tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90862429141603401642024-03-05T23:02:06.621-08:00MECAC Writers' WorkshopThe Second Tuesday of Each Month, Pine Valley Library @ 7:00 PMSusanne Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12773089562677921118noreply@blogger.comBlogger142125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9086242914160340164.post-19394832037677063142020-08-30T00:17:00.002-07:002020-09-13T00:29:13.745-07:00Next Meeting: Tuesday, September 15!!<p> <b style="color: #274e13; font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">We will be meeting online via Zoom on Tuesday, September 15 at 7:00 PM. </b></p><p><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">(Rescheduling after the evacuation warning/alerts of last week and all the resultant hubbub)</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzg-jTkib0Lx0_O1RXnMwL2LIIkNwowYWS7IWkBYj79Q6Oldunj927eJSylCPEi0H9Y2ZM43SEoK_12JMHM5ysOtcMCFxDUOoYGnKNSAOnv2cYhkg_uS7bJVzPaPcaoVZ4eVRaozviOsZI/s735/writing+meme--first+draft+dumbledore.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="735" data-original-width="500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzg-jTkib0Lx0_O1RXnMwL2LIIkNwowYWS7IWkBYj79Q6Oldunj927eJSylCPEi0H9Y2ZM43SEoK_12JMHM5ysOtcMCFxDUOoYGnKNSAOnv2cYhkg_uS7bJVzPaPcaoVZ4eVRaozviOsZI/s640/writing+meme--first+draft+dumbledore.png" /></a></div><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;"><p><span style="font-size: large;">On Monday (9/14), I will e-mail the Zoom link for our meeting to everyone on our current e-mail list along with a request to send me the writings that you all wish to be read and workshopped by the group by Tuesday noon. Then I will e-mail these writings in a single PDF document to the group on Tuesday afternoon.</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></p></span><p></p><div><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">You may print up the writings and read them before our meeting, or you may read them from a separate device than the one you are using for Zoom. </span><br /><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">If anyone wants to join us and didn't send me their writings, they may read their work aloud and receive some feedback. If someone would like to attend who isn't part of our group, you may send me their e-mail, and I will forward them the e-mail with the Zoom link plus the group's writings for the Zoom meeting. </span><br /><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">If you aren't on our e-mail list, please contact me via e-mail and I'll be happy to add you: Booklovingbunch@aol.com. Conversely, if you no longer wish to receive e-mails from this group, please reply to the email I send with your request to unsubscribe. Thank you!!</span><br /><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Everyone interested in writing is welcome to attend--we'd love to have you!!</span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"> We are meeting monthly; I just don't always get the announcements posted here!! ;)</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Let's continue writing bravely during this time of challenge. Once the libraries reopen fully, we will discuss how we will proceed with our meetings. </span><br /><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Writing with you,</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnGDTyYTbzjR5HvoNFh1LwPHHnXN1F9_UyGRlhGbjOINS2_hUVYnVBYxXkTwGHsBQpWu8FC-sqqswIQ0kpi2CjmkMSWkwUCmGB5X_r0EFBOKwAI2l8LUSEyha2iWQeBL-04HmgCotFwwmS/s1600/1+signature+%2528BIT%2529.bmp" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="51" data-original-width="106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnGDTyYTbzjR5HvoNFh1LwPHHnXN1F9_UyGRlhGbjOINS2_hUVYnVBYxXkTwGHsBQpWu8FC-sqqswIQ0kpi2CjmkMSWkwUCmGB5X_r0EFBOKwAI2l8LUSEyha2iWQeBL-04HmgCotFwwmS/s1600/1+signature+%2528BIT%2529.bmp" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">"Read, read, read. Read everything--trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You'll absorb it. Then write. If it's good, you'll find out. If it's not, throw it out the window." ~William Faulkner</span></div>Susanne Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12773089562677921118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9086242914160340164.post-29928461433881673462020-06-14T00:46:00.002-07:002020-06-14T00:56:34.716-07:00Next Meeting: Tuesday, June 16<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">I will be e-mailing the Zoom link to everyone on our current list along with the writings sent to me to read and be workshopped. You may print up the writings and read them before our meeting, or you may read them from a separate device than the one you are using for Zoom. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">If you aren't on our e-mail list, please contact me via e-mail and I'll be happy to add you: Booklovingbunch@aol.com</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">I will be e-mailing the Zoom link to everyone on our current list along with the writings sent to me to read and be workshopped. You may print up the writings and read them before our meeting, or you may read them from a separate device than the one you are using for Zoom. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">In addition, we have the 25th Annual Writers Symposium by the Sea at Point Loma Nazarene University at the end of February (25th-27th). I have my tickets to see Alice Walker on the 27th, and I'm so excited to attend. I'm not sure if the sessions are sold out at the time of the reading of this announcement, but information and tickets may be found at <a href="https://www.pointloma.edu/events/25th-annual-writers-symposium-sea"><b>https://www.pointloma.edu/events/25th-annual-writers-symposium-sea</b></a>. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">The Writers Workshop of the Mountain Empire Creative Arts Council (MECAC) will meet on Tuesday, December 10 in the Community Room of the Pine Valley Library starting at 7:00 PM. Most meetings last about 90 minutes. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Please bring 6-8 copies of a piece of writing to share and be workshopped. Please keep prose below 1500 words or bring one poem--two if they are brief. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">We will read our work aloud as the group follows along, marking copies and making comments and suggestions. We are a supportive and encouraging group, and we are especially so for new writers. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">We will also be discussing our annual attendance at the Writer's Symposium by the Sea at Point Loma Nazarene University in February. This event is always amazing, but this year is even more special as we celebrate the 25th anniversary of this event with Alice Walker among the speakers. We do not want to miss this special event!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><br /></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">And don't forget: <b><a href="http://www.nanowrimo.org/">National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)</a></b> is coming up soon in November! Perhaps we'll hold another "Write-In" on a Saturday at the Pine Valley Library! Let us know if you'll come! </span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , "freemono" , monospace;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><br /></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Hope to see you all on <b>Tuesday, October 8th</b>!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">The writers of the Mountain Empire area of San Diego County will be meeting <b>the second Tuesday of the month, September 10th, at 7:00 PM</b> in the Community Room of the <b>Pine Valley Library</b>. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #38761d; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: medium;">Welcome!! The next meeting of the Mountain Empire Creative Arts Council's Writing Workshop is this <b>Tuesday, July 9</b>, at <b>7:00 PM </b>in the Community Room of the <b>Pine Valley Library.</b></span><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #38761d; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 13px;"></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #38761d; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: medium;">Please bring 6-8 copies of a poem or two OR up to 1500 words of prose to be shared and workshopped with the group. </span><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #38761d; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 13px;"></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #38761d; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: medium;">If you don't have anything to share this month, no worries! You may offer your feedback to other writers and be part of the process!</span><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #38761d; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 13px;"></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #38761d; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: medium;">Everyone interested in writing is encouraged to attend. <b><i>We love meeting new people interested in writing!!</i></b> </span><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #38761d; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 13px;"></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #38761d; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: medium;">We hope to see you on Tuesday! </span><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #38761d; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 13px;"></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #38761d; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: medium;">Writing with you, </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Welcome!! The next meeting of the Mountain Empire Creative Arts Council's Writing Workshop is this <b>Tuesday, June 11</b>, at <b>7:00 PM </b>in the Community Room of the <b>Pine Valley Library.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: medium;">And please feel free to bring friends interested in writing. The more, the merrier--always! </span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace; font-size: medium;">The writers of the Mountain Empire area of San Diego County will be meeting <b>the second Tuesday of the month, March 12th, at 7:00 PM</b> in the Community Room of the <b>Pine Valley Library</b>. </span><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: "courier new", courier, freemono, monospace; font-size: x-large;" /><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace; font-size: medium;">Bring 6-8 copies of a poem or no more than 1500 words of prose to be shared and receive feedback from the group. </span><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: "courier new", courier, freemono, monospace; font-size: x-large;" /><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace; font-size: medium;">But if you don't have writings to share, come to offer your two cents to our writing friends. We all desire feedback on our work, and your ideas may be just the thing! </span><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: "courier new", courier, freemono, monospace; font-size: x-large;" /><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace; font-size: medium;">Hope to see you all on Tuesday, March 12th!</span><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 13px;"></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace; font-size: medium;">Writing with you, </span><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace; font-size: medium;"></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">This month is also the 24th annual <a href="https://www.pointloma.edu/opportunities/writers-symposium-sea">Writers Symposium by the Sea</a> at Point Loma Nazarene University. This event will be held on February 18-21. See the link above for information on the authors' interviews and talks and the overall schedule. For more specific information on the authors and their topics in the evening events, see this link: <a href="https://www.pointloma.edu/events/24th-annual-writers-symposium-sea">Writing That Imagines</a>. Tickets range from $10-$20 per event. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">The Writers Symposium by the Sea has been a wonderful venue to see authors talk about the art and craft of writing. Past years' interviews can be seen at <a href="https://ucsd.tv/writers/">UCSD-TV/writers</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace; font-size: medium;">The writers of the Mountain Empire area of San Diego County will be meeting </span><b style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace; font-size: large;">the second Tuesday of October, the 9th, at 7:00 PM</b><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace; font-size: medium;"> in the Community Room of the </span><b style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Pine Valley Library</b><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace; font-size: medium;">. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: courier new, courier, monospace;">And don't forget: <b><a href="http://www.nanowrimo.org/">National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)</a></b> is coming up soon in November! Perhaps we'll hold another "Write-In" on a Saturday at the Pine Valley Library! Let us know if you'll come! </span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;"><br /></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;">Hope to see you all on <b>Tuesday, October 9th</b>!</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">The writers of the Mountain Empire area of San Diego County will be meeting <b>the second Tuesday of the month, September 11th, at 7:00 PM</b> in the Community Room of the <b>Pine Valley Library</b>. </span><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: "courier new", courier, freemono, monospace; font-size: x-large;" /><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Bring 6-8 copies of a poem or no more than 1500 words of prose to be shared and receive feedback from the group. </span><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: "courier new", courier, freemono, monospace; font-size: x-large;" /><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">But if you don't have writings to share, come to offer your two cents to our writing friends. We all desire feedback on our work, and your ideas may be just the thing! </span><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: "courier new", courier, freemono, monospace; font-size: x-large;" /><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Hope to see you all on Tuesday, September 11th!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">We meet the second Tuesday of the month (and have for over ten years now!) in the Community Room of the Pine Valley Library at 7:00 PM. <b>We'll be meeting this month on Tuesday, June 12 @ 7:00 PM!</b> </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Bring 6-8 copies of a poem or fewer than 1500 words of prose if you'd like to receive written feedback. We're kind and helpful!! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">We also discuss publication strategies (especially those of us who are published) and work to improve our craft. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Everyone is welcome--bring a writing friend!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">We had a lovely meeting with five of us in April. Elaine read several little "ditties" that she had typed into her phone as they came to her. We're encouraging her to submit them to our local monthly publication, <i>The Valley Views,</i> as her thoughts as a relative newcomer to our mountain village are fresh and thought-provoking. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Dianne continued with her mystery novel which is set in a town based on our own Pine Valley, leaving us with quite the cliffhanger! I brought the beginnings of a <i>Pride and Prejudice</i> fanfiction novella to share, and Teresa shared a selection of her poems as well as the first two chapters of her fanfiction novella based on L. Frank Baum's Oz books. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">So we'll be meeting next on Tuesday, May 8th in the Community Room of the Pine Valley Library from 7:00 PM to approximately 8:30 PM. Everyone interested in writing and/or publishing their work is encouraged to attend. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">February is a busy time for those of us who love writing and live in San Diego. It's a wonderful month, chock full of writing inspiration. So let's put on our writing caps and get with it! </span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">First of all, <b>the next meeting of the Mountain Empire Creative Arts Council (MECAC) Writers' Workshop is</b> <b>Tuesday, February 13 from 7:00 - 8:30 PM in the Community Room of the Pine Valley Library</b>. </span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Everyone interested in writing is encouraged to attend. Writers who wish to receive written and oral feedback on their work should bring 6-8 copies of a poem or 1500 words or less of prose to share with the group. If some writers don't have any work to share, that's okay, too; they can offer their thoughts and feedback to the writers who have brought work to share. </span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">In addition, I just ran across a really great blog post about time management for writers that's common-sensical as well as well as quite do-able. It's from the <a href="http://blog.bookbaby.com/">BookBaby Blog</a> for independent writers, and here's the link to the post: <a href="http://blog.bookbaby.com/2016/11/writing-process-time-management-tips/?utm_campaign=BB1805B&utm_source=BBeNews&utm_medium=Email&spMailingID=55903623&spUserID=MjIyOTk2MTQwODQzS0&spJobID=1340352623&spReportId=MTM0MDM1MjYyMwS2"><b>The Writing Process: Time Management Tips by Norm Schriever</b>. </a> I found this post quite practical and also inspirational at the same time. </span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Plus, February