Category Archives: Newsletters

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

The Noble Pen for Jun 1, 2023

Next Meeting

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

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 edited a video project. She is writing a speech she will give next week.
Dylan found his Fedran world lost poetry archive and incorporated it into his wiki. He wrote 10 K words this week.

Schedule

Jun 1
Aime
Scott
Jeff

Jun 8
Robyn
Randy
Ciuin

Jun 15
Jeff
Jered
open slot

Jun 22
Aime
open slots

Jun 29
open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

The Noble Pen for May 25, 2023

Next Meeting

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

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

Randy received the proof copy of Deception.
Dylan’s software tools for publication were used and liked by someone.

Schedule

May 25
Shannon
Jered
Robyn

Jun 1
Aime
Scott
Jeff

Jun 8
Robyn
open slots

Jun 15
open slots

Jun 22
open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

The Noble Pen for May 18, 2023

Next Meeting

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

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 finished her thesis.
Aime was asked to do a podcast.
Dylan documented the backgrounds of all the characters in Allegro.

Schedule

May 18
Jeff
Bill
Robin

May 25
Shannon
Jered
Robin

Jun 1
Aime
open slots

Jun 8
open slots

Jun 15
open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

The Noble Pen for May 11, 2023

Next Meeting

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

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 is receiving an award for activism, some of which was published writings.
Ciuin edited.
Robin wrote a piece for her memoir.

Schedule

May 11
Ciuin
Jered
Scott

May 18
Jeff
Aime
Robin

May 25
Shannon
Jered
Robin

Jun 1
open slots

Jun 8
open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

The Noble Pen for May 4, 2023

Next Meeting

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

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

Randy prepared a detailed presentation and gave an excellent talk on the people and events that he adapted for is novels.
Bill added 40% to his short story and outlined a possible new one.
Aime edited two chapters of Democracy.
Jered got his professor’s comments on his thesis novel.
Dylan submitted Flight to the World Fantasy Awards. He wrote a fanfiction that got lots of views.

Schedule

May 4
Jeff
Aime
Shannon

May 11
Ciuin
Jered
Scott

May 18
Jeff?
open slots

May 25
open slots

Jun 1
open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

The Noble Pen for Apr 27, 2023

Next Meeting

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

Special Event

Support our own Randy as he gives a talk at the Hiawatha Public Library on Tuesday April 25 at 6 pm.

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 wrote 18 k words in ten days, which caught him up on all his writing obligations. Some of his FEDRAN material was used to educate the BARD AI.
Ciuin wrote more.
Aime walked the red carpet at a film festival due to her film script.

Schedule

Apr 27
Ciuin
Jered
Dylan

May 4
Jeff
Aime
Shannon

May 11
Ciuin
open slots

May 18
open slots

May 25
open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

The Noble Pen for Apr 20, 2023

Next Meeting

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

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 finished his MFA degree requirements.
Aime was interviewedfor a full page article in the Gazette.
Ciuin wrote for hours, but lost the file due to a bug (insect).
Dylan caught up with his Patreon commitment. He is inheriting thousands of books that will fill his basement with new shelves.

Schedule

Apr 20
Aime
Jeff
Shannon

Apr 27
Ciuin
Jered
open slot

May 4
Jeff
open slots

May 11
open slots

May 18
open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

The Noble Pen for April 13, 2023

Next Meeting

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

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 finished BP by writing 40k words in 12 days. He will get to pitch it to an agent.
Ciuin wrote more and did extensive research for her story.
Dylan wrote 5k words, but failed to meet a deadline.
Bill finished a short story.

Schedule

Apr 13
Ciuin
Dylan
David

Apr 20
Aime
Jeff
Shannon

Apr 27
open slots

May 4
Jeff
open slots

May 11
open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

The Noble Pen for April 6, 2023

Next Meeting

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

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 has official Screen Credit in IMDB for a movie using a screenplay that she wrote a couple years ago. She handled some hate mail with restraint
Ciuin wrote some more and refrained from killing customers at her job.
Shannon submitted House of the Gremlin to the Paradise ICON Anthology by request. So likely to get published.
Dylan wrote a half-million words in 2022. He is our highest paid writer in the group.

Schedule

Apr 6
Jeff
Aime
Troy

Apr 13
Ciuin
Dylan
David

Apr 20
Aime
Jeff
open slot

Apr 27
open slots

May 4
open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

The Noble Pen for Mar 30, 2023

Next Meeting

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

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

Randy will give a talk on his books at the Hiawatha Public Library on Tuesday April 25 at 6 pm.
Ciuin did some editing as well as writing.
Aime finished editing a difficult chapter in Democracy. She tried ChatGPT and decided it would not do her work for her. She has lots of freelance work. A TV station interviewed her.

Schedule

Mar 30
Ciuin
Dylan
Jeff

Apr 6
Jeff
Aime
Troy

Apr 13
open slots

Apr 20
open slots

Apr 27
open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill