Wednesday, April 8, 2015

A prompt and things to read

Hi everyone,

I will update once a week or so as people send me items to share, but also feel free to post things to the blog yourselves. As new people join the group, they will find everything archived on the blog.

To start, here’s a prompt for those who want one:  wood, threat, hide.  Maybe for those who don’t like to write on the spot, it will give you time to work on something that you could bring in to share.

Here are some interesting articles that have been suggested to me.
51 of the Most Beautiful Sentences in Literature
People Who Still Read Fiction
Author Bio
Proper Manuscript Format
Be a Better Writer
How To Be A Great Writer

Contests:
ArtAscent call for Writers
A Midsummer Tale Narrative Writing Contest


"Writing is easy. All you have to do is cross out the wrong words." - Mark Twain
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Sunday, April 5, 2015

Blue Cubicle Press Newsletter_7.1 - April 2015: 4 Calls for Submissions

From: roxanne duplisea <roxanneduplisea@rogers.com>
Date: Sat, Apr 4, 2015 at 10:37 PM
Subject: Fw: Blue Cubicle Press Newsletter_7.1 - April 2015: 4 Calls for Submissions
To: "writegroupfredericton@gmail.com" <writegroupfredericton@gmail.com>

On Saturday, April 4, 2015 12:20 AM, BCP Newsletter <newsletter@bluecubiclepress.com> wrote:


Blue Cubicle Press News and Notes
Volume 7, Issue 1: April 2015
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Feel free to forward this newsletter.
 
FOUR CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS:
1. Workers Write! Tales from the Construction Site
2. Overtime
3. The First Line: Summer Sentence
4. The Last Line
 
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1. WORKERS WRITE! TALES FROM THE CONSTRUCTION SITE
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Issue twelve of Workers Write! will be Tales from the Construction Site and will contain stories and poems from a tradesperson's point of view.
 
We're looking for fiction about laborers, carpenters, plumbers, welders, foremen, safety inspectors, individual contractors – anyone who builds or works in construction for a living. Your stories and poems can take place on sites as large as skyscrapers and as small as second bathrooms. Drop us a line if you have a question.
 
The deadline for submissions is Dec. 31, 2015 (or until the issue is full).
 
Submit your stories and poems via e-mail to: construction@workerswritejournal.com.

Word count: 500 to 5,000 words
Payment: Between $5 and $50 (depending on length and rights requested). We will consider previously published material.
 
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2. OVERTIME
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Overtime, a series of one-story chapbooks, was created to showcase some of the stories we receive that are a little too long for our Workers Write! series, but are worthy of publication.
We are looking for stories between 5,000 – 10,000 words, where work is a central theme.
If you think you have a story that would make an excellent edition of Overtime, send us a query at overtime@workerswritejournal.com.
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3. THE FIRST LINE
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Don't forget that your stories for the summer issue are due May 1. The first line is:
 
Laura liked to think she was honest with herself; it was everyone else she lied to.
 
(We also need nonfiction essays about your favorite first line in literature.)

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4. THE LAST LINE
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It's never too early to start writing your story for The Last Line. Here's the last line:
She said, "I will," and left.
Due date: October 1, 2015
Email your stories to: submission@thelastlinejournal.com.
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Write on.
David and Robin
 
 
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Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Meeting #1 (April 1, 2015)

Thanks again to Marc Gathercole and the Fredericton Public Library for opening their doors to us tonight. I enjoyed meeting everyone and look forward to collaborating with you all.

I am posting this to the blog and I have set each of you up to receive an email whenever something is posted to the blog. If you would ever like to unsubscribe to the blog, please email writegroupfredericton@gmail.com. At this point, the blog is public. If you would like to share something with the group, but would rather not post it to the public blog, send it to the same email address and we will forward it to the members of the group.

There were twelve writers (yes, you are all writers!) at the meeting tonight. We will meet the first Wednesday of every month. If we decide we want to meet more frequently at some point, the library will accommodate us.

Here is a breakdown of the type of writing we do:
Fiction – Roxanne Duplisea, Diane Peck, Louise Somerville (Louellena), Heather O’Connell, Lisa Jodoin
Children – Cindy McArthur, Roxanne Duplisea, Diane Peck, Heather O’Connell
Non-fiction – Kim B., David Schwartz, Louise Somerville(Louellena), Roxanne Duplisea
Screenwriting – Alex Brewer, Lisa Jodoin
Poetry - Lisa Jodoin, Roxanne Duplisea, Diane Peck, Louise Somerville (Louellena)
Other – journaling (Joan Mitchell), Women’s fiction (Roxanne Duplisea), mystery, romance, adventure (Roxanne Duplisea)
I will bring the charts to the next meeting so that new members can add their names.

Feedback:
Many of you said that you enjoyed meeting other writers, writing to prompts, and that you enjoyed hearing what others had written. Not everyone was comfortable with writing on demand. We don’t have to share what we write on the spot. We could also bring pieces that we are ready to share.
Suggestions:
Writing prompts, learning to write better, writing exercises, discussion, share what you’ve learned, workshopping, giving feedback, expert guest visitors, writing workshops
Topics for discussion:
Why do you write?
What is the point of writing?
(List) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PDt9PDVGHgQ9zM_UNYyPC7ZgW1sjvvgpbxbfNYxRg4c/edit?usp=sharing
Recommended Books:
On Writing by Stephen King
Zen in the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury
A Writer’s Book of Days by Judy Reeves
Writing Alone, Writing Together: A Guide for Writers and Writing Groups by Judy Reeves
Web resources:
http://Nanowrimo.org
http://polarexpressions.ca (short story & poetry contests)
Facebook (FredNoWriMo; FreddyWords)
writersdigest.com
random.org
Sadly, the awesome short script website I used to belong to is closed! http://moviepoet.com/lock.aspx
Events:
https://campnanowrimo.org/sign_in (April, July)
Prompts:
(Place/Object/Genre) https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8FhvrLUF5gWNkxTeTg4RjFfSkk
(Poetry) http://www.creative-writing-now.com/creative-writing-prompts.html
Contests:
(List) https://docs.google.com/document/d/10yIOe7fSR3cEf5x8CfVFuARXb07m_QeL-0QEny_MWHc/edit?usp=sharing
(Your Story) http://www.writersdigest.com/your-story-competition
Critiques:
(Feeling) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PUqZHUlIt5PDRhQ_5ngdgxs-ypFSwc5hvNu6rsqhlTQ/edit?hl=en_US&authkey=CMuw98MH
(Shape Up) https://docs.google.com/document/d/18lHZ0fbnio_o1-gXfdoMFR6DXTjv5FRHD2DzGJUNq20/edit?hl=en_US&authkey=CKTCgqYJ
(Poetry) https://kathytemean.wordpress.com/2012/09/12/revising-critiquing-poetry/
(Poetry)https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uLB8XlT3CZU0JhsDlz3AiXTDmEsts6JOFuWIeHjvMhY/edit?usp=sharing

The next meeting of The Write Group will be on Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from 6:30 – 8:30 at the Fredericton Public Library. Our facilitator will be Roxanne Duplisea.

See you then!

J Heather
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