IN BETWEEN SNOWSTORMS
We did have a Meeting on Thursday, when enough snow had melted for people to get around, and before the next snowfall comes on Tuesday. Bob and Margaret were here, and Cameron Dueck also attended for the first time. Cameron said he writes poetry, short stories and plays; a little bit of everything. We welcome him to the fold.
Bob started by reading an article from the Vancouver Historical Society detailing a visit to Vancouver on July 18, 1915 by Teddy Roosevelt and his wife.
Then Bob proudly told us he had written 2508 words on a topic other than the history of the jewellery business in B.C. He read to us his boyhood memories of local events and news received during WWII. Very interesting. We had told Bob that if writing about the jewellery business had become too onerous that he should consider writing on subjects that did grab his attention. It is true that if the writer is bored then he/she will probably bore their readers as well.
Margaret read another story from the Peabody collection , “Greetings From Marigold”. Reverend Peacock received a Christmas card and letter from Marigold. She told him she had married Jasper in Gretna Green in Scotland and that was where they were settling. Jasper’s aunt and uncle had disowned him because he married outside the Jewish faith, and her Catholic family were not communicating with them either. Therefore, she invited Rev. Peacock and his parrot, Joey, to visit and stay with them over Christmas. Margaret has said this story is nearing the end of the Peabody collection. We shall greatly miss hearing about these beloved characters she has brought to life for us.
Cameron read to us two of his poems. The first one, “If Totem Poles Could Talk They’d Probably Cry” detailed the dying tribal life and how the tribal voices are being stilled. It is a very moving poem. He said it had been published in an anthology, but we think he should do more with it. The next poem was “British Columbia” and it was a picture painted in words of all the beautiful vistas that B.C. has to offer. Both these poems were strong pieces of writing that spoke to the listener very clearly.
I received from Susan an envelope with several goodies. She sent two issues of the newsletter “Word” put out by the Writers’ Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador. That organization is probably similar to the Federation of B.C. Writers. Also included in the parcel was the January/February issue of Atlantic Business magazine, in which there is an announcement of Susan and her husband, Chris, starting their own business in communications/consultancy called “48 Degrees Inc. We wish them good luck with this business venture.
I did attend a meeting on the 15th, at the Murrayville library, of a recently formed writers’ group. It was interesting and I was happy to see the whole time was spent discussing writing topics only. There was a printed agenda for the meeting which included a specified time slot for writers to define what writing goals they hoped to meet before the next meeting. I thought this was an excellent idea as it gives the incentive of having a deadline to meet. Also received at this meeting was a list of library resources for writers, which I will forward in a separate email..
After some discussion, it was decided that we will switch meeting nights from Thursdays to Wednesdays. Our meetings will now be the first and third Wednesdays of each month. Hopefully that could eliminate scheduling conflicts for some people. Our next meeting will be here at my place at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 4th. Hope to see you then. Bring your Muse.
Lisa
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Sunday, January 11, 2009
THE RAM'S HEAD REVIEW
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
This winter’s weather has made it difficult to get together. Margaret was the only one who made it to the meeting here on Thursday. In her 80s, she puts the rest of us to shame.
Margaret read another story from her Peabody collection, “Wednesday Evening At The Theater”. The Reverends Peabody and Peacock had gone to the theater to see an historical play they were interested in, with a castle being part of the last scene. It was during that scene that a loud scream was heard and everybody rushed to evacuate the theater. Peacock had been sound asleep, so Peabody urgently led him out. When they arrived at a restaurant, it was learned the scream in the theater had been Peacock’s parrot Joey, hidden under his coat, who had screamed “Blow up the castle!”.
Margaret and I had a discussion on preparation of long manuscripts for submissions, and the wisdom of submitting to agents or publishers. I had purchased Writers’ Digest’s book on Literary Agents for 2009, which Margaret borrowed. She and I are both getting near the time to start sending out queries/synopses/outlines/sample chapters for our books.
January saw three Ram’s Head writers published in Today’s Senior Newsmagazine: Gemma, Carolann, and me.
Susan sent a note at Christmas with three tear sheets of articles she had written that were published in The Telegram in St. John’s. It’s good to see she’s keeping her hand to the keyboard since she moved back to the east coast.