is time for the <b><a href="https://www.pointloma.edu/opportunities/writers-symposium-sea">Writer's Symposium by the Sea</a></b> at <a href="http://www.pointloma.edu/">Point Loma Nazarene University</a>. The theme for this 23rd annual symposium is "Writing That Deepens." Here is the schedule for the week of the symposium:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><b>February 20, 2018</b> – Pulitzer Prize winner <b>Jane Smiley</b> (<em style="box-sizing: inherit;">A Thousand Acres</em>)<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><b>February 21, 2018</b> – Peabody Award winner <b>Krista Tippett</b> (<em style="box-sizing: inherit;">Becoming Wise</em>), host of the podcast "On Being" <br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><b>February 22, 2018</b> – <b>Writing Workshop</b>, "Conflicted: Telling the Stories of Conflicts at Home, Abroad, and in the Heart"<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><b>February 22, 2018</b> – New York Times-bestselling author and legendary athlete <b>Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</b> <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">(Coach Wooden and Me: Our 50-Year Friendship On and Off the Court)</em><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><b>February 23, 2018</b> – PLNU Alum <b>Justin Skeesuck</b> and co-author <b>Patrick Gray</b> (<em style="box-sizing: inherit;">I'll Push You</em>)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: medium;">Bring 6-8 copies of a poem or less than 1500 words of prose to share with the group. But i</span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: medium;">f you don't have anything to share, come anyway and offer suggestions to your fellow writers. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: medium;">We'll also discuss attending the <b><a href="https://www.pointloma.edu/opportunities/writers-symposium-sea">Writer's Symposium by the Sea</a></b> at Point Loma Nazarene University February 19-23. They have quite the line-up of writers discussing writing this year, including Deepak Chopra (in conjunction with Warwicks Books in La Jolla), Pulitzer winner Jane Smiley, Krista Tippett, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.</span><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> </span></span></div>
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Susanne Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12773089562677921118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9086242914160340164.post-52679446037078886742017-12-09T23:13:00.000-08:002017-12-09T23:13:10.753-08:00Next Meeting: Tuesday, December 12! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace; font-size: medium;">The writers of the Mountain Empire area of San Diego County will be meeting <b>the second Tuesday of December, the 12th, at 7:00 PM</b> in the Community Room of the <b>Pine Valley Library</b>. </span><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;"><br /></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;">Bring 6-8 copies of a poem or no more than 1500 words of prose to be shared and receive feedback from the group. </span></span><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;"><br /></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;">But if you don't have writings to share, come to offer your two cents to our writing friends. We all desire feedback on our work, and your ideas may be just the thing! </span></span><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;"><br /></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;">Hope to see you all on Tuesday, December 12th! </span></span><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;"><br /></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;">Writing with you, </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: medium;">The writers of the Mountain Empire area of San Diego County will be meeting <b>the second Tuesday of November, the 14th, at 7:00 PM</b> in the Community Room of the <b>Pine Valley Library</b>. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: medium;">This month is also <b>National Novel Writing Month</b>! For more information, see <a href="http://nanowrimo.org/"><b>NaNoWriMo.org</b></a>! Plus, the Alpine Library is holding Write-Ins on Friday November 17, Saturday, November 18, and Saturday, November 25 from 2:00-4:00 PM. </span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , "freemono" , monospace; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><br /></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Hope to see you all on Tuesday, November 14th! </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace; font-size: medium;">The writers of the Mountain Empire Creative Arts Council (MECAC), will be meeting this <b>Tuesday evening, October 10</b>, in the Community Room of the <b>Pine Valley Library</b> from <b>7:00-8:30 PM</b>. </span><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 13px;"></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace; font-size: medium;">Everyone interested in learning more about writing and publishing is encouraged to attend. Beginning writers are extremely welcome! </span><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 13px;"></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace; font-size: medium;">Please bring a poem or fewer than a thousand words of prose to share with the group. If at all possible, please make 6-8 copies if you would like to receive written as well as oral feedback on your work. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #38761d; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"Very few writers know what they are doing</i></span></span><i style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> until they've done it." </i><br />
<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium;">~Anne Lamott</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace; font-size: medium;"><br /></span>Susanne Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12773089562677921118noreply@blogger.com0