Finding a place to Meet-Up has been the
challenge but for now we’ve settled into the large private room at Zea’s
Restaurant in Covington, nicely. When meeting
on the south shore, La Madeleine’s Restaurant still works for now! Finding room for all of us is a great problem to have and we look forward to meeting even more writers.
Some of our favorite discussions are Reading
Like a Writer, show and tell (taken
in part from Francine Prose’s book title) where members read a passage from a favorite
author and discuss, or lead a discussion, about what makes the passage
effective. We've had some great
examples of first lines, first pages, beat or pacing, writing style
that affects tone and mood, and dialogue.
Our reading time where members share either a
short story written from our writing prompts or part of their own larger
projects has become a standard. It’s an
honor when new writers share their work for the first time! It’s also very special to hear from our
novelists and non-fiction authors! We
have a talented group!
Writing Critiques are still going on, behind the
scenes. We haven’t had time to do this
as a large group, lately, but many members ask to have something read by the
group and four or five people always step up to take on the task!
Work continues on the Swan of the Seas. Our book project, oh my! This project is where the group completes a
novel together. We are up to chapter 11
and are looking to wrap the first draft up in approximately two months!!! So if you want to get your voice in there,
consider volunteering soon. Next, our
task will be to edit! We started with
brainstorming stories ideas and have learned a great deal together about the
process of writing a novel. Overall, the idea has been to have fun
together and learn through the process!
Helping each other with our Writing Goals is
what the BWC is all about. We continue
to share our favorite resources and here are some of our latest
recommendations.
- The Fine Print of Self-Publishing by Mark Levine
- On-line Article, Why Self-Publishing Authors Must Think Like a Publisher by Stacey Aaronson that can be found here: http://bookmarketingmaven.typepad.com/book_marketing_maven/2014/03/why-self-publishing-authors-must-think-like-a-publisher.html#more
- The Writer’s Chronicle, https://www.awpwriter.org/magazine_media
- The Paris Review, http://www.theparisreview.org/
And
a couple of BWC favorites you’ve already seen:
- Reading Like a Writer by Francine Prose
- Writer’s Digest Magazine and Website: http://www.writersdigest.com/writing-articles
If you haven’t made it out to a meeting yet, we
are still waiting for you! Keep up the hard work.
Happy Writing!
-L