I am just plugging away at the 2nd draft of my novel and the only writing I’ve done lately has been a series of letters to Sonny in Afghanistan via email. He says he really hasn’t received any news from anybody except for my letters. However, he has received many parcels, just no letters. Until the 23rd he is on leave, at home with his wife and son in Kingston. Then he returns to Kandahar until February 19th, when his deployment ends. Maybe when he’s home sometime in March we could ask him to update our website for us.
On January 13th, I’m going to check out the writing group that is starting up at the Murrayville branch of the Fraser Valley Regional Library. They will only meet once a month, the 3rd Thursday. I thought a little networking wouldn’t be a bad thing. If anyone else would like to show up that night, in their meeting room, you would also be welcome, 7:00 p.m. Coffee and decaf available. Maybe cookies. Just like home.
Next Meeting for The Ram’s Head here at my place on Thursday, Jan 22nd at 7:00 p.m. It would be wonderful to see you then.
Lisa
This winter’s weather has made it difficult to get together. Margaret was the only one who made it to the meeting here on Thursday. In her 80s, she puts the rest of us to shame.
Margaret read another story from her Peabody collection, “Wednesday Evening At The Theater”. The Reverends Peabody and Peacock had gone to the theater to see an historical play they were interested in, with a castle being part of the last scene. It was during that scene that a loud scream was heard and everybody rushed to evacuate the theater. Peacock had been sound asleep, so Peabody urgently led him out. When they arrived at a restaurant, it was learned the scream in the theater had been Peacock’s parrot Joey, hidden under his coat, who had screamed “Blow up the castle!”.
Margaret and I had a discussion on preparation of long manuscripts for submissions, and the wisdom of submitting to agents or publishers. I had purchased Writers’ Digest’s book on Literary Agents for 2009, which Margaret borrowed. She and I are both getting near the time to start sending out queries/synopses/outlines/sample chapters for our books.
January saw three Ram’s Head writers published in Today’s Senior Newsmagazine: Gemma, Carolann, and me.
Susan sent a note at Christmas with three tear sheets of articles she had written that were published in The Telegram in St. John’s. It’s good to see she’s keeping her hand to the keyboard since she moved back to the east coast.
I am just plugging away at the 2nd draft of my novel and the only writing I’ve done lately has been a series of letters to Sonny in Afghanistan via email. He says he really hasn’t received any news from anybody except for my letters. However, he has received many parcels, just no letters. Until the 23rd he is on leave, at home with his wife and son in Kingston. Then he returns to Kandahar until February 19th, when his deployment ends. Maybe when he’s home sometime in March we could ask him to update our website for us.
On January 13th, I’m going to check out the writing group that is starting up at the Murrayville branch of the Fraser Valley Regional Library. They will only meet once a month, the 3rd Thursday. I thought a little networking wouldn’t be a bad thing. If anyone else would like to show up that night, in their meeting room, you would also be welcome, 7:00 p.m. Coffee and decaf available. Maybe cookies. Just like home.
Next Meeting for The Ram’s Head here at my place on Thursday, Jan 22nd at 7:00 p.m. It would be wonderful to see you then.
Lisa
Sunday, December 7, 2008
THE REVIEW
MERRY CHRISTMAS !
Bob and Margaret joined me Thursday night for our meeting. And I did have some Christmas baking to share.
Bob brought an article Susan had sent him, that she had written and which was published in The Telegram in St. John’s. It was a personal article called “Baby Wonder”, about her and Chris having Declan, their fifth child, after the failure of his vasectomy. The article had a full page spread and family pictures, and a warm and fuzzy ending. Nice to see that Susan is in print again.
Bob also brought an article by Pete McMartin in the Vancouver Sun about restaurants being too pretentious, and they are now losing patrons who are becoming more conscious of their spending since the economic meltdown of 2008.
He didn’t have any writing of his own to read, but Bob did say he replied to the letter he received from the Lt. Colonel.
Margaret read from the Peabody collection about Sir Donald Die being unable to rid the town of Wickerton of all its ghosts. But Rev. Peabody didn’t believe his manse had any ghosts and he went up to bed. Shortly after, Marie came in and saw the swaying rocking chair and smelled tobacco smoke, but nobody was there and the Reverend didn’t smoke. And Rev. Peasly was beginning to think the reason Barker gnawed on furniture was that he sensed the presence of ghosts.
I read the next chapter in “Fire”. Cam and Miles and Lucy are together at Cam’s. Miles had arrived to say there is a fire at #337, which is owned by Lucy’s Dad. Cam phones his Mom. Lucy phones her Dad, who is very angry and she becomes upset. Cam tries to comfort her even though he has his own suspicions. Miles just wants to go watch the fire. There are a number of phone calls from news media wanting information, and Miles is even more anxious to be out where the T.V. cameras might be. Cam gets his jacket and dons his favourite baseball cap as well, and the three of them go to watch the fire. Cam’s Mom is avoiding the media, but Miles rushes toward the T.V. crew.
We are taking a break over Christmas now. The next meeting will be Thursday, January 8th at 7:00 p.m. at my place. In the meantime, have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, and be sure to spend some time with your Muse.
Best Wishes to All the Ram’s Head Writers and hope to see you in the New Year,
Lisa
Bob and Margaret joined me Thursday night for our meeting. And I did have some Christmas baking to share.
Bob brought an article Susan had sent him, that she had written and which was published in The Telegram in St. John’s. It was a personal article called “Baby Wonder”, about her and Chris having Declan, their fifth child, after the failure of his vasectomy. The article had a full page spread and family pictures, and a warm and fuzzy ending. Nice to see that Susan is in print again.
Bob also brought an article by Pete McMartin in the Vancouver Sun about restaurants being too pretentious, and they are now losing patrons who are becoming more conscious of their spending since the economic meltdown of 2008.
He didn’t have any writing of his own to read, but Bob did say he replied to the letter he received from the Lt. Colonel.
Margaret read from the Peabody collection about Sir Donald Die being unable to rid the town of Wickerton of all its ghosts. But Rev. Peabody didn’t believe his manse had any ghosts and he went up to bed. Shortly after, Marie came in and saw the swaying rocking chair and smelled tobacco smoke, but nobody was there and the Reverend didn’t smoke. And Rev. Peasly was beginning to think the reason Barker gnawed on furniture was that he sensed the presence of ghosts.
I read the next chapter in “Fire”. Cam and Miles and Lucy are together at Cam’s. Miles had arrived to say there is a fire at #337, which is owned by Lucy’s Dad. Cam phones his Mom. Lucy phones her Dad, who is very angry and she becomes upset. Cam tries to comfort her even though he has his own suspicions. Miles just wants to go watch the fire. There are a number of phone calls from news media wanting information, and Miles is even more anxious to be out where the T.V. cameras might be. Cam gets his jacket and dons his favourite baseball cap as well, and the three of them go to watch the fire. Cam’s Mom is avoiding the media, but Miles rushes toward the T.V. crew.
We are taking a break over Christmas now. The next meeting will be Thursday, January 8th at 7:00 p.m. at my place. In the meantime, have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, and be sure to spend some time with your Muse.
Best Wishes to All the Ram’s Head Writers and hope to see you in the New Year,
Lisa
Sunday, November 23, 2008
THE REVIEW
LAUGHING ALL THE WAY
Margaret was still laughing at Thursday’s meeting about her exploits trying to vote in the civic elections on the 15th of this month. She wrote and sent a letter to the editor at both The Langley Times and The Langley Advance, which I spied in both papers. The mavens in charge of voter registration were making her jump through hoops they couldn’t see to prove who she was and where she lived, just to cast a ballot in voting booths where the pens didn’t work. And her son, with the same last name and the same address, had just voted. Only a writer would laugh at and write about the ambiguity of bureaucracy. Thank God for free speech (press).
Margaret also had a bad bruise on her right arm. There was a paper jam in her photo copier, so she pushed her hand in to pull the paper out, but got stuck. Not able to reach the phone or carry the copier over to it, she resorted to giving her hand a mighty pull and injured herself. Who says writers don’t need WCB coverage? This is dangerous work!
Bob read first, a letter he received in response to his letter he sent to “any Canadian soldier”. The reply that he received was from Lt. Col. Mark John Gendron. He is a legal advisor to the Regional Command in Afghanistan. This is his 3rd deployment overseas, and he has been there this time for almost a year. He is married and lives near Kingston, Ontario. Fascinating.
Bob also read a short piece he had written that day, called “Retirement”. It was an introspective piece musing about how his life had always been too busy to just sit and enjoy watching nature, as he had done for an hour on Thursday. It’s an excellent piece of writing and we encourage him to send it to Today’s Senior Newsmagazine. We could tell Bob put his heart into writing this piece and think he should do more of that.
Margaret re-wrote her chapter “Ghosts”, deleting some names and changing others. She read the second draft for us and we all agreed it reads much better.
I read Chapter 15 from my novel, which has Fiona and Tanner doing dinner at a local restaurant after he gets his car from the impound lot. He is grilling her about the complex she manages, trying to find somewhere to look for the arsonist, some motive for the crime. She takes a call at the end of their dinner, thinking it’s her son asking when she’s coming home. But he’s calling to tell her there’s another fire and #337. Tanner starts to ask her what’s happening, when his own phone rings and he’s told the same thing by the police department.
A couple of years ago, I wrote a short piece called “Nostalgia”, about a New Year’s Eve that Bryon and I listened to old records. Last week I submitted it to Today’s Senior Newsmagazine and hope they will use it for their January issue.
Next meeting here at my place Thursday, December 4th at 7:00 p.m. Really hope to see you then.
Lisa
Margaret was still laughing at Thursday’s meeting about her exploits trying to vote in the civic elections on the 15th of this month. She wrote and sent a letter to the editor at both The Langley Times and The Langley Advance, which I spied in both papers. The mavens in charge of voter registration were making her jump through hoops they couldn’t see to prove who she was and where she lived, just to cast a ballot in voting booths where the pens didn’t work. And her son, with the same last name and the same address, had just voted. Only a writer would laugh at and write about the ambiguity of bureaucracy. Thank God for free speech (press).
Margaret also had a bad bruise on her right arm. There was a paper jam in her photo copier, so she pushed her hand in to pull the paper out, but got stuck. Not able to reach the phone or carry the copier over to it, she resorted to giving her hand a mighty pull and injured herself. Who says writers don’t need WCB coverage? This is dangerous work!
Bob read first, a letter he received in response to his letter he sent to “any Canadian soldier”. The reply that he received was from Lt. Col. Mark John Gendron. He is a legal advisor to the Regional Command in Afghanistan. This is his 3rd deployment overseas, and he has been there this time for almost a year. He is married and lives near Kingston, Ontario. Fascinating.
Bob also read a short piece he had written that day, called “Retirement”. It was an introspective piece musing about how his life had always been too busy to just sit and enjoy watching nature, as he had done for an hour on Thursday. It’s an excellent piece of writing and we encourage him to send it to Today’s Senior Newsmagazine. We could tell Bob put his heart into writing this piece and think he should do more of that.
Margaret re-wrote her chapter “Ghosts”, deleting some names and changing others. She read the second draft for us and we all agreed it reads much better.
I read Chapter 15 from my novel, which has Fiona and Tanner doing dinner at a local restaurant after he gets his car from the impound lot. He is grilling her about the complex she manages, trying to find somewhere to look for the arsonist, some motive for the crime. She takes a call at the end of their dinner, thinking it’s her son asking when she’s coming home. But he’s calling to tell her there’s another fire and #337. Tanner starts to ask her what’s happening, when his own phone rings and he’s told the same thing by the police department.
A couple of years ago, I wrote a short piece called “Nostalgia”, about a New Year’s Eve that Bryon and I listened to old records. Last week I submitted it to Today’s Senior Newsmagazine and hope they will use it for their January issue.
Next meeting here at my place Thursday, December 4th at 7:00 p.m. Really hope to see you then.
Lisa
Sunday, November 9, 2008
THE RAM'S HEAD REVIEW
NOVEMBER RAIN
In spite of the heavy rain, Bob and Margaret joined me for a meeting of three on Thursday.
Bob read first, listing three different jewellery manufacturers. They were Birkett & Cobold, Dave Manson, and H.J. Anstie. Bob is finding it hard slogging collecting information for his informal history. It’s hard to get motivated to search the archives for the data he thinks he needs. He finds that endeavor very dry and boring. Hmmm. Maybe the project needs a rethink.
