You're invited to the Chico Writer's Group
Craft and Critique Workshop
Event Info
Host: Chico Writer's Group (Link leads to our Facebook Club page where members can RSVP. *)
Time and Place
Date: Sunday, September 7, 2008
Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Note: New members please join us for the meet and greet an hour prior to the workshop. More information is [here].
Location: Empire Coffee Shop
Street: 434 Orange Street
City/Town: Chico, CA
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Contact Info
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Meeting Info
If you're new to the group, please come by at 1:00 p.m. where you can have the chance to meet us, ask any questions you might have and share with us a bit about you.
2:00 PM Share and discuss writing exercise
From The Writer's Idea Book, by Jack Heffron
"Describe two places and compare them to each other. Choose places that are very different. For example, compare the Vatican to a laundromat, the Oregon Coast to a strip mall. You may find this impossible to do, but keep trying. Look for ways to connect these places, if only in the most peripheral ways. The point is to see beyond the surface, to avoid the easy detail, the most obvious modifiers. Anyone can talk about the awesome splendor of the Grand Canyon; only you will find it as eternal as an all-night gas station."
Note: Writing exercise from our meeting 8/16 may be worked on, but for time and space considerations, if you'd like to share and discuss, please do so via email or after the meeting Sunday.
2:30 PM Craft Chat: Topic is Place and Setting
We know that the setting of a story is place, time and social context. We know a successful story is rooted in place. Our characters must be in a landscape such as a forest, a bedroom or some other land imagined for the reader to experience the sense of place. If the story can be moved from let's say, 1950's Nebraska to 2000's New York without affect, the story is most likely not working. The interconnections with setting and character cannot be separated as a character is shaped by his or her environment. So how does a writer use setting to reveal character and feeling? Come to the craft chat where we'll explore the importance of setting.
3:00 PM Critiques
All critiques for this workshop have been assigned. Regular attending members have been provided their copy of the material. Please be certain to bring your copy!
Members wishing to have their work critiqued must email it to Kathie by Sunday, August 31st. The earlier, the better as this allows members ample time to read and make notes for the discussion. If you require more information regarding our guidelines, please refer to the following articles:
- About the Chico Writer's Group
- Critiquing Tips, Hints and Guidelines
- The Ten Commandments of Critiquing
Also, please refer to the links in the navigation column on our main website, http://ejourn.net/cwg for useful information.
*About Facebook Club Page: If you aren't a member of Facebook, consider joining. It's free and a great way to keep abreast of upcoming events, activities and other features of the Chico Writer's Group. There are two Chico Writer's Group pages online at Facebook. Make sure you are adding to the CLUB and not the FAN page as the FAN page will most likely be closed down in the very near future. Once you've added the club page, navigate to the Administrator (Kathie) and add yourself as a friend (maybe add a comment you're a new member of the writer's group) so that you are receiving invitations.
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