The schedule for write-ins won’t come with advance notice but we’ll attempt to post them here as time and opportunity presents itself.  Here are the current write-in dates and times and places:

Wednesday, November 5th: 9am – noon at Augie’s (250 Salem Street, next to St. Augustine’s church, corner of 3rd Street and Salem in downtown Chico).

Sunday, November 16th: Time and location to be announced.

You do not have to be a member of the Chico Writer’s Group to attend but it would be greatly appreciated if you would contact us to let us know you plan to attend.  These meetings may be cancelled if there isn’t enough interest generated, so please check with our website before heading out! 

To learn more about the National Novel Writing Month, visit http://www.nanowrimo.org.  As the site is being hit hard now that the event is in full-swing, if you’re receiving an error, please try back later.  There still is time to register and get in on the fun, so visit today!

Manuscripts should be emailed to ‘Kathie dot blog at gmail dot com’ in (listed in order of preference) *.doc, *.txt/*.rtf, or *.pdf format (note: you can download an Adobe Document Reader free by going to adobe.com). 

If there is anything in particular you wish the group to look for or would prefer not to have commented upon, please include that in the body of your email. 

Manuscript Formatting:

• Include the author’s name, date of the critique and include page numbers whenever possible. 
• Use a serif font such as Times New Roman or Courier (helps differentiate between lower case L’s and uppercase i’s).
• Be no more than 10 pages (screenplays and plays may be longer) in length.
• Double space when able (preferred as it allows the critiquers to make comments).

The Lead Critiquers will be assigned when the manuscripts are forwarded to all members.  If you are not planning to attend or there’s a possibility you won’t be able to attend the entire meeting, please make sure you notify Kathie immediately so as to prevent confusion when the leads are assigned.  Only members in good standing are eligible for lead critique slots.

Member in Good Standing: A member whom has regularly attended meetings and has participated in the critique portion of the workshop.