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Tuesday, January 18, 2005
First Meeting January 17::ReCap
Hey all!
Our small gathering last night was nice. It was good to visit and catch up... and we made a few decisions about the format and direction of the group, which of course are not set in stone... and subject to change as the group evolves...
First, we will meet the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month...
Second, we will devote a bit of each meeting to chit chat and personal updates, and the like.
Third, we would like to do some sort of in-class writing exercise. Short.
Fourth, we would like to have plenty of read/critique time....
Fifth, we will rotate the leadership position: Next meeting, Feb. 7, I'm in charge
And finally, we would use the group as support for setting writing goals, and accomplishing them! Specifically in regards to the process of writing/submitting, etc.
Toward that end, those of us who were there set the following goals:
Marsha, is going to polish up a travel piece and begin researching outlets. And ultimately, publish some stuff.
Jennifer (that's me) is going to email a recap (this is it) and re-work her piece about her sister into a more traditional essay for submitting to a cancer magazine she knows about and already got the editorial guidelines for --yes, Claire, I was listening to your advice;-) And ultimately, publish some stuff!
Eber is going to do an outline of his novel... using 3x5 index cards so they can be constantly re-arranged. He might think his first goal is to just buy the cards, but hey, I'm doing the recap here ;-)
Michelle is going to write her novel. Just kidding. She has already written it. Her goal for next meeting is to do a re-working of, and bring Chapter 1. Her overall goal is complete 3 chapters, and shop for an agent.
Not in attendance, not off the hook ( in other words, define a small goal for next meeting... and we'll hold you accountable): Lex,Claire, Michael, Nellie, and anyone else on this email list that I may have missed...
Candace, Sue, hope to see you at some point. Let us know if you want off our distribution list...
I'm getting my thoughts organized for the upcoming meeting, and will send out a reminder notice, with instructions regarding what to bring, etc.
And keep on writing everyone!!!!
Our small gathering last night was nice. It was good to visit and catch up... and we made a few decisions about the format and direction of the group, which of course are not set in stone... and subject to change as the group evolves...
First, we will meet the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month...
Second, we will devote a bit of each meeting to chit chat and personal updates, and the like.
Third, we would like to do some sort of in-class writing exercise. Short.
Fourth, we would like to have plenty of read/critique time....
Fifth, we will rotate the leadership position: Next meeting, Feb. 7, I'm in charge
And finally, we would use the group as support for setting writing goals, and accomplishing them! Specifically in regards to the process of writing/submitting, etc.
Toward that end, those of us who were there set the following goals:
Marsha, is going to polish up a travel piece and begin researching outlets. And ultimately, publish some stuff.
Jennifer (that's me) is going to email a recap (this is it) and re-work her piece about her sister into a more traditional essay for submitting to a cancer magazine she knows about and already got the editorial guidelines for --yes, Claire, I was listening to your advice;-) And ultimately, publish some stuff!
Eber is going to do an outline of his novel... using 3x5 index cards so they can be constantly re-arranged. He might think his first goal is to just buy the cards, but hey, I'm doing the recap here ;-)
Michelle is going to write her novel. Just kidding. She has already written it. Her goal for next meeting is to do a re-working of, and bring Chapter 1. Her overall goal is complete 3 chapters, and shop for an agent.
Not in attendance, not off the hook ( in other words, define a small goal for next meeting... and we'll hold you accountable): Lex,Claire, Michael, Nellie, and anyone else on this email list that I may have missed...
Candace, Sue, hope to see you at some point. Let us know if you want off our distribution list...
I'm getting my thoughts organized for the upcoming meeting, and will send out a reminder notice, with instructions regarding what to bring, etc.
And keep on writing everyone!!!!
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