Writers:
My apologies for the delay in this Email. A boxing match between comcast and my household occurred this week, making internet access an issue. And since my weekly notes on what to share with you were caught up in the cloud…I was a kept getting this to you sooner.
I must revert to numbering the items this week to be sure that I don’t miss a news item for you.
1. Board meeting was rescheduled to Jan. 17th at 5:15 p.m. at Carriage Insurance. Feel free to attend: topics of conversation = writing contest, word jazz, annual journal
2. Don’t forget Friday’s Day Trippers will now appear at the Black Dog in Snoqualmie. Same time (9:30 a.m. until noonish), just a different location. We have another writing gathering at Toad’s in North Bend. So don’t worry we won’t stop supporting them. Come to Monday Midday Muse at Toad’s beginning at 11 a.m. until about 1 p.m. Hope to see you there.
3. PNWA contest and ABNA are upcoming. Get involved. There is also a ton of other contests, grants and fellowships available. Keep writing and Send It Out!
4. Need to know who plans are participating in Word Jazz (and thereby our annual journal). Please send me a message. Remember the writing prompt for both is: We’re looking for at least three of these words to be in the prose or poem that you submit as members of SnoValley Writes!: Three, Magic, Number, Valley, Anniversary, Coffee, Friends, Ashes, Determination, or Quest. There are no bonus points if you get all the words. But, feel free to challenge yourself. No more than 1500 words. Any genre. Short Story, Poem, Essay or even one-act play! Go for it!
5. There should be a number five, yes? Things must be evenly bundled. Ha! Nothing is ever neat and clean entirely. Just the best we can humanly do. Which leads me to your prompt for the day: “Don’t write for fifteen minutes — talk for fifteen minutes. Into a recorder (most phones come with them nowadays). Don’t just ramble: endeavor to tell a story. It can be a story you already know or one you invent on the spot.” (This prompt brought to you by the fabulous author, Chuck Wendig and his book “500 Ways to Be a Better Writer.” You can find him at terribleminds.com Note: He has writer’s turrets…you’ve been warned.)
6. Now your Writing Zen for the Day:
“The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless.” ~Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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What did you Write today?
~Casz
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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