Tuesdays with Story

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Tuesdays With Story
August 13, 2015

WHO’S UP NEXT
August 18
Lisa McDougal (chapter 34, Tebow Family Secret)
Cindi Dyke (chapter, North Road)
Kashmira Sheth& Amit Trivedi (chapter, novel)
Bob Kralapp (poem)
Jerry Peterson (chapter 9-12, Killing Ham)

August 25:
Jen Wilcher (???)

September 1
Pat Edwards (???)
Kashmira Sheth& Amit Trivedi (chapter, novel)
Cindi Dyke (chapter, North Road)
Millie Mader (epilogue, Life on Hold)
Judith McNeil (Walking In)

Announcement from Judith. I will be teaching Songwriting Workshop in September at Sosonic : Sosonic is located at 3001 Latham Dr., off the Fish Hatchery Road exit, going south, off of Greenway Cross. Here is the announcement.

SONGWRITING FOR ADULTS AT SOSONIC
Want to write a song for Yourself, Partner, A Musical, Choir, Commercial? Well, this is the class for you. We will uncover the secrets of writing lyrics, melody, song hook, and accompaniment first by examining these elements of songs in different genres. Then each class member will choose the genre in which they wish to write a song, and we will go from there. I am a singer-songwriter and professional musician for many years. This will be a four-week, an hour per week introductory course. Class will be on Thursdays, Sept 3,10,17,24 at 7:30 pm. If anyone is interested in recording their song or having someone else record it, it can be done on an individual basis. Workshop Fee: $100. Class maximum 6 people.

Tips from Tom Robbins from Swinging From the Vines article in June 2014 issue of The Writer

Challenge every single sentence; challenge it for lucidity, accuracy, originality and cadence. If it doesn’t meet the challenge, work on it until it does.
Remember that language is not the frosting; it’s the cake. Rhythmical language and vivid imagery possess a power of effect that is independent from content.
Don’t talk about it; you’ll talk it away. Let the ideas flow from your mind to the page without exposing them to air. Especially hot air.
If you don’t actually like to write, love to write, feel driven and compelled to write, then you’re probably better off abandoning your ambition in favor of a more legitimate career.
Never be afraid to make a fool of yourself. The furthest out you can go is the best place to be. (But pushing the envelope has to come naturally; you can’t force it.)
Always compare yourself to the best. Even if you never measure up, it can’t help but make you better.
Write every day without fail, even if it’s only a half an hour, even if you’re savagely hung over and your grandmother has just fallen out of a third-story window.
Above all, have a good time. If you aren’t enjoying writing it, you can hardly expect someone else to enjoy reading it.
Stop worrying about getting published and worry about getting better. If you make the work good enough, it will get published.

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