to the distribution.

Discord and Meetups for Noble Pen

The Discord app provides another way for us to discuss. 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

Ben revised and added to his manuscript.

Schedule

Jun 5
Jeff
Aime
Dylan

Jun 12
Adriana
Ciuin
Shannon

Jun 19
Ben
Jered
open slot

Jun 26
open slots

Jul 3
open slots – do we want to meet on holiday eve?

Keep Writing,
Bill

The Noble Pen for May 29, 2025

May 23, 2025Newslettersbhart

Next Meeting

We will meet at someone’s home at 7 pm, and the address will be in the distribution email. Use the contact form if you need me to add you to the distribution.

Discord and Meetups for Noble Pen

The Discord app provides another way for us to discuss. 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

Aime finished her legislative session and did some fun writing on Oceans.

Schedule

May 29
Adriana
Jered
Ciuin

Jun 5
Jeff
Aime
Dylan

Jun 12
open slots

Jun 19
open slots

Jun 26
open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

The Noble Pen for May 22, 2025

May 16, 2025Newslettersbhart

Next Meeting

We will meet at someone’s home at 7 pm, and the address will be in the distribution email. Use the contact form if you need me to add you to the distribution.

Discord and Meetups for Noble Pen

The Discord app provides another way for us to discuss. 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

Shannon announced a book launch party for Saturday May 31 1 pm at Illuminations in the Cherry Building. Readings at 2 pm.

Schedule

May 22
Jeff
Ciuin
David

May 29
Adriana
Jered
Ciuin

Jun 5
open slots

Jun 12
open slots

Jun 19
open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

The Noble Pen for May 15, 2025

May 9, 2025Newslettersbhart

Next Meeting

We will meet at someone’s home at 7 pm, and the address will be in the distribution email. Use the contact form if you need me to add you to the distribution.

Discord and Meetups for Noble Pen

The Discord app provides another way for us to discuss. 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

Dylan was able to attend. He reports he has passed 5 million words in his writing career.

Schedule

May 15
Jered
Robyn
Dylan

May 22
Jeff
Ciuin
open slot

May 29
Adriana
open slots

Jun 5
open slots

Jun 12
open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

The Noble Pen for May 8, 2025

May 2, 2025Newslettersbhart

Next Meeting

We will meet at someone’s home at 7 pm, and the address will be in the distribution email. Use the contact form if you need me to add you to the distribution.

Discord and Meetups for Noble Pen

The Discord app provides another way for us to discuss. 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

None reported.

Schedule

May 8
Jeff
Robyn
Ciuin

May 15
Jered
open slots

May 22
Jeff
open slots

May 29
Adriana
open slots

Jun 5
open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

The Noble Pen for May 1, 2025

April 25, 2025Newslettersbhart

Next Meeting

We will meet at someone’s home at 7 pm, and the address will be in the distribution email. Use the contact form if you need me to add you to the distribution.

Discord and Meetups for Noble Pen

The Discord app provides another way for us to discuss. 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

None reported. You can’t win all the time.

Schedule

May 1
Jered
Ciuin
Adriana

May 8
Jeff
Robyn
Ciuin (would cede)

May 15
open slots

May 22
open slots

May 29
open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

The Noble Pen for Apr 24, 2025

April 18, 2025Newslettersbhart

Next Meeting

We will meet at someone’s home at 7 pm, and the address will be in the distribution email. Use the contact form if you need me to add you to the distribution.

Discord and Meetups for Noble Pen

The Discord app provides another way for us to discuss. 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

Adriana has a fan she never met, after that person read one of her books.
Shannon sold a pre-order of his upcoming book. One of his stories was accepted for an anthology.

Schedule

Apr 24
Enzo
Jeff
Robyn

May 1
Jered
Ciuin
Adriana?

May 8
open

May 15
open slots

May 22
open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

The Noble Pen for Apr 17, 20025

April 11, 2025Newslettersbhart

Next Meeting

We will meet at someone’s home at 7 pm, and the address will be in the distribution email. Use the contact form if you need me to add you to the distribution.

Discord and Meetups for Noble Pen

The Discord app provides another way for us to discuss. 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

Aime got her legislative newsletter out.
Jered figured out a problematic plot point.
Robyn has expanded the size of her journal entries.
Shannon and Dylan did an author reading event.

Schedule

Apr 17
Adriana ?
Shannon (5300 words)
Ciuin

Apr 24
Enzo
Jeff
Robyn

May 1
open slots

May 8
open

May 15
open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill