On-line meetings

We have gone to on-line meetings for the duration of the coronavirus problem, and they are working well. To participate, you can use the Zoom app on your smartphone, laptop, or desktop computer with a microphone. Use of a camera is optional. You can also call in with any phone but it would be long-distance if those rates apply to you.

For further details and the meeting ID number, contact us.

In the meantime, if you want a take-out meal, it would be good to patronize our usual host, Scott’s Restaurant. Check their hours.

Victories

Dylan wrote four chapters of Allegro and repaired his fiction website.
Troy recently wrote several chapters, now up to 10 since he was last at the group.
Stacie’s story is now up to 82k words, from a start as a short story of five pages.
Aime got a new laptop, which will make writing easier.

Upcoming schedule

Apr 23
Laura
Stacie
Randy

Apr 30
Troy
Dylan
Aime

May 7
Randy
Troy
Open slot

May 14
Open slots

May 21
Open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

On-line meetings

We have gone to on-line meetings for the duration of the coronavirus problem, and they are working well. To participate, you can use the Zoom app on your smartphone, laptop, or desktop computer with a microphone. Use of a camera is optional. You can also call in with any phone but it would be long-distance if those rates apply to you.

For further details and the meeting ID number, contact us.

In the meantime, if you want a take-out meal, it would be good to patronize our usual host, Scott’s Restaurant. As of now they are doing take-out business 8 am to 7 pm.

Victories

We know of no members who have come down with the virus so far.

Aime finished reading Shannon’s book and is working on Randy’s _Sins of Intent_.

Shannon got feedback on Amazon.

Upcoming schedule

Apr 16
Dylan
Stacie
Aime

Apr 23
Laura
Stacie
Randy

Apr 30
Open slots

May 7
Open slots

May 14
Open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

On-line meetings

We have gone to on-line meetings for the duration of the coronavirus problem, and they are working well. To participate, you can use the Zoom app on your smartphone, laptop, or desktop computer with a microphone. Use of a camera is optional. You can also call in with any phone but it would be long-distance if those rates apply to you.

For further details and the meeting ID number, contact us.

In the meantime, if you want a take-out meal, it would be good to patronize our usual host, Scott’s Restaurant. As of now they are doing take-out business 8 am to 7 pm.

Victories

We know of no members who have come down with the virus so far.

Dylan wrote 6k words in two chapters, three short stories, and three other short pieces.

Shannon has his submission done a week early.

Aime is reading Shannon’s Fangs for Nothing.

Ciuin is going through Petty Theft again for minor errors.

Upcoming schedule

Apr 9
Randy
Shannon
Mike

Apr 16
Dylan
Stacie
Open slot

Apr 23
Laura
Open slots

Apr 30
Open slots

Apr 37
Open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

On-line meetings

We have gone to on-line meetings for the duration of the coronavirus problem. To participate, you can use the Zoom app on your smartphone, laptop, or desktop computer with a microphone. Use of a camera is optional. You can also call in with any phone but it would be long-distance if those rates apply to you.

For further details and the meeting ID number, contact us.

In the meantime, if you want a take-out meal, it would be good to patronize our usual host, Scott’s Restaurant. As of now they are doing take-out business 8 am to 7 pm.

Victories

We know of no members who have come down with the virus so far.
Shannon has the elevated status of “essential personnel.” Despite the increased demand on his time, he plans to come up with an Apr 9 submission.
We are successful in using on-line meetings, which seem surprisingly like in-person meetings, except for the menu, which leaves Randy and Bill craving chocolate pie.

Upcoming schedule

Apr 2
Dylan
Stacie
Aime

Apr 9
Randy
Shannon
Open slot

Apr 16
Laura
Dylan?
Open slot

Apr 23
Open slots

Apr 30
Open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

On-line meetings

We have gone to on-line meetings for the duration of the coronavirus problem. To participate, you can use the Zoom app on your smartphone, laptop, or desktop computer with a microphone. Use of a camera is optional. You can also call in with any phone but it would be long-distance if those rates apply to you.

For further details and the meeting ID number, contact us.

In the meantime, if you want a take-out meal, it would be good to patronize our usual host, Scott’s Restaurant. As of now they are doing take-out business 8am to 7 pm.

Victories

Eight of us met on line via Zoom and had a pretty normal meeting discussion.

Aime was hired to write a screenplay from someone’s movie concept.

Mar 26
Shannon
Aime
Randy

Apr 2
Dylan
Stacy
Open slot

Apr 9
Open slots

Apr 16
Open slots

Apr 23
Open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

Prepare for on-line meetings

With the growing threat of the corona virus, and some of our members in the higher risk categories, it is planned that we will do on-line meetings via Zoom.

This will require use of a smartphone, desktop computer, or other device with internet access and a microphone. Use of a camera will be optional. Instructions for connecting will be sent to the email distribution list.

Victories

Nick wrote a train report.
Shannon’s blog post is up on a fiend’s site.

Mar 19
Stacie (5k)
Dylan
Randy

Mar 26
Open slots

Apr 2
Open slots

Apr 9
Open slots

Apr 16
Open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

Meeting Cancellation Policy

With the growing threat of the corona virus, if it causes Kirkwood College, local schools, or the restaurant to close, we will not attempt a meeting.

This mirrors our severe weather policy, where we mostly follow Kirkwood’s plan for evening classes.

Victories

Nick finished reading a classic on his list, Random Harvest.

Dylan recovered from getting behind on writing and has built up a buffer of material for his weekly postings on his site.

Mar 12
Troy
Randy
Shannon

Mar 19
Stacie
Dylan
Open slot

Mar 26
Open slots

Apr 2
Open slots

Apr 9
Open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

Meeting Cancellation Policy

With the growing threat of the corona virus, if it causes Kirkwood College, local schools, or the restaurant to close, we will not attempt a meeting.

This mirrors our severe weather policy, where we mostly follow Kirkwood’s plan for evening classes.

Victories

Ciuin’s editing work has led to two additional contracts to do company history displays.

Troy finished editing Ghost and got a few printed copies.

Shannon wrote an article for a friend’s blog.

Upcoming Schedule

Mar 5
Dylan
Ciuin
Troy

Mar 12
Troy
Randy
Shannon

Mar 19
Open slots

Mar 26
Open slots

Apr 2
Open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

Victories

Dylan got past a block and wrote for his Patreon supporters.
Aime turned out the Time Traveler’s Blues sequel in a very short time.

Upcoming Schedule

Feb 27
Shannon (double)
Bill

Mar 5
Dylan
Open slots

Mar 12
Troy
Open slots

Mar 19
Open slots

Mar 26
Open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill

Victories

Shannon got feedback from all three beta readers, did rewrites, and sent it to another reader.

Nick wrote more on his trilogy.

Bill is thinking about how to move his old story to the present time.

Stacie is reading to her children both to inspire them to read and for the pleasure of finding time to read.

Upcoming Schedule

Feb 20
Troy
Aime
Dylan

Feb 27
Shannon
Open slots

Mar 5
Open slots

Mar 12
Open slots

Mar 19
Open slots

Keep Writing,
Bill