Margaret read another chapter from her Peabody collection, entitled “Ghosts”. The collapse of the mine under the cemetery disturbed a bunch of ghosts, which started haunting the residents of Wickerton. Residents were all relating tales of being haunted by spirits in their own homes. Sir Charles Coffin, Baronet of London, was called in to help with the situation. There were quite a few characters in this chapter, all with names starting with the letter “C”. As a listener, it was difficult to keep straight who was who. It might be easier to do so when reading the actual words on the page. We suggested Margaret change a few names. She said she would do that and then we can compare the two versions to see which reads best.
I read chapter 14 from my novel, “Fire”. Cam arrives home just after 10:00 p.m. after he gets off work at the bowling alley, and finds his Mom isn’t there. The answering machine has a nasty message threatening his Mom, and he starts to panic, wondering where she is. Lucy, his girlfriend arrives, and tries to calm him down. He eventually phones the Detective to ask if he knows where his Mom might have gone. The Detective says he’ll have her call him. When she calls right away, he clues in to the fact his Mom is with the Detective, having dinner. He’s not impressed, but no longer afraid for her safety. He turns his attention to Lucy and takes her jacket. A lighter falls out of her pocket, but she doesn’t smoke. He wonders what else he doesn’t know about her, and wonders if she has anything to do with the fires.
On Friday, I picked up the November issue of Today’s Senior Newsmagazine at the IHOP restaurant in Langley, and was pleased to see Gemma’s story “How My Sister Saved Her Marriage?” was in it on Page 6. Congratulations Gemma!
I had a request from a writing website called Writing Raw to exchange links. Unfortunately, since Sonny, our administrator, is still in Afghanistan I have no way of updating our website until he returns next spring, except for using this blog. He can’t do it from over there, and I’m not technically savvy enough to do it myself. This particular website is for writers who want to “meet” online and submit pieces and critique for others as well. I will forward the link to you in a separate email in case anyone is interested.
Next meeting will be Thursday, November 20th, here at my place at 7:00 p.m. May you all be motivated to write in the meantime. Love to see you on the 20th.
Lisa
In spite of the heavy rain, Bob and Margaret joined me for a meeting of three on Thursday.
Bob read first, listing three different jewellery manufacturers. They were Birkett & Cobold, Dave Manson, and H.J. Anstie. Bob is finding it hard slogging collecting information for his informal history. It’s hard to get motivated to search the archives for the data he thinks he needs. He finds that endeavor very dry and boring. Hmmm. Maybe the project needs a rethink.
Margaret read another chapter from her Peabody collection, entitled “Ghosts”. The collapse of the mine under the cemetery disturbed a bunch of ghosts, which started haunting the residents of Wickerton. Residents were all relating tales of being haunted by spirits in their own homes. Sir Charles Coffin, Baronet of London, was called in to help with the situation. There were quite a few characters in this chapter, all with names starting with the letter “C”. As a listener, it was difficult to keep straight who was who. It might be easier to do so when reading the actual words on the page. We suggested Margaret change a few names. She said she would do that and then we can compare the two versions to see which reads best.
I read chapter 14 from my novel, “Fire”. Cam arrives home just after 10:00 p.m. after he gets off work at the bowling alley, and finds his Mom isn’t there. The answering machine has a nasty message threatening his Mom, and he starts to panic, wondering where she is. Lucy, his girlfriend arrives, and tries to calm him down. He eventually phones the Detective to ask if he knows where his Mom might have gone. The Detective says he’ll have her call him. When she calls right away, he clues in to the fact his Mom is with the Detective, having dinner. He’s not impressed, but no longer afraid for her safety. He turns his attention to Lucy and takes her jacket. A lighter falls out of her pocket, but she doesn’t smoke. He wonders what else he doesn’t know about her, and wonders if she has anything to do with the fires.
On Friday, I picked up the November issue of Today’s Senior Newsmagazine at the IHOP restaurant in Langley, and was pleased to see Gemma’s story “How My Sister Saved Her Marriage?” was in it on Page 6. Congratulations Gemma!
I had a request from a writing website called Writing Raw to exchange links. Unfortunately, since Sonny, our administrator, is still in Afghanistan I have no way of updating our website until he returns next spring, except for using this blog. He can’t do it from over there, and I’m not technically savvy enough to do it myself. This particular website is for writers who want to “meet” online and submit pieces and critique for others as well. I will forward the link to you in a separate email in case anyone is interested.
Next meeting will be Thursday, November 20th, here at my place at 7:00 p.m. May you all be motivated to write in the meantime. Love to see you on the 20th.
Lisa
Sunday, October 19, 2008
THE REVIEW
TOGETHER AT LAST
Finally on Thursday, October 16th, at least three of us were able to meet and honour The Muse, after several cancelled meetings. Bob and Margaret joined me, and Bob also brought his dog, Sidney (spelling?).
I did mention to them that I had found some letters my father had written to my mother during WWII, on R.C.A.F. stationery and asked if there was somewhere that would be interested in having them for historical purposes. Both Bob and Margaret suggested the R.C.A.F. Museum at the Langley Airport. I will have to make enquiries there.
Margaret read first, two chapters from the Peabody collection. The first one, “A Plan Hatched”, saw Rev. Peasly dressed up and hiding beside a headstone in the cemetery, trying to spy on Marigold. Unfortunately, Marie spotted this strange figure and reported it to the police. In the meantime, Peasly goes home but the Constable later knocks on his door to ask if he’s seen any strange character around. In “The Second Plan”, Peasly is again hiding in the cemetery and hears strange noises he thinks are coming from the grave. Scared, he runs up the hill and disappears into a sinkhole caused by the underground mines. Found next morning by Mrs. Ticks, two inebriated miners are later cajoled by Mr. Lamb into rescuing him, but he wasn’t down very far and only had to step onto the first rung of a ladder to get out. After his night in the sinkhole, he learns that Marigold is marrying Jasper Bond, not Rev. Peabody after all.
Bob read an extra piece he wrote that he will add to the section on E.J. Trailing. He wrote that because of meeting Margaret in our writing group, he learned that she had met and remembered David Laird (who later became a jeweler) when they stayed in the same house one summer as teenagers. He had offered to fix her watch and had taken it all apart, but was unable to put it back together again. Margaret’s father had to pay a jeweler to fix it properly.
I read Chapters 12 and 13 from my novel. Cam and Lucy make plans to spend the evening together watching a movie at his place, but Miles shows up and they snub him by saying they’re going to spend the evening as boyfriend and girlfriend. Miles leaves. And Fiona and Tanner are getting to know each other when she drives him to get his car at the impound lot. She doesn’t know if she should stick to just business or if she’s really attracted to him. (Bob said he could see kissy-kissy coming.)
Next meeting here at my place on Thursday, November 6th at 7:00 p.m. Really hope to see you then. In the meantime, keep your pen to paper or your hands on the keyboard and keep writing. Happy Musings!
Lisa
Finally on Thursday, October 16th, at least three of us were able to meet and honour The Muse, after several cancelled meetings. Bob and Margaret joined me, and Bob also brought his dog, Sidney (spelling?).
I did mention to them that I had found some letters my father had written to my mother during WWII, on R.C.A.F. stationery and asked if there was somewhere that would be interested in having them for historical purposes. Both Bob and Margaret suggested the R.C.A.F. Museum at the Langley Airport. I will have to make enquiries there.
Margaret read first, two chapters from the Peabody collection. The first one, “A Plan Hatched”, saw Rev. Peasly dressed up and hiding beside a headstone in the cemetery, trying to spy on Marigold. Unfortunately, Marie spotted this strange figure and reported it to the police. In the meantime, Peasly goes home but the Constable later knocks on his door to ask if he’s seen any strange character around. In “The Second Plan”, Peasly is again hiding in the cemetery and hears strange noises he thinks are coming from the grave. Scared, he runs up the hill and disappears into a sinkhole caused by the underground mines. Found next morning by Mrs. Ticks, two inebriated miners are later cajoled by Mr. Lamb into rescuing him, but he wasn’t down very far and only had to step onto the first rung of a ladder to get out. After his night in the sinkhole, he learns that Marigold is marrying Jasper Bond, not Rev. Peabody after all.
