THE RAM’S HEAD TRIO
Jim and Kristy joined me last night for our Meeting. Annette and Chelsey emailed to say they weren’t well and wouldn’t be attending. And Heather, a prospective new member, was also not well and couldn’t attend. Didn’t hear from anyone else and was wondering if the last Review coming out so late might have caused some confusion? I didn’t get around to sending out another reminder about the Meeting. Sorry to all if that was the problem.
Kristy read the prologue to her re-written children’s story, still untitled. It is written in first person from the point of view of the puppy who is kidnapped while his young owner is inside the store buying an ice cream cone. This will definitely pull on the heartstrings of young children.
Jim read Chapters 66 and 67 of “Coventry Ghosts – Book II”. Sara, the kitten ghost, is still trying to get Joel and Ji-Young to their submarine without being caught by the Honywuan military or by the Umbra ghosts, who were working together. Fighting breaks out at the beach where two Zodiaks come to take them to the sub. Sara was feeling overwhelmed fighting both the Umbra and the military, but suddenly receives help from Mei-Xiu, the ghost who haunts the ocean. But a Lieutenant from the SEAL squad is shot and Sara goes inside his body to close the tear to his aorta. He still needs medical help though, so she tells the Doc on the submarine what attention the patient needs before he even arrives in the medical space onboard. Lots of action in these two chapters which keeps readers on their toes.
Jim told us he’s getting a lot done with his Book I in the Coventry series being edited professionally. She is giving him story suggestions as well as doing the line editing, which is mostly about the use or non-use of commas, in Jim’s case.
Kristy did read to us the second half of her story “A Fairytale Ending” but plans to read it again when more members are present, so I won’t tell you anything about it here. Ha! Ha!
I just received the rest of my payment from Summit Studios for my short story “The Blob At Green Lake” that was in their anthology “Never Light A Match In The Outhouse”. Matt, the publisher/editor wrote they have updated their website with a list of potential anthologies for the future and invited me to contribute if I have anything that might fit. If the list is on their website, I’m sure anyone can contribute, so take a look and see if you’re interested at www.summitstudios.biz
The next Meeting will be Wednesday, February 4th at 7:00 p.m. here at my place. Hope to see you then, all healthy and eager to pursue the written word!
LISA A. HATTON
Author
Published eBooks available at Kobo Books:
FIRE: http://kobobooks.com/search/search.html?q=9780991739615
LOVE FOUND: http://kobobooks.com/search/search.html?q=9780991739608
Thursday, January 22, 2015
Saturday, January 17, 2015
THE REVIEW
NEW YEAR REUNION
It was wonderful to see everyone again after our hiatus during December due to my surgery and the demands of the holidays. Wendy, Kristi, Annette, Jim and Jason all joined me on the 7th for our first meeting of 2015. Also present that evening was a new face, Chelsey Bleker. She said she has made many notes for a story, but hasn’t started writing it yet. Her chosen genres are fantasy, young adult, and children’s lit. She did say she is looking for a group that might offer more workshops, so if anyone knows where that is happening, please let her know.
Jim read first, Chapters 64 and 65 in Coventry Ghosts, Book II. We see the kitten, Sara, in Drakko where she decides to take the ghost of King George IV back to ghostdom with her, while leaving about 30 bad Umbra ghosts in Drakko. Once back in ghostdom, she is still tasked with returning two living people, Joel and Ji-Young, to the submarine, but radio signals are blocked. She uses telepathy to contact Launi and make arrangements.
Kristi read a short story called “A Fairy Tale Ending” about a young girl living with her deeply depressed father after her mother had committed suicide. The story details the horror of this young girl watching her father lose connection with reality and the people in the world, and emphasizes her desperate loneliness.
Annette read Chapter 1 in her “Untitled Christmas Story”. It shows us Cadence, a 3rd grade teacher with a fascination for names and what they convey about character. Her mother is staying with her after surgery, and a caretaker comes in to look after the mother. One evening the caretaker’s handsome son arrives for dinner, unbeknown to Cadence, and she slams the door in his face. This felt like the perfect beginning to a romance to those who were listening.
