Category Archives: Newsletters

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

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

The Noble Pen for Apr 10, 2025

April 4, 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

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

March 28, 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

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

March 21, 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 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

March 14, 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 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