Writing Group

Thank you to all those who came to the writing group for March!  It was so much fun!

We went over a character sheet and interviewed each other as "characters" to get to know each other a bit better.  It was a lot of fun to see everyone's writing style and to learn more about each other.

As "homework" if you want to call it that, we are just working on something we want to work on or start on and then bringing next month to do a "trade" for about 10 minutes then discuss what we all need help working on with our writing.  So if you want to join us, bring your poem, your short story, your family memoirs, picture book, whatever you want to work on for the rest of the month of March and we can all give you suggestions on to helping you make it better or just come to have fun. 

I've also decided just now that I will post a "writing exercise" every day (or try to, forgive me if I miss) so you can join in on the writing fun even if you can't make it to the monthly group outings. 

I handed out a list of books that help with writing certain things.  Check out the library, local book store or amazon if you wish to read any of them.

This list includes:

1. Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within by Natalie Goldberg
2. Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
3. On Writing by Stephen King (this is not one of his “scary/horror” books)
4. Courage and Craft: Writing Your Life Into Story by Barbara Abercrombie
5. How Not to Write a Novel: 200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Them—A Misstep by Misstep Guide by Howard Mittelmark and Sandra Newman
6. No Plot? No Problem! A Low-Stress, High-Velocity Guide to Writing a Novel in 30 Days by Chris Baty
7. For All Time: A Complete Guide to Writing Your Family History by Charley Kempthorne
8. You Can Write Your Family History by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack
9. Writing Family History Made Very Easy: A Beginner’s Guide by Noeline Kyle
10. Writing Family Histories and Memoirs by Kirk Polking
11. Poemcrazy: Freeing Your Life with Words by Susan Wooldridge
12. Writing Poetry by Barbara Drake
13. Writer’s Digest (a magazine)

So for today's writing exercise:

Wednesday Word Challenge

You use the list of words in a scene of your choosing.  But try to keep it to under 250 words!

caught
motherly
zealous
fortunate
collide

Good luck! And have fun with it!  Next time we'll meet will be April 14th at 7 p.m.

With love,
Jessica Gobble
Relief Society Secretary