Writer’s Mail for May 24, 2012
by Jen Wilcher
Five of us gathered at Barnes & Noble to discuss the three reading we had for the week. However, we forgot to take notes. Oops.
May 29: Fifth Tuesday!
June 5: Greg Spry (chapter 29-31, Beyond Cloud Nine 9). Judith McNeil (more of “The Waldorf Hysteria”), Amber Boudreau (chapter 6, Noble), Andy Brown (chapter 1, novel), and Jerry Peterson (chapter 4, Rage).
June 12: Holly Bonnicksen-Jones, (Coming Up For Air), Terry Hoffman, (The Great Tome), Jack Freiburger, (Jesus at the IHOP), Andrea Kirchman (???)
June 19: Greg Spry (chapter 32-45, Beyond Cloud Nine 9), Jaida Temperly (chapter 1, Final Portfolio), Millie Mader (chapter 36, Life on Hold), Rebecca Rettenmund (chapter 9, The Cheese Logue), Aaron Boehm (film script, part 2, “Stealing from Yourself”), Alicia Connolly-Lohr (chapter 2, Lincoln, Black Hawk and the Thirty-Eight Hanged), and Jerry Peterson (chapter 5-6, Rage).
Fifth Tuesday . . .
May 29, less than two weeks away. Will you be with us?
Second-and-fourth group are our hosts. We will be at Terry and Jan Hoffman’s home south of Madison that evening. Carol Hornung has asked that you make your reservations with her. Be sure to tell Carol what you are bringing for the feast table. Yes, this is a potluck dinner, so bring your lucky pot filled with good food to share.
The writing challenge, ahh yes. Write a 250-word story from an object’s point of view. Says Carol, “Have fun with it! Maybe you are an acorn about to fall into a stream. A golf ball about to be smacked across campus and through the Dean’s window. The last leaf falling from a tree in autumn.”
Not going to make it to Fifth Tuesday? Write for the writing challenge anyway. It’s a challenge, so do it.
When you have your piece done, email it to Carol.
2012 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Finalists
Meet the 2012 Finalists, read our experts’ reviews, and more.
Alan Averill, The Beautiful Land
• Alan Averill has been writing for as long as he can remember. In addition to numerous short stories and plays, he has helped localize and edit over 30 video games. He lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife, his dog Miso, and a whole lot of rain.
• Read the experts’ reviews
Charles Kelly, Grace Humiston and the Vanishing
• Charles Kelly, formerly a reporter for The Arizona Republic, was co-winner of the Arizona Journalist of the Year Award in 1992. Kelly lives in Scottsdale, Arizona.
• Read the experts’ reviews
Brian Reeves, A Chant of Love and Lamentation
• Reeves is a creative writing teacher and a member of The Guttery, a professional writing group located in Portland. He lived in Hawaii for several years, where he developed a passion and respect for the culture and people of the islands.
• Read the experts’ reviews
Cassandra Griffin, Dreamcatchers
• This is Griffin’s second year entering the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest. While she enjoys challenging herself by writing all kinds of genres, she loves to delve into new fantasy worlds, especially told through the eyes of young adults.
• Read the experts’ reviews
Rebecca Phillips, Out of Nowhere
• Rebecca Phillips lives in Nova Scotia, Canada with her husband, two children, and cat. She started writing young adult novels at the age of twelve and hasn’t stopped since.
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Regina Sirois, On Little Wings
• Regina Sirois is 90% reader and 10% writer, and as such, her loyalty lies with readers. She graduated summa cum laude from Missouri State’s Department of History and English and settled in the golden wheat fields of Kansas with her high school love.
• Read the experts’ reviews
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