Craft Chat and Critique Workshop Sat. May 16

(We are not affiliated with the Chico Writers Meetup Group*)

"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.

Craft Chat and Critique Workshop

Date: Saturday, January 10, 2009
Time: 3:30 - 7:30 PM (may break at 6:30 pm)
Location: Meeting Room directly across from Circulation Desk
          Chico Branch, Butte County Library
          1108 Sherman Avenue, Chico (cross is 1st Ave)
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Agenda

3:30-4:30 PM  Craft Chat and Writing Exercise

Physical Description of Characters
When we're telling a story, we need to tell our readers something about our characters, and that often includes what they look like. How do we do that without making it sound like a police report? What kind of details are important? What's best left to the reader's imagination?

4:30 - 6:30 PM Critique Workshop

Manuscripts are distributed January 2nd to members in good standing.
Queue:  B. C.
                D. H. 
                R. A.
                N. J.
                K. L.