Nick wrote more on book 3 of Earth Ends
Dylan got over writer’s block and turned out a short story and a battle scene.
Shannon got feedback from beta readers.
Aime applied for a writing job by writing a cover letter and including a chapter from her book.
Feb 13
Aime
Shannon
Randy
Feb 20
Troy
Aime
Dylan
Feb 27
Shannon
Open slots
Mar 5
Open slots
Mar 12
Open slots
Keep Writing,
Bill
Aime’s endorsement blog was published.
Shannon sent his vampire short story to beta readers.
Feb 6
Troy
Dylan
Aime
Feb 13
Aime
Shannon
Randy
Feb 20
Troy
Aime
Open slot
Feb 27
Open slots
Mar 5
Open slots
Keep Writing,
Bill
Aime wrote a blog that will be posted on Bleeding Heartland.
Dylan is writing short stories and world-building posts.
Troy is working on a new story that is a classical adventurers fantasy.
Ciuin got a referral and may be doing contract writing on more exhibits.
Jan 30
Laura
Randy
Shannon
Feb 6
Troy
Dylan
Aime
Feb 13
Aime
Open slots
Feb 20
Troy
Open slots
Feb 27
Open slots
Keep Writing,
Bill
Krista is making progress, with 40 pages written on the book she hadn’t been able to write before.
Rachel has a new story idea that will probably be novella or novel length.
Jan 23
Dylan
Troy
Aime
Jan 30
Laura
Randy
Shannon
Feb 6
Troy
Open slots
Feb 13
Open slots
Feb 20
Open slots
Keep Writing,
Bill
Dylan pointed out a good site for finding character names that correspond to people’s present ages. Some names seem ageless, others very dated, and some old ones return.
Dylan started a new novel. He wrote 3 short stories in December. He got fan mail for the Sand series and Flight.
Ciuin has a new laptop, which should make writing easier and more reliable.
Jan 16
Krista
Ciuin
Shannon
Jan 23
Dylan
Troy
Aime
Jan 30
Laura
Randy
Open slot
Feb 6
Open slots
Feb 13
Open slots
Keep Writing,
Bill
No news is good news.
Shannon started a new project by writing the opening scene, and is working on the plot. It involves werewolves.
Nick read Pride and Prejudice and found the writing and editing loose by modern standards. He started the third book of his trilogy and did some editing on older pieces.
Ciuin is done with one museum editing task and was selected to work on another.
Jan 9
Dylan
Randy
Troy
Jan 16
Krista
Ciuin
Shannon
Jan 23
Open slots
Jan 30
Open slots
Feb 6
Open slots
Keep Writing,
Bill
We will not meet the day after Christmas, but will meet the day after New Year.
Shannon had a hot streak; he finished drafts of his book, a short story, and an article.
Jan 2
Ciuin
Shannon
Krista
Jan 9
Dylan
Randy
Troy
Jan 16
Open slots
Jan 23
Open slots
Jan 30
Open slots
Feb 6
Open slots
Keep Writing,
Bill
The group decided to not meet the day after Christmas, but there may be enough interest the day after New Year’s Day. If you have thoughts on this let us know.
Aime was asked to read and review someone’s fan fiction.
Dylan got fan mail for both of his bylines.
Ciuin finished one of her five school papers.
Dec 19
Krista
Randy
Aime
Dec 26
Day after Christmas – no meeting
Jan 2
Ciuin
Open slots
Jan 9
Dylan
Randy
Troy
Jan 16
Open slots
Keep Writing,
Bill
December 12th is our annual clash with a large party at the restaurant. Look for us to the left of the door in some corner.
Aime wrote again on Fun with Democracy
Ciuin wrote 14 pages so far on school papers needing 45 pages.
Shannon finished his draft of Merger of Evil, and started a new short story. He also committed to writing a guest blog entry.
Ryan wrote a new short story.
Dec 12
Dylan
Troy
Aime
Dec 19
Krista
Randy
Aime
Dec 26
Day after Christmas – no meeting
Jan 2
Ciuin
Open slots
Jan 9
Open slots
Keep Writing,
Bill
We had a visitor at the last meeting who has done research for a biography of a regionally known businessman and philanthropist. He feels he needs a collaborator to write the book, as he no longer has the energy that let him write three previous books. If you are interested, ask the moderator for his contact information.
Aime wrote and gave a speech. She was featured in a newspaper article.
Jeremiah was asked to write business copy.
Ciuin wrote and turned in a paper on time.
Nov 28
Thanksgiving – no meeting
Dec 5
Nick (4700)
Krista
Ryan (short story)
Dec 12
Dylan
Troy
Aime
Dec 19
open slots
Dec 26
Day after Christmas – do we want to meet?
Jan 2
Open slots
Keep Writing,
Bill