Category Archives: Newsletters

This is the weekly newsletters for the Noble Pen Writer’s Group.

The Noble Pen for Apr 10, 2025

Newsletters

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

Robyn wrote six days in a row.
Ciuin spent several hours writing thank you notes for Habitat. We wonder how creative she was in them.
Ted wrote a new first chapter to his book.
Shannon has a book signing on Sunday.

Schedule

Apr 10
Jeff
Ciuin
Jered

Apr 17
Adriana ?
Shannon (5300 words)
open slot

Apr 24
open slots

May 1
open slots

May 8
open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

The Noble Pen for Apr 3, 2025

Newsletters

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

Jered wrote on his BP story, and is enjoying writing again after a hiatus.
Ted signed up for a writing class.

Schedule

Apr 3
Ted
Ciuin
Jered

Apr 10
Jeff
open slots

Apr 17
Adriana ?
open slots

Apr 24
open slots

May 1
open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

The Noble Pen for Mar 27, 2025

Newsletters

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 did the reading and sold books.
Sue marked 4 years of writing at least 3 pages per day.
Robyn did an interview for an article she is writing.

Schedule

Mar 27
Jeff
Shannon
Ciuin

Apr 3
Ted
open slots

Apr 10
open slots

Apr 17
open slots

Apr 24
open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

The Noble Pen for Mar 20, 2025

Newsletters

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 contacted an artist about doing a cover for his book. He is doing a reading with other authors.
Ted attended a writing conference. He has helped his mother start writing memories and she has 12 stories.
Stacy has submitted her book to twenty agents and twenty publishers with no takers so far.
Adriana has written more short stories.

Schedule

Mar 20
Enzo
Robyn
Laura

Mar 27
Jeff
Ted (would cede)
open slot

Apr 3
open slots

Apr 10
open slots

Apr 17
open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

The Noble Pen for Mar 13, 2025

Newsletters

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

Jered is back.
Robyn is writing two interview articles for publication.
Ted figured out how to comment in Word.

Schedule

Mar 13
Jeff
Ted
Shannon

Mar 20
Enzo
Robyn
Laura?

Mar 27
Jeff
open slots

Apr 3
open slots

Apr 10
open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

The Noble Pen for Mar 6, 2025

Newsletters

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 convinced his mother to get on with writing her memories.
Adriana’s suggested prompt resulted in short submissions from 13 people. That’s 14 victories!
Ciuin is writing the final battle for Riskel’s story.

Schedule

Mar 6
Jeff
Ciuin
Kerris

Mar 13
Laura
Ted
Shannon

Mar 20
Enzo
Robyn
open slot

Mar 27
open slots

Apr 3
open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

The Noble Pen for Feb 27, 2025

Newsletters

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 finished a new chapter that he had been stuck on.
Ciuin worked at revising to add Lucy in her story.
Ted is at the halfway point in the rewrite of his novel.
Adriana wrote a new chapter.

Schedule

Feb 27
Ciuin
Exercise for all to write before meeting

Mar 6
Jeff
Ciuin
Kerris

Mar 13
Laura
Ted
Shannon

Mar 20
open slots

Mar 27
open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

The Noble Pen for Feb 20, 2025

Newsletters

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

Sue may be writing a business newsletter for a company.

Schedule

Feb 20
Jeff
Enzo
Ted

Feb 27
Ciuin
Exercise for all to write before meeting

Mar 6
open slots

Mar 13
Laura
open slots

Mar 20
open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

The Noble Pen for Feb 13, 2025

Newsletters

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 think I forgot to ask for victories, so we’ll catch up next week.

Schedule

Feb 13
Adriana
Shannon
Ciuin

Feb 20
Jeff
Enzo
Ted

Feb 27
open slots

Mar 6
Laura
open slots

Mar 13
open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

The Noble Pen for Feb 6, 2025

Newsletters

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 will do a reading at an event at Mirrorbox Theater. He and Randy are scheduled to do another reading at Half Price Books.
Ciuin has still more beta readers for Chessmaster.

Schedule

Feb 6
Jeff
Shannon
Robyn

Feb 13
Adriana
Shannon
open slot

Feb 20
Jeff?
open slots

Feb 27
open slots

Mar 6
open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill