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The Noble Pen for Jan 30, 2025

January 24, 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 wrote a chapter over the weekend.
Ciuin has three beta readers for Chessmaster.

Schedule

Jan 30
Robyn
Scott
Ciuin

Feb 6
Jeff
Shannon
open slot

Feb 13
open slots

Feb 20
open slots

Feb 27
open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

The Noble Pen for Jan 23, 2025

January 17, 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

Stacie submitted Gardens to six publishers and twenty-seven agents.
Shannon’s reviewers requested a sequel to Medium Roast.
Robyn wrote an article for the Marion Neighbors magazine.

Schedule

Jan 23
Enzo
Robyn
Scott

Jan 30
Robyn
open slots

Feb 6
Jeff
open slots

Feb 13
open slots

Feb 20
open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

The Noble Pen for Jan 16, 2025

January 10, 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

With help, Ciuin figured out some things in her word processor and got her files sorted out.

Schedule

Jan 16
Randy
Robyn
Ciuin

Jan 23
Enzo
Robyn
open slot

Jan 30
open slots

Feb 6
open slots

Feb 13
open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

The Noble Pen for Jan 9, 2025

January 3, 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

David wrote (a little bit) and promised to write more.
Shannon got feedback from a beta reader.
Ciuin rearranged her writing space for better inspiration and efficiency.

Schedule

Jan 9
Ciuin
Robyn
Jeff

Jan 16
Randy
Aime
Ciuin

Jan 23
open slots

Jan 30
open slots

Feb 6
open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

The Noble Pen for Jan 2, 2025

December 25, 2024Newslettersbhart

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

I guess we were all too busy to make victories this week.

Schedule

Jan 2
Aime
Robyn
Shannon

Jan 9
Ciuin
open slots

Jan 16
Randy
Aime
Ciuin

Jan 23
open slots

Jan 30
open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

The Noble Pen for Dec 26, 2024

December 20, 2024Newslettersbhart

Next Meeting

Next Meeting is Jan 2nd. We figured too many people will be busy the day after Christmas.

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 wrote a short story.
Aime wrote pieces of legislation to submit to the Iowa House.
Ciuin didn’t kill anyone, whether they deserved it or not.

Schedule

Dec 26
No meeting; too many people busy or traveling.

Jan 2
Aime
Robyn
Shannon

Jan 9
Ciuin
open slots

Jan 16
Randy
Aime
Ciuin

Jan 23
open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

The Noble Pen for Dec 19, 2024

December 13, 2024Newslettersbhart

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 this week. You can’t win them all.

Schedule

Dec 19
Ted
Aime
Robyn

Dec 26
No meeting; too many people busy or traveling.

Jan 2
Ciuin
Robyn
open slot

Jan 9
open slots

Jan 16
open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

The Noble Pen for Dec 12, 2024

December 6, 2024Newslettersbhart

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

Enzo is reading a large book that is not his usual genre.

Schedule

Dec 12
Enzo
Ciuin
Robyn

Dec 19
Ted
Aime
open slot

Dec 26
No meeting; too many people busy or traveling.

Jan 2
open slots

Jan 9
open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

The Noble Pen for Dec 5, 2024

November 22, 2024Newslettersbhart

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 and Randy sold several books at their HPB event.
Ciuin spent time editing.
Robyn had an epiphany; she can write without worry because of her extensive reading.

Schedule

Dec 5
Robyn
Ciuin
Aime

Dec 12
Jeff
open slots

Dec 19
open slots

Dec 26
open slots – do we want to meet?

Jan 2
open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

The Noble Pen for Nov 21, 2024

November 15, 2024Newslettersbhart

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

Ted was contacted by a former student to tell him how much his influence in a writing class changed her life.
Randy sold books.
Bill wrote a short story and started another one.
Aime did editing.

Schedule

Nov 21
Randy
Aime
Ted

Nov 28
Thanksgiving – no meeting

Dec 5
open slots

Dec 12
open slots

Dec 19
open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill