(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.

Agenda

4:00 – 5:00 PM  Craft Chat and Exercise
Topic: Punctuation

As always, we have a great time with the creative, insightful, thought-provoking writing exercises.  Be sure to bring your laptop or a pad of paper and pen and write on the topic assigned.

5:00 – 7:00 PM  Critique Workshop

Members-in-Good-Standing will critique manuscripts already distributed to the membership.

Next meeting: Saturday, February 21, 2009 4-7pm at the Chico Branch, Butte County Library.

Upcoming events: Synopsis workshop and lecture series.  The Chico Writer’s Group is preparing to present a workshop on how to write an industry acceptable synopsis.  Currently we are seeking published authors of fiction, preferably individuals whose first work has been published within the past 5-7 years, who are able to speak about the process of writing a synopsis.  We are also interested in agents, editors and publishing representatives to address the group.  If you are interested, please contact Kathie Leung at kathie dot blog at gmail dot com.  Be sure to include in the subject line: Synopsis Workshop Interest.