Jason read the next chapter in his book. We are taken through a terrible, terrible dream of Gregg’s where he is running from a decaying angel and awful zombies and is trapped between them and the lava flow that takes victims to the shore of the dragon’s domain. He awakes to Jody crying over him. There was lots of suspense here as Gregg and thus the reader don’t know this is just a dream.
Margaret Moffatt was pleased to see her book “Blow Up The Castle” with a good review at http://cosybooks.blogspot.ca
Leah Murray was scheduled to give a talk at the White Rock Library Jan. 16th and 17th, on the use of technology and digital photography to showcase nature. We hope it went well.
I was just notified by the BC/Yukon Command of The Royal Canadian Legion that they are going to post on their blog my article “The Making Of A Soldier, A Mother’s Perspective” and they also offered payment for the story. When I saw the call for submissions, I wasn’t aware of any payment being offered. Very nice surprise. Just goes to show we should keep submitting our writing anyhow.
The next Meeting will be Wednesday, January 21st at 7:00 p.m. here at my place. Hope to see you then.
LISA A. HATTON
AuthorPublished eBooks available at Kobo Books:
FIRE: http://kobobooks.com/search/search.html?q=9780991739615
LOVE FOUND: http://kobobooks.com/search/search.html?q=9780991739608
It was wonderful to see everyone again after our hiatus during December due to my surgery and the demands of the holidays. Wendy, Kristi, Annette, Jim and Jason all joined me on the 7th for our first meeting of 2015. Also present that evening was a new face, Chelsey Bleker. She said she has made many notes for a story, but hasn’t started writing it yet. Her chosen genres are fantasy, young adult, and children’s lit. She did say she is looking for a group that might offer more workshops, so if anyone knows where that is happening, please let her know.
Jim read first, Chapters 64 and 65 in Coventry Ghosts, Book II. We see the kitten, Sara, in Drakko where she decides to take the ghost of King George IV back to ghostdom with her, while leaving about 30 bad Umbra ghosts in Drakko. Once back in ghostdom, she is still tasked with returning two living people, Joel and Ji-Young, to the submarine, but radio signals are blocked. She uses telepathy to contact Launi and make arrangements.
Kristi read a short story called “A Fairy Tale Ending” about a young girl living with her deeply depressed father after her mother had committed suicide. The story details the horror of this young girl watching her father lose connection with reality and the people in the world, and emphasizes her desperate loneliness.
Annette read Chapter 1 in her “Untitled Christmas Story”. It shows us Cadence, a 3rd grade teacher with a fascination for names and what they convey about character. Her mother is staying with her after surgery, and a caretaker comes in to look after the mother. One evening the caretaker’s handsome son arrives for dinner, unbeknown to Cadence, and she slams the door in his face. This felt like the perfect beginning to a romance to those who were listening.
Jason read the next chapter in his book. We are taken through a terrible, terrible dream of Gregg’s where he is running from a decaying angel and awful zombies and is trapped between them and the lava flow that takes victims to the shore of the dragon’s domain. He awakes to Jody crying over him. There was lots of suspense here as Gregg and thus the reader don’t know this is just a dream.
Margaret Moffatt was pleased to see her book “Blow Up The Castle” with a good review at http://cosybooks.blogspot.ca
Leah Murray was scheduled to give a talk at the White Rock Library Jan. 16th and 17th, on the use of technology and digital photography to showcase nature. We hope it went well.
I was just notified by the BC/Yukon Command of The Royal Canadian Legion that they are going to post on their blog my article “The Making Of A Soldier, A Mother’s Perspective” and they also offered payment for the story. When I saw the call for submissions, I wasn’t aware of any payment being offered. Very nice surprise. Just goes to show we should keep submitting our writing anyhow.
The next Meeting will be Wednesday, January 21st at 7:00 p.m. here at my place. Hope to see you then.
LISA A. HATTON
AuthorPublished eBooks available at Kobo Books:
FIRE: http://kobobooks.com/search/search.html?q=9780991739615
LOVE FOUND: http://kobobooks.com/search/search.html?q=9780991739608
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