Word Pirates

Last night’s meeting was a hoot. We played a game called Jabber Jot, “the hilarious word game where you create all kinds of wild tales!” In each round, we had five minutes to write a story using three pictures and a word. Then we switched the stories, read them aloud, and picked the winner. We each ended up with five or six starts to stories, plus it was an exercise in forcing ourselves to write without over-thinking. We all liked it and will do it again. I hope some of us will finish at least one of the stories we started.

By the way, I just realized that Word Pirates had its one year anniversary last month. On March 22, 2006, Marcia and I sent out the initial e-mail about the group calling for members. It has been a productive year with several members (Marcia, Steve) getting published and of course, our infamous Word Pirates reading at the Phoenix. Happy belated birthday Word Pirates!

Our next meeting is May 3, so I hope to see you there. Be prepared to share your long-term goals as a writer with the group.
~ Joy