Word Pirates

Check it out, Word Pirates: Marcia published an essay on Common Ties about her adventures in speed dating called Bless Their Ugly Little Hearts. Very funny stuff. Give it a read.
And congratulations, Marcia.

… that won’t bore you 
Up-and-coming writers put on free reading and arts event at the historic Phoenix Theater
Petaluma, Calif., Jan. 23, 2007 – Word Pirates, a professional writing group, will host its first public reading on February 8. True to their name, the Word Pirates will be storming the Phoenix Theater and turning it into […]

I didn’t know who Ellen Tanner Marsh (pictured) was before reading this story on Slate.com. Apparently, she is a “New York Times best selling author.” When she’s not writing romance novels, she writes effusive book-review blurbs in exchange for cash. If you have $399, Marsh will praise your self-published book. And if you don’t like […]

I hope to see you at the meeting tomorrow. We will be settling the details of the reading and assigning any jobs that need to be done. We are going to have some snacks available for about 50 people, since we’re hoping to get a crowd of at least that size. Also, we will need […]

Hiya folks. Today is the day I need to know who is reading and what they are reading on Feb 8. Also, I need an estimate of how long the thing is you are going to read.
People who are not reading:
Ellen
Laura
Leona
People who are definitely reading:
Joy, Professional Mourner’s Convention, approx 7 minutes
Marcia, Let Me Be Frank, […]

JANUARY 15: DEADLINE to tell us whether you will be reading, what it is, and how long it will be.
JANUARY 18: Meeting at 7 p.m. at Joy’s house.
FEBRUARY 8: Word Pirates Reading.
FEBRUARY 15: Meeting at 7 p.m. at Joy’s house.

Hello,
We have extended the deadline for The Big Ugly Review (”The Body”) to January
31, and welcome your submissions.Categories are:

* fiction (short stories of 3,000 words or less), flash fiction (stories of 1000 words or less), and the “And So It Begins” contest” (500 words or less, starting with the first sentence: “I’m not built for […]

Yesterday’s critique was a success! The Word Pirates gave each other helpful comments on their stories and ate snacks. Afterwards, we did a prompt.
Since the last Post Secret prompt seemed to inspire us, we decided to start the year out with some similar inspiration. Choose a Post Secret and write for 20 minutes on whatever […]

Happy New Year! Just a reminder about tomorrow’s meeting. So far, Noelani is the only person who told me she can’t make it.
I do plan to send you something to read tonight. If you get around to it, that would be awesome. If not, I understand. I’m sorry I sucked on this one.
As of right […]