Word Pirates

Dear Word Pirates,
This is a reminder that we’re having a meeting on June 1. No one has yet to tell me they can’t make it, so please let me know if this is the case.
At this meeting, we are going to discuss whether it would be better to make WP a monthly thing. The question […]

On May 16, Word Pirate Leona Laurie read at Soho’s, previously Zebulon’s. She was great, although my picture of her definitely wasn’t.

Brendan Riley was also there, so I got a blurry shot of him as well.

Dear-Word-Pirates-Who-Probably-Never-Come-Here: I have launched my professional site with a collection of my clips and a blog. Please check it out.

Last night the Word Pirates had their very first critiquing session. Each author brought in an essay-in-progress and read it aloud to the group. Following that, we spent some time on each essay, talking about what the author wants to do with it, how it might be improved, and possible markets that might take the […]

Meeting at Joy’s house.

Come watch Leona read at Livewire Literary Salon at Soho’s (formerly Zebulon’s Lounge) in Petaluma.
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Cost: Free!

Check out the Sonoma County Writers’ Guide. Local links/writers/etc.!

At Thursday’s meeting, after getting a chance to catch up, each Word Pirate read something to the group. Some were based on our first writing prompt (pick a random sentence from a book and write based on it), others were based on past writing group exercises or personal experience. Though the formats varied — stories, […]

The good folks at Timothy McSweeney’s Internet Tendency are always good for a giggle. Here are some excerpts from a list they did that had me laughing out loud. Enjoy!
From “Thirteen Writing Prompts” by Dan Wiencek:

Write a scene showing a man and a woman arguing over the man’s friendship with a former girlfriend. Do not […]

Meeting at Joy’s house.

Verb is an “Audioquarterly” — a literary journal where the work is recorded on CD.
VERB is an audioquarterly magazine in CD format presenting new work from some of today’s best writers. Authors like Stuart Dybek, Robert Olen Butler, and James Dickey read aloud (and sometimes even sing) their work for you. Perfect listening for […]

I found this somewhere on the web. Change “artist” to “writer” and it might apply to you.