Greetings, fellow voyagers in a valley of veritable verbiage.
Just a word to remind you that our meeting is this week, on Thursday, October 16th. I understand that is also National Boss Day.
And speaking of national bosses, there is no finer time to experience the power of words than in the final months of an election year.
Eloquent speeches are written and delivered with pride. Issues of great importance are brought to the forefront and debated with the utmost civility.
Seasoned news reporters work around the clock to ensure that we the people are immersed in nothing but the truth - no matter how often it changes.
And then, there is the ad campaign.
On September 11th, this year, the candidates decided to keep the airways free of all campaign ads, as a gesture of respect. They determined that such material would be somehow offensive on such a meaningful day.
My question is, if they can consider campaign ads offensive on a day that represents our solidarity as a nation, why can't they be considered offensive EVERY day?
Well, my friend, be sure to circle November 4th on your calendar.That's the one day YOU get to say whether you approve of their message.
And, even if you can't make it to this month's meeting, you will definitely want to put a star on November 20th. That is the day we plan to welcome the innovative owners of UnTapped Talent.
Visit www.UnT2.com to find out more about their first book release and the author, who will also be joining us.
Keep looking forward, and we hope to see you soon.
Rita
Monday, October 13, 2008
Friday, October 3, 2008
BEFORE THE FALL
Greetings, fellow farers on autumn's wayward trail.
September's meeting was cozy, nestled into the last days of summer, when we still held our innocence near.
There were seven of us wrapped around the old wooden table.
Rich read through his list of business items, mostly reminders of topics previously discussed. Meena sent a note to say she got herself a brand-new knee. She hopes to be ready to show it off at our next meeting.
Alison Beard has returned to us after a long summer of Thursday night classes. She brought information about a new local company called UnTapped Talent, founded by Rena Wilson Fox of Hershey and Maria Montesano Boyer of Palmyra.
If you visit UnTapped Talent at www.UnT2.com, you will see that it is a "full-fledged publishing company, only on a smaller scale."
They were featured in the September 17, 2008 business section of the Lebanon Daily News. In the article, Rena Wilson Fox said, "Our goal is to find the incredibly talented authors lost in the mix and get their works out to the public."
Alison has contacted the company about our writers group and they have expressed interest in coming to a meeting. You won't want to miss this one, folks, so we'll keep you informed.
It was good to see Ed Guion, again. He read us a story about his exceptional ability to devour pastries as a young man and how his boss found a way to keep him fed.
The story is titled "Breakfast Appetite" and you will be able to read it in the July 2009 issue of GOOD OLD DAYS LOOKING BACK magazine.
Mike Bender read some from his novel about a man being pursued by people he didn't know, for reasons he didn't understand. Then, Ralph, who is Mike's father-in-law, told us about their recent vacation and how Mike was "pursued" across the sand by a hurricane named Hanna.
Amber read yet another playful story for children about the adventures you can have just by using your imagination.
Rich posed a question about personal writing habits. He explained that his new job involves a lot of time just driving in the car. Unfortunately, his most inspired writing usually comes with both hands on the keyboard . . . not the steering wheel.
Ralph, a master at cultivating horror in the minds of his readers, acknowledged his own struggle with uninvited "demons", when it comes to writing, lately.
The ensuing discussion took us down a variety of roads. We each have our own set of limitations, whether it be lack of time, lack of courage or just plain bad luck.
But when you put us all together in one room, the real reason we are there is usually the same. The only thing we can't do is not write.
In the weeks since our last meeting, the days have grown darker and chillier. And I'm not just talking about the weather.
But for those who can find their way to the table and sit among others who know what they feel, there is a warmth that glows, an energy that grows, and a treasure that no one can steal.
Rita
September's meeting was cozy, nestled into the last days of summer, when we still held our innocence near.
There were seven of us wrapped around the old wooden table.
Rich read through his list of business items, mostly reminders of topics previously discussed. Meena sent a note to say she got herself a brand-new knee. She hopes to be ready to show it off at our next meeting.
Alison Beard has returned to us after a long summer of Thursday night classes. She brought information about a new local company called UnTapped Talent, founded by Rena Wilson Fox of Hershey and Maria Montesano Boyer of Palmyra.
If you visit UnTapped Talent at www.UnT2.com, you will see that it is a "full-fledged publishing company, only on a smaller scale."
They were featured in the September 17, 2008 business section of the Lebanon Daily News. In the article, Rena Wilson Fox said, "Our goal is to find the incredibly talented authors lost in the mix and get their works out to the public."
Alison has contacted the company about our writers group and they have expressed interest in coming to a meeting. You won't want to miss this one, folks, so we'll keep you informed.
It was good to see Ed Guion, again. He read us a story about his exceptional ability to devour pastries as a young man and how his boss found a way to keep him fed.
The story is titled "Breakfast Appetite" and you will be able to read it in the July 2009 issue of GOOD OLD DAYS LOOKING BACK magazine.
Mike Bender read some from his novel about a man being pursued by people he didn't know, for reasons he didn't understand. Then, Ralph, who is Mike's father-in-law, told us about their recent vacation and how Mike was "pursued" across the sand by a hurricane named Hanna.
Amber read yet another playful story for children about the adventures you can have just by using your imagination.
Rich posed a question about personal writing habits. He explained that his new job involves a lot of time just driving in the car. Unfortunately, his most inspired writing usually comes with both hands on the keyboard . . . not the steering wheel.
Ralph, a master at cultivating horror in the minds of his readers, acknowledged his own struggle with uninvited "demons", when it comes to writing, lately.
The ensuing discussion took us down a variety of roads. We each have our own set of limitations, whether it be lack of time, lack of courage or just plain bad luck.
But when you put us all together in one room, the real reason we are there is usually the same. The only thing we can't do is not write.
In the weeks since our last meeting, the days have grown darker and chillier. And I'm not just talking about the weather.
But for those who can find their way to the table and sit among others who know what they feel, there is a warmth that glows, an energy that grows, and a treasure that no one can steal.
Rita
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