[bookshare-discuss] Re: friends of bookshare reorganized writers' club 1st meeting announcement

  • From: "Susan" <slumpkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 21:47:34 -0500

Hi Jackie,

Jim is not on this list so you need to send the announcement to him at
jim.baugh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Susan

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Jackie McBride [mailto:abletec@xxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Friday, June 13, 2008 9:26 PM
To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] friends of bookshare reorganized writers' club
1st meeting announcement

Jim, below please find the announcement for the 1st meeting of the
resurrected writers' group.

All ye humans, great & small,
You're invited--1 & all!

Summer is but 8 days away in making its yearly debut. Making its semi-debut
also on that same date is the Friends of Bookshare Explorations in Creative
writing group. We will be meeting at 9:00 a.m. pacific, 12 pm eastern, in
the friends of bookshare classroom.

For the 1st 4 lessons, we will be studying the topic of "writing what you
know". The material can be found at:
http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=2799

The introduction to the course is as follows:
This unit includes reading and writing activities that are geared to
developing the use of memory, observation and the senses. The aim is to
develop your perceptual abilities, honing your capacity to see detail in the
world. You will be encouraged to start seeing the familiar in a new way and
to make good use of your own personal history.

We strongly encourage all those who wish to participate to read the first
lesson of this course prior to the group meeting & be prepared to discuss
it.

The curriculum after that is subject to decision by the group.
Suggestions that have been given thus far have been:
http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=2748
http://diplomaguide.com/articles/Online_Creative_Writing_Courses_Offered_Fre
e_by_Top_Universities_and_Educational_Websites.html
http://www.lifewrite.com/html/class.htm
http://www.thecraftywriter.com/2007/09/24/introduction-to-creative-writing-c
ourse-2/

Again, those who wish to participate are asked to look over these materials
prior to that time so that the group can make choices as to how to proceed.
Any suggestions as to other materials for the group's consideration would be
greatly appreciated as well.

So, to summarize:
Who? The Friends of Bookshare Explorations in Creative Writing Club
what: a group designed to encourage its members by means of instruction &
*constructive* critique to become better writers
Where: Friends of Bookshare Classroom
When: 9:00 a.m., Pacific, 12 pm Eastern, June 21, 2008
Why: Because we can!
How: Web Conferencing Plugin, & Pat Price's generosity.

Please note: this group will meet the 1st, 3rd, & 4th Saturday of each
month, deferring to the Fantasy Book Club which meets on the 2nd Saturday at
the same time. Please also note that this group is facilitated, not led,
which means that all members' participation is necessary in order for the
group to be successful.

If you have such, bring writing samples which demonstrate how you've used
your personal experiences in your writing. Keep these to about 1000 words,
please.

& remember--Change the world--1 deed at a time.

--
Jackie McBride
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