Category Archives: Newsletters

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

The Noble Pen for April 6, 2023

Newsletters

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

Newsletters

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

The Noble Pen for Mar 23, 2023

Newsletters

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 got publication layouts to check for some chapters of his book.
Ciuin did some editing as well as writing.

Schedule

Mar 23
Aime
Jeff
Troy

Mar 30
Ciuin
Aime
open slot

Apr 6
Jeff
open slots

Apr 13
open slots

Apr 20
open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

The Noble Pen for Mar 16, 2023

Newsletters

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 wrote and delivered a speech to a large crowd. She got invited to speak at another event. She finished eading a book. She survived an exercise at the meeting, even though Shannon had the starring answers.
Bill has an expert reader for his surveyor story.
Ciuin’s beta reader for PT finished and will give notes soon.
Shannon sent his story to a published author who liked it.

Schedule

Mar 16
Ciuin
Troy
Shannon

Mar 23
Aime
Jeff
Open slot

Mar 30
open slots

Apr 6
open slots

Apr 13
open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

The Noble Pen for March 9, 2023

Newsletters

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 wrote a speech, delivered it to a legislative committe, and was quoted in the newspaper. She was asked to write two news articles for a website.
Ciuin wrote more Riskel.

Schedule

Mar 9
Shannon
Robyn
Jeff

Mar 16
Jered
Troy
Shannon

Mar 23
Sue?
Aime
Jeff

Mar 30
open slots

Apr 6
open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

The Noble Pen for Mar 2, 2023

Newsletters

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 is at 105 k words on BP.
Randy sent his book off for publication.
Aime wrote a movie review for pay.
Robyn started a routine of writing longhand 3 pages each morning.

Schedule

Mar 2
Jered
Aime
Ciuin

Mar 9
Shannon
Robyn
Jeff

Mar 16
Jered
Troy
open slot

Mar 23
open slots

Mar 30
open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

The Noble Pen for Feb 23, 2023

Newsletters

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 wrote a column that was published in two newspapers and a blog.
Shannon finished an 8k word story in 3 weeks. It will be submitted to an anthology.

Upcoming Schedule

Feb 23
Jeff
Sue
Troy

Mar 2
Jered
Aime
Ciuin

Mar 9
Shannon
Robyn
Jeff

Mar 16
open slots

Mar 23
open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

The Noble Pen for Feb 16, 2023

Newsletters

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

Ciuin wrote and edited.

Upcoming Schedule

Feb 16
Aime
Robyn
Shannon

Feb 23
Jeff
Sue
Troy

Mar 2
Jered
Aime
Ciuin

Mar 9
Shannon
Robyn
Jeff

Mar 16
open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

The Noble Pen for Feb 9, 2023

Newsletters

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 wrote a document for work and his boss liked it so well he asked for more.
Ciuin wrote and edited.

Upcoming Schedule

Feb 9
Ciuin
Robyn
Sue

Feb 16
Aime
Robyn
Shannon

Feb 23
Jeff
Sue
open slot

Mar 2
Jered
Aime
Ciuin

Mar 9
open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

The Noble Pen for Feb 2, 2023

Newsletters

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 is starting the last course for his MFA degree.
Ciuin started editing the new Riskel story.
Sue is editing her MFA thesis.

Upcoming Schedule

Feb 2
Jeff
Alex
Jered

Feb 9
Ciuin
Robyn
Sue

Feb 16
Aime
Robyn
open slot

Feb 23
Jeff
open slots

Mar 2
open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill