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Upcoming Meetings
The following is a list of our upcoming meetings (2009). New members and those interested in the group are more than welcome to attend except when noted as “closed session.” New and interested members are respectfully asked to contact us prior to attending the meeting so we can provide you with information about the session and about our group.
Except where noted, meetings are held in the meeting room directly across from the circulation desk at the Chico branch of the Butte County Library (1108 Sherman Avenue – cross street 1st Ave. – Chico).
| Manuscript Due Date | Manuscript Distribution Date | Meeting Date | Time | Location |
| Thu., July 9 | Fri., July 10 | Sat., July 18 | 1-3 p.m. | Chico Library |
| Thu., Aug. 13 | Fri., Aug. 14 | Sat., Aug. 22 | 1-3 p.m. | Chico Library |
| Thu., Sept. 3 | Fri., Sept. 4 | Sat., Sept. 12 | 1-3 p.m. | Chico Library |
| Thu., Sept. 17 | Fri., Sept. 18 | Sat., Sept. 26 | 1-3 p.m. | Chico Library |
| Thu., Oct. 1 | Fri., Oct. 2 | Sat., Oct. 10 | 1-3 p.m. | CLOSED SESSION* |
| Thu., Oct. 29 | Fri., Oct. 30 | Sat., Nov. 7 | 1-3 p.m. | Chico Library |
| Thu., Nov. 12 | Fri., Nov. 13 | Sat., Nov. 21 | 1-3 p.m. | CLOSED SESSION* |
| Thu., Nov. 26 | Fri., Nov. 27 | Sat., Dec. 5 | 1-3 p.m. | Chico Library |
The noted (*) closed session locations will be disclosed to members in good standing prior to the scheduled meeting.
Dates and times are subject to change. We will attempt to update this blog and other web sites where announcements regarding upcoming meetings are located with the corrections. All active members in good standing are automatically notified via email.
Meetings typically begin with a “free write” segment (time allotted is voted on by participants) typically with a prompt that leads into the prearranged craft chat portion of the meeting. Writers are encouraged to bring paper and pen/pencil or a laptop for this portion. Afterwards, everyone is encouraged to share what they wrote as this portion is not a “critique.”
The Craft Chat is about a variety of topics (character development, how to name your piece, worldbuilding, adding red herrings, etc.) all pertaining to the craft of writing. Handouts covering the topic are typically distributed at the end of this segment.
We conclude our session with a critique of (typically) two submitted manuscripts.
Rescheduled Craft Chat & Critique Workshop
Due to illness, our last Craft Chat and Critique Workshop was canceled. It’s been rescheduled for this coming Sunday, June 28 from 3:00 – 5:00 pm at the Butte County Library, Chico Branch (1108 Sherman Avenue) meeting room.
Agenda:
3:00- 3:30 PM Craft Chat
Planting Red Herrings
A red herring can divert your reader until you’re ready for them to know the truth. How do you set up a red herring and make your reader follow its scent – without being suspicious?
3:30- 5:00 PM Manuscript Critique
All members in good standing have been sent the manuscripts for this week’s critique session.
Craft Chat & Critique Workshop Canceled
Due to illness and schedule conflicts, today’s craft chat on red herrings has been postponed and the critique workshop is canceled. Further information to come.
(Sunday, June 14, 2009)
Craft Chat and Critique Workshop
Planting Red Herrings
Host: CWG: Chico Writer’s Group
Type: Education – Workshop
Date: Sunday, June 14, 2009
Time: 12:30pm – 3:00pm
Location: Chico Branch, Butte County Library Conference Room (across from cirrculation desk)
Street: 1108 Sherman Ave.
City/Town: Chico, CA
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Agenda:
12:30 – 1:00 PM Craft Chat
Planting Red Herrings
A red herring can divert your reader until you’re ready for them to know the truth. How do you set up a red herring and make your reader follow its scent – without being suspicious?
1:00 – 3:00 PM Manuscript Critique
All members in good standing have been sent the manuscripts for this week’s critique session.
Craft and Critique Workshop Saturday, May 30, 2009
Topic: Worldbuilding and Rule Creation
Host: CWG: Chico Writer’s Group
Type: Education – Workshop
Date: Saturday, May 30, 2009
Time: 4:30pm – 7:30pm
Location: Chico Branch, Butte County Library Conference Room (across from circulation desk)
Street: 1108 Sherman Ave.
City/Town: Chico, CA
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Phone: 5305214264
Email: kathie(dot)blog(at)gmail(dot)com
Get ready for an exciting writing workshop and craft chat this coming Saturday, May 30th!
Agenda
4:30 – 5:00 pm Writing Exercise
5:00 – 5:30 pm Craft Chat – Worldbuilding and Rule Creation
“How do you create a story world? What makes it real for your readers? How do you create rules and keep them consistent?”
5:30 – 7:30 pm Critique Workshop
Manuscripts have been emailed out to the members in good standing and will be critiqued.
Craft Chat and Critique Workshop Sat. May 16
(We are not affiliated with the Chico Writers Meetup Group*)
Chico Writer’s Group Craft Chat and Critique Workshop
“Describing Sounds”
Date: Saturday, May 16, 2009
Time: 3:30 – 6:30 PM
Location: 1108 Sherman Avenue, Chico
Room: Butte County Library – Chico Branch conference room (directly across the hall from the circulation desk)
Fees: None
Agenda
3:30 – 4:00 PM Free write – We always have a fun writing exercise assigned that inspires creativity (and has resulted in poems, short stories and even the beginnings of longer pieces!). Come join!
4:00 – 4:30 PM Craft Chat: Describing Sounds
What was that noise – and how can you describe it to your reader? Whether it’s the creak of a basement door, the babbling of a brook, or the rush of the wind, your characters encounter sounds. We’ll talk about ways to describe those sounds so your reader hears them too.
5:00 – 6:30 PM Critique Workshop
All manuscripts have been turned in and distributed to members in good standing.
*Chico Writers Meetup Group is through a paid membership site, Meetup. We do not have anything to do with this group and are not affiliated. We never charge membership dues or collect fees.
Crafting Opening Lines and Critique Workshop
Agenda
4:30 – 5:00 p.m. Flash Fiction Writing Exercise and Craft Chat: Opening Lines
How do you pull your readers into your story from the very first line? What makes for a good first line? When should you write it?
6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Critique Workshop
Manuscripts have been turned in and distributed to the members in good standing. Order of critiques are as follows: R. A., K. L., D. H.
Date: Saturday, May 2, 2009
Time: 4:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Place: Butte County Library, Chico Branch – Conference Room
Address: 1108 Sherman Avenue, Chico (cross street – First Avenue)
The Critiquey Critique Workshop
Getting the most from critiquing and being critiqued
Host: CWG: Chico Writer’s Group
Type: Education – Workshop
Date: Sunday, April 5, 2009
Time: 11:00am – 2:00pm
Location: Chico Branch Meeting Room, Butte County Library
Street: 1108 Sherman Avenue
City/Town: Chico, CA
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Agenda
11:00 AM – Craft Workshop: Getting the Most from Critiquing and Being Critiqued
You’ve written your heart and soul out. Worked long, tireless hours perfecting your manuscript and now you ache for feedback other than from Grandma, the cat and your significant others. Fellow writers, perhaps. A critique group. But the size, type and availability of these groups might be far and few between, how can you go about getting the most out of your time spent with them and get the valuable insight you crave and desire? How do you, in turn, provide enough feedback to other authors so they are equally rewarded? We’ll be presenting effective, useful methods which will help you and your fellow writers achieve their goals during this session which is free to the public.
12:00 pm Closed session (members only) Critique Workshop
Manuscripts have been already sent out and members should be in receipt and have responded to the like. The order of these is: R.S.A. followed by K. L.
Our next meeting is scheduled for Saturday, April 18th, 2009 from 3:30 – 6:30 pm
Chico Writer’s Group Calendar Link
The link to our meeting (and manuscript due dates) calendar is now found under “Useful Links” in the navigation column. For regular members of the group, we recommend bookmarking the calendar and refering to it frequently. That location is: http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=h3n5onp2sb5pp4musqqa0rt8ao%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Los_Angeles (see why you should bookmark it?)
Craft Chat: Race and Ethnicity
How do you make characters of a race (describing biological descent) or ethnicity (describing cultural heritage) other than your own realistic? How can you avoid reducing them to a stereotype? Where do you go for information? What obvious traps should you avoid?
We’ll be answering these questions and enjoying some free write time during our regular writers group meeting. Visitors are welcome! This is a free event.
Critique Workshop and Craft Chat
Date: Saturday, March 21, 2009
Times: 4 to 6:30 p.m.
Location: Meeting Room (directly across from circulation desk)
Chico Branch, Butte County Library
Address: 1108 Sherman Avenue, Chico
Agenda
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4-4:30 p.m. Free Write followed by Craft Chat
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4:30-6:30 p.m. Critique Workshop
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D. H.
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R. A.
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L. H.*
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