First off, my fellow writers, I have to say that I personally cannot attend 1st Thursday Field Trip. My son is very ill with an acute case of bacterial pneumonia and I have to stay close to him. But I encourage all of you to go. I know that Vicky really wanted to go, so perhaps contact her if you want to carpool and make it a great day/evening. Stay tuned for more opportunities for artistic field trips. Feed your creativity. Get inspired. It’s all a part of being a writer.

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Our next work session is this Sunday, July 10. We will be concentrating on making dialogue great and moving the story forward. We may also do a speed round of collaborative story writing in preparation of our Write Now! event. Please RSVP if you’ll be there this Sunday at 3 p.m. at the north Bend Library Meeting Room, so that I may plan accordingly.

A few notes on our upcoming calendar….

July 24 is our next session. I need a substitute moderator, as I have to be out of town that day. If you’re interested in beefing up your “writing” resume with some workshop leadership, this is a great opportunity. We have a friendly group as you know, so take a shot. Let me know and we can strategize on what your session would look like. 

August sessions are unusual as well…. 

Our August 14 session will be replaced with our efforts at the Festival at Mount Si and our Write Now! event in the Arts Hall during that entire weekend (Aug. 12-14). So no work session will occur that Sunday (Aug. 14). But we will be writing! I need a total of 16 authors to commit at least one 2 hour and 15 minute timeslot during the festival hours. (FRIDAY 6 TO 9, SATURDAY 11 TO 7, SUNDAY 11 TO 4) Yours truly will kick us off, with Sheri Kennedy MC’ing the start on Friday. We also need help with set-up and tear down if you’re feeling shy. When we finish this collaborative story — we will publish it. Come get your publishing cred. Our first two literary journals did well and I expect that this project will do even better. Please Email me sooner than later if you want to be a part of this. It will be a great time, I promise. We also are in need of equipment for the event — primarily a projector that hooks up to a laptop. Depending on Si View’s ability to provide a wireless network, we may need some aircard donations as well. 

On August 28, the meeting room at the library will still be a staging area from the library’s book sale. We are plotting a social pot-luck gathering. If anyone is interested in hosting that or has a line on an inexpensive hall we could get, please let me know. This –SnoValley Writes! and its members — is your support network to help your writing become successful. Get to know each other.  This will be a great opportunity for this. Food, Fun, Writing Talk and more! I’m thinking I need to pull out the prize pack just because. If you want to help plan this with me, please let me know. 

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Also of administrative nature, we will bid farewell to April LaLande. She is moving to the beautiful San Juans and has resigned her position as treasurer of the Board of Directors for SnoValley Writes! The Board is, therefore, looking for someone qualified to take her spot as chief money watcher and recordkeeper. If you’re interested, please let me know. The commitment is for one year, minimally. Of a social nature, we will bid her adieu. As I write this, I’m still trying to determine April’s availability to be in attendance at a farewell event for her. So, look for a separate email on that.

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And now the most important reason why we are here…writing!

Today’s prompt involves a three-legged dog. (Three is the Magic Number) is our theme for our upcoming Word Jazz at Boxley’s in September. So, it’s time to start drafting a piece you’ll read before a packed house. 

“You see a three-legged dog…” Tell me a story about this dog or how you (or a character) interacts with that dog. Write a short story of no more than 1500 words or a poem or a one-act play. Get it together. Where did that 3-legged creature get to? What’s it doing? Why are you compelled to follow it? How did it lose its leg?

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And now your moment of Writing Zen:

“Being a writer is like having homework every night for the rest of your life.” 
Lawrence Kasdan 
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What did you Write today?
~Casz

Casondra Brewster
Moderator/Founder
Sno Valley Writes!
Helping Writers Reach New Literary Peaks Since 2008
http://www.snovalleywrites.org
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“But words are things, and a small drop of ink, 
Falling, like dew upon a thought, produces 
That which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think.” ~ Lord Byron