"This mark is like a mirror held up in front of the viewer. It reflects where inspiration, thoughts, ideas, and stories originate—in the mind."
Designer, Gordon Smith.
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June 2021 Volume 28 Issue 10
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Our mission: to support local writers and promote their development through education, recognition, and community.
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A Message from the President:
Good June All!
We did it! We pulled off a whole program year of online interactions. Thank you all for your interest, support and patience as we learned and morphed to stay safe last year.
A great big thank you to the leadership team! Best Wishes to those who are rolling off our boards—Anshu Gupta and Jennifer Hurlburt. Welcome to new executive board member Dave Collins, VP/President-elect, and new advisory board members Barbara Lawing and Brian McDevitt.
As I write this, masks are coming off. Critique groups are meeting safely in person again. Beginning on July 16th, our 3rd Friday Open Mic Night will be back LIVE at Mug’s Coffee. Mark your calendar and join us to celebrate our return to the real! Then come back each month following to read from your work and/or support fellow members as they share theirs.
You will continue to receive a monthly newsletter although since we are on sabbatical, we may relax the deadline a bit like this one that’s coming to you a few days into June because I was on vacation for a week. Teresa will need folks to profile for Meet-a-Member
Contact her here and let her know you are interested, and she’ll send you the questions. Thank you to those who have volunteered this year—it’s been great fun to read your responses.
Tiffany will continue to host the monthly online social write-ins. Take a break from the heat and join us. Perhaps one of her prompts will result in a gem to polish and submit for the Ruth Moose Flash Fiction Contest that opens in August. And speaking of August, On the 18th, CWC North and Main Street Books are partnering for a Zoom celebration of the 101st anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment and more—stay tuned for details on Suffrage 101.
This summer, is the start of a year-long outreach to CMS students with Virtual Office Hours. And your leadership team will be hard at work putting together the calendar, programs, workshops, and events for 2021-2022 and updating the website. So, keep an eye on the website and your inbox for the most up to date information.
One of the biggest question marks right now is how and where we will be meeting in the fall. Providence Methodist Church is still working out plans as to how to safely bring back groups like ours. We will see you in September—via Zoom or in person or perhaps both. If you have questions or suggestions contact me.
Stay Healthy & Keep Writing!
Caroline
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Club Stuff, Opportunities to Write & Submit |
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CONGRATULATIONS
Winners of Our 2021 Story Contest!
The results of the Elizabeth Simpson Smith Short Story Contest were announced at the May 18th meeting. Adrian Calabrese, co-contest chair, shared comments our judge, Abigail DeWitt offered for the top three entries before the winners read bits of their work for our members and guests.
Carrie Knowles First Place
for Souvenirs,
Suzanne Adams, Second Place for Bones
Brodie Lowe, Third Place
for Snake Oil.
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Welcome Aboard!
Brian McDevitt has volunteered for a social media/publicity post on the advisory board. He is a new member, a stay at home dad and a Huntersville poet. He brings marketing and social media experience to the leadership team.
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North Carolina Writers Network Online Series
click the logo to visit the website
On Wednesday, June 23, at 7:00 pm EST, Gregory DeCandia will lead the online class "Creative Curiosity."
Multimedia Artist Gregory DeCandia will guide a 90-minute class that curiously questions the crossroads of creativity through mindfulness, movement, and reflection. Writers will be immersed in multiple artistic mediums to explore the essences of inspiration, access the subconscious, and utilizes the power of reduction.
The cost for the class is $35 for NCWN members, $45 for non-members. Space is limited.
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The Writer encourages all of their readers to practice their craft and put their stories in front of the eyes of as many people as possible. Choose your inspiration, submit before the deadline, and, as always, keep writing.Contests
"In a competition, there's always winners and losers. And I think everyone is here to win, which makes it fun for us all."
Antonio Brown
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Save the Date!
CWC North & Main
Street Books Are Celebrating
Please join CWC North in partnership with Main Street Books of Davidson on August 18, at 7 pm for Suffrage 101- a virtual celebration of the one hundred and first ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment and an investigation of the complexities of the women's suffrage movement.
