Craft Chat on Sentence Structure and Critique Workshop

Kathie — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:02:34 +0000

Date: Saturday, December 27, 2008
Time: 2:00 – 4:00 PM
Location: Butte County Library – Chico Branch
Address: 1108 Sherman Avenue, Chico
(cross street is First Ave)

Agenda

2:00 PM: Craft Chat – Sentence Structure

What makes a complete sentence? Do you always have to use them? How do you learn to vary your sentence structures? Is it ever okay to use a run-on sentence to get your point across when it fits what you’re doing even if you’ve been told not to use them and that sentences need to contain only one solid idea? Fragments? We’ll talk about all of this and what sentence structure can mean for your story.

3:00 PM: Manuscript Critique Workshop

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Upcoming Meetings
January – June 2009
(tentative)

Location: Butte County Library – Chico Branch
Saturdays (unless otherwise noted)

January 10	3:30 – 6:30 PM	January 24	1:00 – 4:00 PM
February 7	4:00 – 7:00 PM	February 21	4:00 – 6:30 PM
March 7	4:00 – 7:00 PM	March 21	4:00 – 6:30 PM
April 5 (Sun)	11 AM – 2:00 PM	April 18	3:30 – 6:30 PM
April 30	4:30 – 7:30 PM	May 2	4:30 – 7:30 PM
May 2	4:30 – 7:30 PM	May 16	3:30 – 6:30 PM
June 13	4:30 – 7:30 PM	June 27	4:30 – 7:30 PM

We now have a calendar with updated information, including manuscript deadlines. You can click on the link at the top of the navigation column (CWG Calendar) or click here to go there now.

Deadline for Manuscripts – Thursday, Dec. 18th

Kathie — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:10:44 +0000

Manuscripts for our upcoming workshop scheduled for Saturday, December 27th from 2pm – 4pm are due this coming Thursday, December 18th by 5:00 pm.

Important information about submitting a manuscript:

First come, first serve. Presently there are none in queue.
Check your manuscript to ensure it is free of any viruses before you send it in.
No more than 10 pages, please (plays and screenplays max. is 20 pages).
Formatted as follows:

10 – 12pt Serif font (Courier, Times New Roman)
1" margins all around
1 1/2 – double spaced
No title page (please be considerate of your fellow writers who are printing these out at their own expense)
Name, title of piece and contact information (phone or email) on top of first page
Please number your pages
Saved in (listed in order of preference): *.doc, *.txt/*.rtf, *.PDF

Please note that the aforementioned files may be read by downloading free readers. If you require more information, please leave a comment with a current, valid email address (never posted) and someone will respond to you shortly.
If you are unable to save your document in the aforementioned formats, you may alternatively bring enough copies to the next meeting for distribution and have it workshopped the following session in January, 2009. For a head count, please leave a comment with a current, valid email address.

Email the manuscript to Kathie Leung (if you do not have this information, you are not considered a member in good standing and therefore are not eligible to submit a manuscript.) You are, however, welcome to attend our session as a guest and decide on whether you would like to become a member in good standing.

For faster processing, please include "CWG Your Name MS Date of Workshop in the subject line. (Example: CWG Kathie Leung MS 12.27.08)

If there is anything in particular you would like to pass along to the readers, please include that into the body of the email.

Once you have emailed your manuscript, please check your email to ensure it has been received and there weren’t any problems opening the document. If you fail to respond to a notice there was a problem, your piece may be moved down in the order it was received and could potentially be set aside for a later workshop date. It is your responsibility to check on the document’s status.

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Chico Writer's Group » December 27

Craft Chat on Sentence Structure and Critique Workshop

Deadline for Manuscripts – Thursday, Dec. 18th