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Ciuin got an A on another school paper.
Rachel plotted a new story.
Troy made his first submission and survived the critique.
Shannon submitted his piece for the workshop at the November Iowa ICON science fiction convention.
Oct 10
Shannon
Aime
Rachel
Oct 17
open slots
Oct 24
open slots
Oct 31
open slots
Nov 7
open slots
Keep Writing,
Bill
Last night, only Troy and I had shown up by 7:15, so I decided to call off the meeting. As we had an open slot next week, I gave that one to Troy, and I’ll put my piece up on the 10th.
See what happens when you go on vacation, Bill?
Oct 3
Aime
Dylan
Troy
Oct 10
Shannon
open slots
Oct 17
open slots
Oct 24
open slots
Keep Writing,
Shannon
I discussed this method for analyzing pacing of pieces you like in order to build a new outline: https://www.udemy.com/course/reverse-engineer-riveting-fiction-write-best-selling-books/
We talked about the “Save the Cat” method for developing outlines.
https://www.savethecat.com/
Ciuin got the lowest score she’s ever received on a grad school paper, which was coincidentally the highest score Shannon had ever received on any paper.
Dylan is going to lead a writing group and ICON this year.
https://iowa-icon.com/
Nov 1st through 3rd
In addition to ICON mentioned above, there will be a Book Bums Writers Workshop in West Liberty on November 9th.
https://www.wlpl.org/bookbums2019
Sep 26
Ciuin
Shannon
Troy
Oct 3
Aime
Dylan
open slots
Oct 10
open slots
Oct 17
open slots
Oct 24
open slots
Keep Writing,
Shannon
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Ciuin finished three school papers.
Aime submitted re-election papers.
Randy participated in I.O.W.A but it had low traffic.
Shannon had his most productive writing day in a long time.
Troy found the group.
Sep 19
Shannon
Dylan
Rachel
Sep 26
Ciuin
open slots
Oct 3
Aime
open slots
Oct 10
open slots
Oct 17
open slots
Keep Writing,
Bill
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Ciuin wrote more than just her submission this week.
Dylan is a month ahead on his latest project.
Sep 12
Aime
Rachel
Ciuin
Sep 19
open slots
Sep 26
open slots
Oct 3
open slots
Oct 10
open slots
Keep Writing,
Bill
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Stacie sold her story for $400 !
Shannon’s laptop was stolen and broken, but the victory is that he had good backups. (Hey, Ciuin, keep your flash drive current.)
Mikayla found the group just as she starts classes..
Sep 5
Dylan
Aime
Ciuin
Sep 12
Aime
Rachel
open slot
Sep 19
open slots
Sep 26
open slots
Oct 3
open slots
Keep Writing,
Bill
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Dylan rewrote the ending of his story to resolve with other stories in his world.
Ciuin has a backup flash drive.
Aime did editing using review feedback.
Aug 29
Aime
Jeremiah
Rachel
Sep 5
Dylan
Steve
Shannon
Sep 12
Aime
open slots
Sep 19
open slots
Sep 26
open slots
Oct 3
open slots
Keep Writing,
Bill
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Someone recommended videos for authors on Youtube by Jenna Moreci as educational and entertaining. Another recommendation is for a long but motivational video, Don’t Get it Right, Get it Written.
Aime remembered to bring pen and paper for her review.
Aug 22
Laura
Ciuin
Dylan
Aug 29
Aime
Jeremiah
Rachel
Sep 5
open slots
Sep 12
open slots
Sep 19
open slots
Keep Writing,
Bill
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Stacie received a request to use part of her published story in educational and testing materials.
Aime finished the web content job.
Ciuin resurrected most of the words she lot in a computer crash.
Shannon talked to an expert about Mace in his story. He is reading more since he got new glasses.
Aug 15
Aime (double)
Jeremiah
Steve
Aug 22
Laura
Ciuin
Dylan
Aug 29
open slots
Sep 5
open slots
Sep 12
open slots
Keep Writing,
Bill
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Aime was hired to write web content.
Ciuin is writing a train spotting report. Her fight scene met reviewers’ approval.
Aug 8
Dylan
Ciuin
Shannon
Aug 15
Aime
Jeremiah
open slot
Aug 22
Laura
Ciuin
Dylan?
Aug 29
open slots
Sep 5
open slots
Keep Writing,
Bill