You don't want to miss this event!
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Your Leadership Team for 2021-2022
The following officers were confirmed at the May General Meeting. Congratulations to the 2021-2022 Executive Board.
Immediate Past President Debra S. Wallin presided over the process and installed the following officers:
President:
Caroline Kane Kenna
President Elect:
David Collins
VP of Membership:
Axel Dahlberg
Secretary:
Tiffany Grantham
Treasurer:
John McGillicuddy
Special thanks to Anshu Gupta who has served the club as Vice President of Nominations for the past two years. She is stepping down from her executive board duties but will stay on as Co-Workshop Chair and member of the advisory board.
Advisory Board
Programs:
Angela Haigler & David Collins
Contests:
Darrell Horwitz & Adrian Calabrese
Critique Groups Coordinator:
Barbara Kidd Lawing
Membership Co-Chair: Blair Peery
Newsletter Editor: Teresa Taylor
Workshop Coordinator:
Anshu Gupta &TBD
Webmaster: Debra S. Wallin
Assistant Webmaster: Blair Peery
CWC North: Sandra Phillips
Open Mic Coordinators:
Hope Smyth & Debra S. Wallin
Social Media & Publicity: Brian McDevitt & TBD
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Co-Coordinator Needed for Workshops
Partner with Anshu Gupta. She has brought many quality presenters to us this year. If you see yourself in this role, have ideas and/or presenters you would like to bring via Zoom or to Charlotte (at some point in the future) please contact Anshu for more about this important post.
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"Believe in writing
Believe in reading
Be a part of it
Never stop!"
Everywriter
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“Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.” — Frederick Douglass.
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"I write because I must. It's not a pastime, it's an unyielding calling and my passion." Elizabeth Reyes
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Virtual Writing Salon & Social Time
On Monday, June 14th at 7 pm, take 75 minutes to write and share. We'll start with a little face time and catch-up time, bring your imagination; Tiffany provides the prompts. No pressure, no angst, just writing fun! Be our guest by clicking on this link to sign up.
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Sign Up for the next Open Mic Night on June 18, 2021.
You will receive the Zoom link in the event announcement. You must be a member and register ahead of time to read. Register Here.
You do not need to register to come listen and support your fellow writers. Save the announcement email and use the Zoom link to join the event. Please leave the 12 registrations spots open for those who are reading.
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I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren’t trying to teach us. We are formed by little scraps of wisdom. ~
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A Father and His Sons
Aesop's Fable
A Father had a family of sons who were perpetually quarreling among themselves. When he failed to heal their disputes by his exhortations, he determined to give them a practical illustration of the evils of disunion; and for this purpose he one day told them to bring him a bundle of sticks. When they had done so, he placed the bundle of sticks into the hands of each of them in succession, and ordered them to break it in pieces. They tried with all their strength, and were not able to do it. He next opened the bundle of sticks, took the sticks separately, one by one, and again put them into his sons’ hands, upon which they broke them easily. He then addressed them in these words: “My sons, if you are of one mind, and unite to assist each other, you will be as this bundle of sticks, uninjured by all the attempts of your enemies; but if you are divided among yourselves, you will be broken as easily as these sticks.”
Listen, my son, to your Father's instruction
Father Knows Best
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"The more you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go." Dr. Seuss
Oh The Places You Will Go!
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Welcome New Members
Harry Griffin, Heather Hahn, Kenneth Owensby, Calvin Thompson, Suzanne Toruk,
Renee Triplett and Mark Robinson
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Meet-a-Member:
Suzanne Adams
Bio: I’ve been an actor, director, teacher, chaser of Mountain Pine Beetles in the Colorado Rockies, and recently, a writer, in hopes of justifying that B.A. in English from Stanford and Masters from Northwestern. My stories have appeared in Memoirs Ink, Minerva Rising, FanStory and Main Street Rag. I’m grateful for two CWC awards for short stories.
When and Where Do I Write? I seem to get my best ideas in places where it’s impossible to write them down: in traffic, on a bike, swimming. That may be my problem!
Favorite writing tool? A black pen with a broad, forceful stroke.
A favorite writing resource: Easy! CRITIQUE GROUPS AND FRIENDS!
Best Writing advice you’ve received and actually taken? I do like Hemingway’s “Write one true sentence.”
One thing I would like help with? I’d like to write soaring prose that pierces to the very core of the human condition. Could we have a workshop on that, please?
To start a conversation with Suzanne send her a message through the Member Directory
If you'd like to participate in Meet-a-Member please contact the newsletter editor,
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Celebrate all of those wonderful writing projects you're laboring over.
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One Word Poetry Festival in Rock Hill, SC
The event is FREE and will be held June 4-6
at Tom S. Gettys Art Center, 201 E. Main St , SC 29730. For more info go to: onewordpoetryfest
A three-day in-person poetry festival featuring open mic performances and readings from local poets accompanied with a live painting by Devon Ford, and live music from the Rock Hill Hall of Fame group Mellogroove. The goal of the festival is to expose the Rock Hill community to the power of poetry and celebrate the countless ways that it impacts our lives. The festival will engage participants of all ages in a variety of activities that highlight the various mediums that poetry can exist.
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Find Your Writing Inspiration
In the great Outdoors
Nothing coaxes jumbled thoughts into coherent sentences like sitting under a shade tree on a pleasant day, with a slight breeze blowing, birds chirping melodies, tiny bugs scurrying around your head and under your feet, and a fully charged laptop or yellow legal pad and pen at hand. Well if this describes you, then here are a few local places you're sure to enjoy.
McDowell Nature Center and Preserve-As spring wanes and temperatures rise, thick foliage fills the treetops. Beautiful location to immerse yourself in the ever-changing colors of each season at McDowell Preserve; something every Charlotte writer should experience.
Latta Nature Preserve-You’ll want to start early and pack a lunch if you hope to experience everything housed within Mecklenburg’s largest nature preserve. For history buffs be sure to visit the Historic Latta Plantation for an up-close look at what life was like in the early 1800s.
Romare Bearden Park-Tucked into the heart of Third Ward with a view of the Charlotte skyline that completely fills 180 degrees of peripheral vision, the 5.4-acre park is visually stunning.
Freedom Park-Best for people watching. On any given sunny Saturday, you can expect to see a patchwork of blankets decorating the hilly sides of wide-open green spaces surrounded by a picture-perfect lake, where Wood Ducks languidly float by and bob for food.
Reedy Creek Nature Center and Preserve-Loads of nature here. For more than 10 miles, the paths and trails at Reedy Creek Nature Preserve pass under the cover of towering pines and sturdy hardwoods. the preserve protects more than 730 acres of habitat for all sorts of flora and fauna and offers one of the best locations in Charlotte to share space with them.
And, of course, we can't forget the beautiful scenic view of Lake Norman.
Just 20 miles north of Charlotte, Lake Norman beckons nature-lovers, adventurers and the culinary curious with more than 500 miles of shoreline, Lake Norman is the largest man-made lake in the Carolinas and borders the charming towns of Cornelius, Davidson and Huntersville.
So no matter what type of experience you’re looking for—from outdoor recreation, to foodie fun, and, of course, writing inspiration— an adventure you weren't expecting is somewhere waiting for you in the great Charlotte-Mecklenburg outdoors!
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Randell Jones
Seeks Your
Personal Stories for a
Fall Collection
The next Personal Story Publishing Project theme is “Trouble"
Submit your 750-800 word on "Trouble—causing, avoiding, getting in, and getting out—Trouble with you in the middle.” No fiction. You may share a story of someone close to you or an ancestor whose story you know well.
Deadline to submit is June 30, 2021.
His Spring collection of personal stories Luck and Opportunity includes stories from five CWC members. Learn more about that anthology at Randell Jones.com.
