Hello, Writers!
Thanks to Amanda for running the club meeting on Tuesday. I knew I could count on her! Same thing next Tuesday (March 1st and March 8th). Sorry - I have to attend meetings. XP
Are you thinking layout? Book cover? We'll spend some time with those tasks after Spring Break.
Keep writing!
Mrs. P
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Hello, Writers!
Happy Valentine's Day tomorrow! Dark chocolate is my favorite (hint! hint!) (-:
Here's the update on our club meetings...
Tuesday, February 15th - meet from 3:45p - 5:00p, room 7.
Tuesday, February 22nd - I will be off campus for training but you can still use my classroom. Let me know if you'd still like to meet. I'll put one of the alumni in charge.
Tuesday, March 1 - I will be off campus AGAIN for training but you can still use my classroom. Let me know if you'd still like to meet. I'll put one of the alumni in charge.
Tuesday, March 8 - I will be off campus AGAIN for training but you can still use my classroom. Let me know if you'd still like to meet. I'll put one of the alumni in charge.
Just cuz I'm not there doesn't mean you can't meet and revise. No excuses when it comes to writing!!! (-;
Today's the last day to submit to The Sandy Contest in Colorado. This organization is lovely and helpful and wonderful and...and...and... shall I say more? They provide EXCELLENT feedback on your writing. Don't miss out!
http://www.crestedbuttewriters.org/sandy.php
Mrs. P
Happy Valentine's Day tomorrow! Dark chocolate is my favorite (hint! hint!) (-:
Here's the update on our club meetings...
Tuesday, February 15th - meet from 3:45p - 5:00p, room 7.
Tuesday, February 22nd - I will be off campus for training but you can still use my classroom. Let me know if you'd still like to meet. I'll put one of the alumni in charge.
Tuesday, March 1 - I will be off campus AGAIN for training but you can still use my classroom. Let me know if you'd still like to meet. I'll put one of the alumni in charge.
Tuesday, March 8 - I will be off campus AGAIN for training but you can still use my classroom. Let me know if you'd still like to meet. I'll put one of the alumni in charge.
Just cuz I'm not there doesn't mean you can't meet and revise. No excuses when it comes to writing!!! (-;
Today's the last day to submit to The Sandy Contest in Colorado. This organization is lovely and helpful and wonderful and...and...and... shall I say more? They provide EXCELLENT feedback on your writing. Don't miss out!
http://www.crestedbuttewriters.org/sandy.php
Mrs. P
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Monday, January 31st
No Novel Club meeting on Tuesday, February 1st. I need to attend a meeting. Sorry! XP
Monday, January 24, 2011
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Saturday, January 15, 2010
Novel Writing Club Update
Hello, writers!
Our club met on Tuesday, January 11th. We ate pizza (of course!) and began revising our novels.
Revision is quite a process and is not for the faint of heart. Be prepared to cut and tear apart your beloved creations! If you've written a beautifully prolific paragraph but it doesn't fit in your book, then chop! chop! chop! However...don't delete it permanently. Save these moments of inspiration in an electronic file for use later in the book or in another writing project.
I think of revision as knocking down a wall in your house and replacing the plumbing. I think of editing as moving the coffee cups from one shelf to another. Therefore, editing is the polishing phase and shouldn't happen just yet.
Refer back to your storyline map. Did your novel follow the storyline map? Did you veer off of it? Sometimes that's alright - if your new path is better and makes more sense. But if you simply wrote in circles, go back to the revision stage. After you chop! chop! chop! you should rewrite the deleted sections.
Next meeting is Tuesday, January 18th. We'll meet from 3:45p - 5:00p. You can bring food to share with the group, if you'd like.
Mrs. P.
Hello, writers!
Our club met on Tuesday, January 11th. We ate pizza (of course!) and began revising our novels.
Revision is quite a process and is not for the faint of heart. Be prepared to cut and tear apart your beloved creations! If you've written a beautifully prolific paragraph but it doesn't fit in your book, then chop! chop! chop! However...don't delete it permanently. Save these moments of inspiration in an electronic file for use later in the book or in another writing project.
I think of revision as knocking down a wall in your house and replacing the plumbing. I think of editing as moving the coffee cups from one shelf to another. Therefore, editing is the polishing phase and shouldn't happen just yet.
Refer back to your storyline map. Did your novel follow the storyline map? Did you veer off of it? Sometimes that's alright - if your new path is better and makes more sense. But if you simply wrote in circles, go back to the revision stage. After you chop! chop! chop! you should rewrite the deleted sections.
Next meeting is Tuesday, January 18th. We'll meet from 3:45p - 5:00p. You can bring food to share with the group, if you'd like.
Mrs. P.
Monday, January 3, 2011
Monday, January 3, 2011
Mark your calendar!
Our first meeting of the year will be held on Tuesday, January 11, 2011 in rm. 7 from 3:45p - 5:00p.
Our first meeting of the year will be held on Tuesday, January 11, 2011 in rm. 7 from 3:45p - 5:00p.
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