Please note that the December meeting/party will be Bring A Dish. Last year we were loaded down with desserts, so think outside the chocolate box. ;-)
Details:
Middleton Library
Dec 19th 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.(ish)
Gift exchange at approximately 1 pm
Bring A Dish
Gift Exchange - Everyone who wants to participate in the Gift
Exchange should bring an anonymously wrapped Favorite Book.
Bobbi will buy plates/cups/utensils & some drinks with the pencil box
money. If you have a specific drink you'd like, feel free to bring
it along (though be aware that alcohol is not allowed in the library.)
If you have any questions, please contact Bobbi through the loop.
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Upcoming Meetings:
Jan 30 ~ Plotting Party Kick off your new year with a brief
introduction to story structure and then break-out groups for
individual story plotting (most of you have done this before, so you
know how it goes - if you have questions, let me know).
Feb 27 ~ World Building Monica Valentinelli will bring her
expertise from the fantasy/game world on how to create and strengthen
other worlds in the writing process. A panel of genre authors will
discuss how they do this in their own writing.
March 27 ~ Alex Bledsoe Topic info. & blurby-thing coming soon ; )
April (date TBA) - Revision workshop Kathy Steffen will lead a a
quick overview workshop on the editing/revision process and a panel
of authors will give commentary (more details to come)
Hope to see you all on Dec. 19th!
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Madison's Got Talent...Saturday, November 21st
Don't miss Madison's Got Talent, Sat Nov 21 at the Middleton
Library. (7425 Hubbard Ave, Middleton, WI 53562 (608) 831-5564--Downstairs)
Our 'judge' panel will consist of authors, Ann
Voss Peterson, Chris Merrill, Kathryn Albright and Kathy Steffen (and
other authors who may come). : )
Entries must be ONE (full) PAGE, DOUBLE SPACED and ANONYMOUS, and may
consist of either the first page of a manuscript or a query letter
(all names/addresses fictionalized, please - e.g. Dear Agent Jane;
Sincerely, Hopeful Author).
To participate, please bring THREE COPIES (preferably paper-clipped
together) of your entry. There will be a chair set up outside the
door with a folder where you can put them on your way in. I will
leave the folder there until after introductions, etc.
I will read the entry out loud, and the four judges can look at the
copies, and offer commentary.
This will only work if we have participants, so please plan on coming
and consider bringing your work. : ) Thanks!
Library. (7425 Hubbard Ave, Middleton, WI 53562 (608) 831-5564--Downstairs)
Our 'judge' panel will consist of authors, Ann
Voss Peterson, Chris Merrill, Kathryn Albright and Kathy Steffen (and
other authors who may come). : )
Entries must be ONE (full) PAGE, DOUBLE SPACED and ANONYMOUS, and may
consist of either the first page of a manuscript or a query letter
(all names/addresses fictionalized, please - e.g. Dear Agent Jane;
Sincerely, Hopeful Author).
To participate, please bring THREE COPIES (preferably paper-clipped
together) of your entry. There will be a chair set up outside the
door with a folder where you can put them on your way in. I will
leave the folder there until after introductions, etc.
I will read the entry out loud, and the four judges can look at the
copies, and offer commentary.
This will only work if we have participants, so please plan on coming
and consider bringing your work. : ) Thanks!
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Monthly Meeting on Saturday, October 17
Saturday brought us more brainstorming and inspiration tools in the form of tarot cards. Jena Reynolds took us into the world of tarot, not as a "reading" or "fortune-telling" device, but as a visual aid to cause us to think outside our brain-boxes and jump-start ideas for plot, characters, scenes, descriptions, and just about anywhere else we get stuck in our writing. As some of us discovered, if the tarot deck is nothing like the feel of a WIP, so much the better! The cards engage that creative part of the brain, and once that happens, ideas come cascading in.
And a few of us saw new decks we might like to procure at some point :o)
Attendance was at lucky 13. Other discussion points from the meeting:
Upcoming Meetings
November 21st Meeting
Bobbi Dumas let us know the November meeting (November 21st, 9:30, Middleton Library) will take the form of "Madison's Got Talent" with a panel of authors to give suggestions on query letters and first pages of manuscripts. Everyone interested is encouraged to bring their one-page query letter or beginning first manuscript page (blind—with no hint as to the person submitting) and get comments.
Not to worry, Simon Cowell has not been invited. We will be sure to have a panel filled with kind, gentle, positive reinforcement with some constructive suggestions to polish those pages to perfection. This will be a great learning experience for everyone, even if you don't submit pages but just come to listen. And for those of us brave enough to submit, get a glimpse of what happens when someone reads your pages for the first time and what kind of impression is leading off your submission.
Stay tuned for more details on the MadRomance Loop!
December 19th Holiday Party
Since no one has offered up their home for our rowdy band of revelers, we will turn the library meeting room into a festive pot-luck holiday-central. Details to come.
RWA Status
MadCityRomance has been approved for RWA status. The next steps are to find interim chapter officers, apply for a Federal Tax ID number, register our name, complete our membership roster, and write our bylaws. Kathy Steffen is beginning the steps and will keep us all updated as to where we stand in the process.
National Novel Writing Month
Is just about upon us. We have several members participating and if anyone else wants to jump in, sign up and we can all cheer each other on as we meet our astonishing writing goals with ease :o)
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