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Check out these
Five Charlotte Writers
Patrice Gopo-All the Colors We Will See
Gail Z. Martin-Sellsword's Oath
Paula Martinac-Dear Miss Cushman
Carrie Ryan-Dead Air
Mary Norton Kratt-Remembering Charlotte: Postcards
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"A writer is working when he's staring out of the window." Burton Roscoe
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Writer's Affirmation
I am a writer
I am creative
I write because I can
I believe in me.
I believe in my writing ability.
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If you're you looking to get more involved or have an idea share it
Volunteer to be a featured Meet a Member
It's easy, it's fun, and it's all about YOU!
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Writing Resources
- Every Writer Has a Thousand Faces-
David Biespiel
Harry Bingham
A Writer's Guide to Planning a Novel in Ten Days-
Lewis Jorstad
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History Right Here at Home
“Make your mistakes, take your chances, look silly, but keep on going. Don’t freeze up.”
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Thomas Wolfe,
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Great Smokies Writing Program, June 8th - July 28th, UNC-Asheville
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Queens University Summer Course
WRIT 120/3.0
A focus on the principles and practical applications of effective writing.
Course Dates:
July 5 - August 13, 2021
Exam Dates:
August 16 - 17
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Blumenthal Performing Arts monthly Poetry Slams are hosted by SlamCharlotte, Charlotte’s own three-time national championship team of spoken word poetry.
The next one is on June 18 at 8pm.
This is a free event with a donation opportunity, it will be live streamed on Blumenthal's Facebook page.
Hindsight Wants Your 2020 Stories for
an Anthology
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Hindsight is a collection of stories about 2020, written by people just like you. We’re seeking nonfiction stories from people around the world that capture what it was like to wake up every day to a new normal — whether that means navigating emergencies as a first responder or tying the knot over Zoom.
Hindsight is an independent, one-time publication. The very best submissions will be compiled into a print anthology, which will be published in 2021.
Submission fee: None
Length: Up to 2,000 words
Deadline: Rolling
Compensation: Writers whose work is selected for the print anthology will receive a complimentary hard copy of the book, as well as a digital file.
To learn more, please visit the website: HINDSIGHT
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"Good writing is remembering detail. Most people want to forget. Don’t forget things that were painful or embarrassing or silly. Turn them into a story that tells the truth.” ~
Paula Danziger
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Getting to Know You
Robert Greene was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. He is an American documentary filmmaker, editor, and writer. He was named one of the 10 Filmmakers to Watch in 2014 by The Independent. His documentaries include: Kate Plays Christine, Actress, and Fake it So Real, a Lincolnton, NC based film that follows an independent pro wrestling team over the week leading u to a big show.
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"If it's a good movie, the sound could go off and the audience would still have a pretty good idea what's going on." --- Alfred Hitchcock
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Poets, Playwrights, Prose Publishing Opportunities: |
Attention Poets & Artists:
The William Faulkner Literary Competition offers five categories for submission: Novel, One Act Playwriting, Short Story, Poem and Student Short Story. Submission fees: $50 entry fee for Novel submissions and $20 entry fee for Playwriting, Short Story and Poem. There is no entry fee for the Student Short Story entries. Submit online; you may use Paypal or a credit card. Entry should be received by July 15, 2021.
Austin Film Festival Submissions
Late Deadline: June 25 ($75)
Extended Deadline: July 9 ($75)
Submit your film either as a private password-protected streaming link or as a DVD copy through the mail (please double check to be sure that it works and that it is formatted as a DVD that plays on DVD players, not a data disk).
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The Writers' Workshop in Asheville is seeking submissions:
HUMOR ME: Stories of fiction or non-fiction, 5,000 words or less. Use of witty, dry humor is encouraged. Deadline: Wednesday, June 30, 2021
HARD TIMES: 5,000 words or less about a difficult experience in your life, how you overcame this obstacle, and how you were changed by it. Winning stories will be chosen for originality and creative writing style. Deadline: August 30, 2021
LITERARY FICTION: 5,000 words or less, enter can be short stories or a chapter of a novel.
