THE REVIEW

HOCKEY GAME IS MUTED


Since Ellie and Jason both said they would not attend Wednesday’s meeting because they wanted to watch the hockey game, I did have the T.V. turned to the game, but muted. That way we could catch the score but still talk about writing.

I had been away last weekend and came home sick, so I hadn’t written anything. Bob has been watching baseball so his writing takes back seat. Anne Berrie says she was having trouble letting go of the mindset that comes from only writing fact. We encouraged her to give fiction a try and experience how freeing it can be to suddenly realize you don’t have to answer to anyone else’s parameters of truth. Go ahead, tell all the lies you want! You have permission.

Jim was the only one with anything to read. He is busy with the first draft on his third novel in the Coventry Ghosts series. He did read to us Chapter 2 of Coventry Ghosts 2, which gave the background story of Sara, the kitten ghost. Jim says this second novel in the series is from the kitten’s perspective.

We had a long discussion about query letters and the process of submissions. Jim has done lots of research on the appropriate agents to submit to for his genre, and has verified that they all belong to AAR, the Association of Authors’ Representatives. He submitted his first novel to an agent in New York who responded to his query several weeks ago, and is still waiting to hear the verdict.

Next Meeting will be Wednesday, June 1st at 7:00 p.m. at my place. If the Canucks are playing, I will turn the tube on, but with volume muted, so watching the game is no excuse to stay away. Even if we haven’t written anything, we can always discuss something about writing and/or getting published. If we don’t have our own writing to showcase, it’s still important to support those who have written something. It’s not fair when we abandon the other writers when we ourselves lag in the production of prolific recorded verbosity. Hope to see you June 1st.

Lisa