First assignment of the season

Hi all,

Another reminder, we will be meeting on October 5th upstairs at Centre 64 (that's one week). Please invite all your interested friends.

At the meeting I will be discussing the upcoming workshop with Luanne, (how many are interested, what format/subject we want to cover and any other ideas that you have), so please give it some thought.

And here's a little something to get everyone warmed up. Strive for 500 - 1000 words.
Good Luck:

Write a scene in which a man and a woman go into a mattress store to buy a bed. The couple can only talk about the bed, but must nonetheless reveal through the conversation the real situation between them. (For an example of how this kind of scene can work, read Hemingway's "Hills Like White Elephants.")

To begin, you might consider the many different stressful situations that develop between couples: divorces, pregnancies (as with "Hills"), substance abuse issues, transfers, etc. If you're having problems thinking of a conflict, start with a situation from your own experience. The situation doesn't matter as much as the conversation. The exercise will force you to think about how couples communicate, how much goes unsaid between them. At the same time, when you're done, your reader should have a very good idea of what is happening in the lives of these two people.

Let's get writing!

Hi all,

October 5th will be our first meeting after a lazy summer (ha!). Hope to see you all at Centre 64 - 7 pm to 9 pm. Give some thought about what you would like to get out of the writing group/changes you'd like to see/aspects you'd like to continue etc, so we can discuss it . Please spread the word.

Our summer workshop with Stefan Czernecki was inspiring! I know that I had a great time and I feel like it's one more step toward becoming a published writer/illustrator. And I feel like I made a new friend.

The next workshop that we have lined up is for early November with Luanne Armstrong. I'm hoping for input from the group about what we would like to see (subject matter, exact dates, workshop format etc.). I need to get in touch with Luanne soon - if anyone would like to help organize the workshop, it would be greatly appreciated. Please let me know (it'll be fun!).

In the meantime, wipe the cobwebs off those pens/keyboards/brains..... and let's get writing!

Oct 5

October 5th works for me. My computer doesn't, though, it won't let me post this as a comment, only as a new post.