Deadline:
September 30, 2021
JUNE 12: FICTION WRITING & REVISING with Karen Ackerson
Online and In Person: 10 am to 3:30 pm: Participants may bring five pages (double-spaced) to the class for discussion. Learn more about this workshop and the presenter Here
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Mason Deaver and Nita Tyndall discuss The Ghosts We Keep via a free Zoom event,
June 3, 6:00 p.m. EST
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Resources, grants and places to submit your work at NCArts.org.
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North Carolina Poetry Society emuse at NCPS.
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Virtual Book Bites Book Club
The Book Bites Virtual Book Club will meet live via Zoom on Friday, June 4 and July 9; both meetings run from Noon to 1pm.
Zoom allows participants access via video or audio. June's book is Harper Lee's "Go Set a Watchman." This book club is for ages 18 and up. Contact.
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Thank you to everyone who participated in our live Sensoria 2021 events! All live events have passed, but we have several on-demand events for you to enjoy anytime. We encourage everyone to check out the on-demand events at Sensoria2021 to continue experiencing some of the best programming in the Charlotte region.
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Curl Up With a Good Novel
Adult
Nancy Johnson
Sarah Penner
Denny S. Bryce
Eliza Jane Brazier
Young Adult
Karen M. McManus
K.L. Kettle
Children
- A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Fred Rogers
Grace Byers
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It Happens in June
The month June was named for Juno, the Roman goddess of marriage and the wife of the supreme deity Jupiter, but another source claims June is named after Lucius Junius Brutus, founder of the Roman Republic and ancestor of the Romangens Junia.
Birthstone-Pearl
Authors and Illustrators Birthdays
Niki Giovanni-7
Maurice Sendak-10
Anne Frank-12
Octavia E. Butler-22
Eric Carle-25
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June Celebrations
First Space Walk-1,1965
Effective Communications Month
Alzheimer's and Dementia Month
Camping Month
Graduation and Wedding Month
Flag Day-14
Father's Day-20
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Literary Facts
2-Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell was published
9-Elena Ferrante's The Lying Life of Adults was translated into English by Ann Goldstein
The 150th anniversary of the death of Charles Dickens
Historical Literary Facts
4-Rome was liberated the U.S.5th Army
5-The first sustained hot air balloon was launched
20-U.S. Congress officially adopted the Great Seal of the United States of America
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Looking for a few good adult novels about Fathers? Well, look no further.
One Last Thing Before I Go
Jonathan Tropper
Between the World and Me
Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Loyal Son: The War in Ben Franklin's House-Mark Epstein
The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell
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“I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection."
Sigmund Freud
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The quality of a father can be seen in the goals, dreams and aspirations he sets not only for himself, but for his family.
Just a Dad....
Still a coach. Still a Daddy.
Just not Coach Daddy anymore.
6-word flash fiction allows a reader to consume an entire narrative in a moment's time. Fast and fun; bite size narratives. Try it, you might like it!
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6 Steps to Writing Flash Fiction |
- Use strong imagery
- Stick to one moment in time
- Use one or two characters
- Try the first person point of view
- Surprise the reader
- Make good use of your title
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Its not the size of the word count but the size of the story in the words
Flash Fiction History
Flash fiction dates back to the time of fables and parables. The form was popularized in the nineteenth century by writers like Walt Whitman, Kate Chopin, and Ambrose Bierce. Perhaps the best-known flash fiction story is from this time (although frequently misattributed to Ernest Hemingway.
For Sale: Baby shoes never worn."
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Father's Day Edition
- What was the name of the father in Vladamir Nabokov's novel Lolita?
- King Lear was the father in the play by William Shakespeare?
- Ted Cole was the father in which Lionel Shriver novel?
- The Fault i Our Stars written by John Green featured a father named?
- Name the father in Alice Sebold's novel Lovely Bones.
Look for answers in the lower right column of the newsletter.
