Writers’ Mill Minutes Fathers’ Day, June 21st 2020Continue reading Writers’ Mill Minutes June 2020
We had close to 20 attendees at our Fathers’ Day meeting, including two new members and one returning member. It seemed to be the perfect number to inspire lively Zoom discussion, so those of you who missed the meeting missed lots of fun.
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Anthology 2020 – CHALLENGES
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We voted at our Fathers’ Day meeting, and the theme for the 2020 anthology is CHALLENGES. So please look through the challenges represented by your contest entries, respond to the challenges of our Covid lives, consider other challenges accepted or denied, by your characters, real or imaginary (or even poetic), and send your entries to the anthology email address. If you don’t know what that is, look in the newsletter. Thanks!
Below are (abbreviations of) contest titles from recent (and upcoming) months. The aim is to find a topic that will cover as many as possible of your entries. This will be the topic for the anthology.
- Disguised truths
- Dwindling days
- Family traditions
- Morning afters
- Bridge
- Storm
- Chasing rain
- Peeking at the future
- Seasons
- Coming Together
- Mountains and Valleys, and
- Strange Times
Below are the topic titles suggested so far. If your suggestion is not included, it doesn’t mean I’m ignoring you. It means I’m collecting suggested “titles” together into “topics.” When we get to titles, they’ll still be in my list.
- Strange (strange times, strange connections etc.)
- Separation (what divides/unites us, separates/connects us etc.)
- Challenges (Covid, quarantine, end of the world, time, place, people etc.)
- Unity (in the face of… maybe fits under challenges)
- Zoom (fast, slow, the program, etc)
- Heroes (and villains, and everything in between…)
Please be ready to vote on Father’s Day, or email your preference to admin.
Zoom Tips for Upcoming Meetings
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Writers’ Mill Minutes 202005 May 2020
Around 20 people attended May’s Writers’ Mill meeting, hosted again by Laura on Zoom. Our thanks to Laura and to everyone else at Cedar Mill Library who are helping us stay together during this time.
Continue reading Writers’ Mill Minutes 202005 May 2020Changing the World through Fiction, with Mollie Hunt
“Today’s society calls for more from a fiction writer than a fluff-piece,” says Mollie Hunt. “It’s our obligation to bring light to the causes and conflicts of our world.” In her presentation, Changing the World Through Fiction, Mollie offered methods that even the coziest of writers can implement to gently present their values within the story. So here, with thanks to Mollie, are her notes from her talk.
Continue reading Changing the World through Fiction, with Mollie HuntWriters’ Mill Minutes 202004 April 2020
Twenty-one people attended the first ever online Writers’ Mill meeting this month, including Sheila’s Mum, from England, and Laura (our wonderful host) from the library. We owe a huge thank you to Laura for providing and monitoring the online Zoom room for us.
Continue reading Writers’ Mill Minutes 202004 April 2020March Meeting Cancelled
March Meeting Cancelled.
Speaker, Tim Applegate, rescheduled for 3rd Sunday in June, June 21st, Fathers’ Day. Mark your calendars and don’t miss Tim’s presentation on the importance of place in fiction and poetry.
Meanwhile, why not start writing your next contest entry. See “contests” above and click on “upcoming contests” for more details. (If you’re reading this on a phone, click on “menu” and scroll down for contests>upcoming contests.)
Research, a talk by Maryka Biaggio
Historical research
Maryka writes historical fiction based on real characters, so her talk began with the world of historical research. First, how do you prepare to write your historical novel? You’ll need to delve into the past, perhaps using:
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Writers’ Mill Minutes, Feb 16th 2020
18 members attended our “3 checkmark” meeting, allowing the organizers to learn a bit more about whether emails are getting through, and whether we’re fulfilling our goal of being “writers helping writers.” But far more important than checkmarks on clipboard was the talk from Maryka Biaggio, author of Parlor Games, published by a serious, BIG 5 publisher, and a seriously helpful speaker. You’ll find notes from her talk at the end of these minutes. Meanwhile, thank you Maryka!
Continue reading Writers’ Mill Minutes 202002Writers’ Mill Minutes 202001 January 2020
18 members attended January’s meeting, where we enjoyed much discussion about requested topics, completed our “clipboard” checkup of member interests and needs, took part in a lively critique, and even managed a thinking/writing exercise. It was great to welcome several new members and one former member too – we hope to see you all again next month for Maryka Biaggio’s talk of research for writing, research for publishing, and more…
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