Bob read an extra piece he wrote that he will add to the section on E.J. Trailing. He wrote that because of meeting Margaret in our writing group, he learned that she had met and remembered David Laird (who later became a jeweler) when they stayed in the same house one summer as teenagers. He had offered to fix her watch and had taken it all apart, but was unable to put it back together again. Margaret’s father had to pay a jeweler to fix it properly.
I read Chapters 12 and 13 from my novel. Cam and Lucy make plans to spend the evening together watching a movie at his place, but Miles shows up and they snub him by saying they’re going to spend the evening as boyfriend and girlfriend. Miles leaves. And Fiona and Tanner are getting to know each other when she drives him to get his car at the impound lot. She doesn’t know if she should stick to just business or if she’s really attracted to him. (Bob said he could see kissy-kissy coming.)
Next meeting here at my place on Thursday, November 6th at 7:00 p.m. Really hope to see you then. In the meantime, keep your pen to paper or your hands on the keyboard and keep writing. Happy Musings!
Lisa
Sunday, October 5, 2008
THE REVIEW
THE UN-REVIEW?
The past several meetings have not materialized, so it is a little difficult to send out a Review to keep members updated. Meetings were cancelled when main participants were away or had other reasons for not attending. However, I’m still hopeful that the group will continue and so I keep scheduling meetings anyhow. The next meeting is set for Thursday, October 16th at 7:00 p.m. at my place.
Margaret has had a short story accepted by the Poetry Institute of Canada for inclusion in an anthology. I’ve had one story accepted by them as well. They do not pay for submissions, but neither do we pay for entry in their “contest”. However, we are invited to purchase the anthology. Which, when you think of it, is no different than giving your writing to a non-paying newspaper or magazine and then buying that same issue that you are published in. Anything to say and prove we’re published, right?
Marilyn had an article (or story?) published in the September issue of Senior Newsmagazine. I haven’t seen it, but thanks to a tip from Carolann, I’m hoping Marilyn was able to get a copy of that issue for her own collection of tear sheets.
Saturday, I attended the used book sale at the Fraser Valley Regional Library in Langley City. As well as a number of paperback novels, I bought two reference books. One is “Amateur Detectives: a writer’s guide to how private citizens solve criminal cases”. The other is “2008 Martin’s Annual Criminal Code – Canada Law Book”. The law book has some fascinating information and even though it is very dry reading, it does give the definitions of crimes and the range of sentencing for same. Both these books have lots of incredible background for writers of crime/mystery stories, if anyone is looking for that sort of knowledge. The book sale continues until October 11th.
That’s all the current news I have for this week. Hope you’re still writing and would love to see you and your Muse on the 16th. Happy Thanksgiving in the meantime.
Lisa
The past several meetings have not materialized, so it is a little difficult to send out a Review to keep members updated. Meetings were cancelled when main participants were away or had other reasons for not attending. However, I’m still hopeful that the group will continue and so I keep scheduling meetings anyhow. The next meeting is set for Thursday, October 16th at 7:00 p.m. at my place.
Margaret has had a short story accepted by the Poetry Institute of Canada for inclusion in an anthology. I’ve had one story accepted by them as well. They do not pay for submissions, but neither do we pay for entry in their “contest”. However, we are invited to purchase the anthology. Which, when you think of it, is no different than giving your writing to a non-paying newspaper or magazine and then buying that same issue that you are published in. Anything to say and prove we’re published, right?
Marilyn had an article (or story?) published in the September issue of Senior Newsmagazine. I haven’t seen it, but thanks to a tip from Carolann, I’m hoping Marilyn was able to get a copy of that issue for her own collection of tear sheets.
Saturday, I attended the used book sale at the Fraser Valley Regional Library in Langley City. As well as a number of paperback novels, I bought two reference books. One is “Amateur Detectives: a writer’s guide to how private citizens solve criminal cases”. The other is “2008 Martin’s Annual Criminal Code – Canada Law Book”. The law book has some fascinating information and even though it is very dry reading, it does give the definitions of crimes and the range of sentencing for same. Both these books have lots of incredible background for writers of crime/mystery stories, if anyone is looking for that sort of knowledge. The book sale continues until October 11th.
That’s all the current news I have for this week. Hope you’re still writing and would love to see you and your Muse on the 16th. Happy Thanksgiving in the meantime.
Lisa
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