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HOW THE WORD IS PASSED
Clint Smith in conversation with Carol E. Quillen
Monday June 14, 2021
8:00PM - 9:00PM EST
Hosted via Zoom Webinar
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Encouragement Quote
“The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt."
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Coming back to City Center this fall. Click the logo for more information.
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Laugh a Minute
Studies have proven it to be true. When we laugh, we ease stress and anxiety, boost the immune system, improve mood, support heart health, burn calories, and even relieve pain. Laughing at ourselves might be even better particularly for writers. We tend to take our work and ourselves quite seriously most of the time, and it can help to step back and find the humor in our own situations.
A JOKE for
WRITING JOKESTERS
A hungry lion roamed through the jungle looking for his next meal when he came upon two men
One man was sitting under a tree reading a book. The other man was writing in a notebook. The lion quickly pounced on the man reading the book and devoured him. Even the king of the jungle knows that reader’s digest and writers cramp.
(I see you laughing)
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Ready for Vacation?
Let's Take a Trip
Right in our own backyard (well not literally), but close enough to home. The Thomas Wolfe House, also known as the Thomas Wolfe Memorial, is a state historic site, historic house and museum located at 52 North Market Street in the downtown Asheville Historic District. The American author Thomas Wolfe lived in the home during his boyhood. The house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1971 for its association with Wolfe.
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Thomas Clayton Wolfe was an American novelist of the early 20th century. Wolfe wrote four lengthy novels as well as many short stories, dramatic works, and novellas. He is known for mixing highly original, poetic, rhapsodic, and impressionistic prose with autobiographical writing.
Wolfe wrote four lengthy novels:
You Can't Go Home Again
Look Homeward Angel
Of Time and the River
The Web and the Rock
as well as many short stories, dramatic works, and novellas, and a play titled, The Mannerhouse.
Thomas Wolfe Quotes
"Culture is the arts elevated."
"You have reached the pinnacle of success as soon as you become uninterested in money, compliments and publicity."
"America-it is a fabulous country, the only fabulous country; it is the only place where miracles not only happen, but where they happen all the time."
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The 2022
Press 53
Award for Poetry
is open for submissions NOW–July 31
There is a $30.00 reading fee to submit for each entry.
Award includes: Publication by Press 53 of the winning poetry collection as a Tom Lombardo Poetry Selection; $1,000 cash advance; 50 copies (total prize valued at $2,000)
For information/guidelines for submission click:
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"A poet is, before anything else, a person who is passionately in love with language." ~W. H. Auden
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Sign Up for on-going events in cyberspace like these:
The 1st Tuesday of the month at 12pm is WBL Book Club! Visit the website for details and to sign up.
Write Like You Mean It, Thursdays 10:00 – 11:30 am Join from the comfort of your space to write and share our work. Contact Ed McDonald
Prolific Pens Writing Group 11:00 am– 1:00 pm
The first and third Saturdays of the month with the exception of holidays to learn more contact Sally Deason.
North County Regional Wordsmiths, Thursdays, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Writers of poetry and prose, all experience and skill levels are invited to meet every Thursday Group contact Darcey Mesaris.
Chapter Three Book Club meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 1pm.
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Check In for the NC Quarantine Literary Tour a mountains-to-sea virtual journey to fictional places created by some of the state’s most accomplished authors.
The Quarantine Tour features nine places created by NCLHOF inductees in and for fictional works: Here is Video from the February launch.
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Literary Dishes Inspired by a Good Novel
Burn the Place a memoir that chronicles Iliana Regan’s journey from foraging on the family farm to running her Michelin-starred restaurant, Elizabeth. Raspberries are the focus in this heart-warming story.
Easy Raspberry Dessert
Ingredients:
1/2 cup melted butter
1/2 cup
1 pt. cream, whipped and sweetened
10 ounces miniature marshmallows
2 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen raspberries
1 (4 ¾ oz.) pkg.raspberry junker
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Trivia Answers:
- Humbert Humbert
- William Shakespeare
- A Widow for One Year
- Mr. Lancaster
- Jack Salmon
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Believe It or Not:
A Deceptive Kind of Fiction
The autobiography of David “Davy” Crockett appeared in 1836, the year Crockett died at the Alamo, and it quickly became a hit with the reading public. Said to have been found in Crockett’s luggage by a Mexican general, the manuscript included in its last chapter a series of dated journal entries penned at the famous fort itself. Crockett’s final words—“Liberty and independence forever!”—were set down on March 5th, the day before Santa Anna’s deadly siege. With the engagingly jaunty style of a picaresque, the action-packed account would not only establish Crockett as a revered figure of the frontier, it would also help create the myth of the Alamo.
But the account was entirely fake, a hoax that went undiscovered (incredibly) for almost fifty years.
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"You fail only if you stop writing.”
— Ray Bradbury
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4 Sets of Writing Prompts about Deception
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The Thrill Begins: The Art of Deception in Writing
Mystery, suspense, and thriller writers understand deception weaves throughout their stories. The writer takes masterful steps to ensure other characters and often the reader is deceived into believing something that isn’t true.
Lies take prominence. Trickery is king. A clever scheme rules the game. Fraud, cheating, treachery—whatever it takes to mislead and manipulate reality so one or more characters relinquish something of value.
How does a writer show deception beyond the obvious evidences in a story?
Backstory- What happened before chapter one begins?
Body Language-Sometimes deception is an unconscious reveal.
Dialogue-How the character rationalizes his world.
Narration-The character could have misinformation and may believe something in error..
Emotions-Reactions and responses to people, places, situations.
Setting-Unexpected shifts in the setting can force a character to work harder at the deception.
DiAnn Mills is a masterful author in using the art of deception. She is well decorated on the CBA and ECPA bestseller lists, and has won two Christy Awards. Check out Firewall the first book in her Houston FBI series, and High Treason in her FBI Task Force Series.
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"Novel-writing is a bit like deception. You lie as little as you can. That's the way I do it anyway." Joseph O'Neill
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Why does deception sell?
Because ultimately everyone lies at some time whether intentional or not. People like "catching" others in their lies.
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Support CWC Members & Community Partners
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Click on image to check out what Landis Wade, creator and podcast host has
in store for you in June
North Carolina Hall of Fame Storyteller, Clyde Edgerton and 14 time NYT bestselling author Brad Taylor joins us, too, along with USA Today bestselling author Pamela Fagan Hutchins. There will be additional award-winning authors with a variety of stories; June features novels, biography and non-fiction, exploring themes of race, gender, philanthropy, military conflict, and more.
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Landis, a member of CWC, also hosts a community blog and a community vlog. Visit CRP's Community Voices to "find readerly and writerly content." and maybe contribute your own.
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FEATURED LIT EVENT: PEN TO PAPER. |
Join on Tuesdays from
9:30-10:30 a.m. for a mini-lesson, writing prompt, writing time, and sharing. Free
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Sally Buckner
Emerging Writers’ Fellowship
Deadline: June 30
The 2022 Buckner Fellowship will support an emerging writer of prose, either fiction or creative nonfiction.
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Squires Summer Workshops July 22-25
at Appalachian State University, Boone, NC.
Live and In Person! Face to Face (with masks and social distancing) three intensive workshops in poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction with accomplished instructors and the chance to share your work with other dedicated writers. A $350 deposit is required with registration; the balance is due by July 7. Scholarships available.
and register here
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MEMBERSHIP
Membership in the Charlotte Writers Club entitles you to participate in workshops, critique groups, contests, and guest speaker programs. The cost is a modest $35 per year for individuals and $20 for students.
We welcome all writers in all genres and forms to join our Charlotte-area literary community. Your membership in the Charlotte Writers' Club helps support writers, readers, and literacy at a critical time in our nation's and our city's history.
To Join or Renew click this Membership Link and follow the instructions.
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Charlotte Writers Club PO Box 220954, Charlotte NC 28222
Please "LIKE" our Facebook page to encourage discussion among fellow
writers and keep up with the club offerings.
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