Ruth gave a talk on Writing Prompts https://www.portlandwritersmill.org/17/the-world-abounds-in-prompts-using-prompts-to-stimulate-and-deepen-your-writing-by-ruth-leibowitz/ back in 2023. She is a very active member of the Writers’ Mill, and also of the writing community at large. This February she will be leading two writing classes over zoom. Highly recommended:
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Minutes Jan 2025
Eleven participants attended online, and eight were present in the library meeting room, for a total of nineteen (our thanks to our librarian for the total). Nora Perry led the meeting in Sheila’s absence (although Sheila was present online from England.) Librarian Christine Wong managed the technology with assistance from Matthew McAyeal and Nora. Jean Harkin, Sheila, and Nora took Minutes. Nora made announcements and introduced Judy Beaston to speak about the website and this month’s contest/ezine.
Continue reading Minutes Jan 2025How to Check the recommended reading age
During the meeting in Jan 2025, Sheila read from “A Win for a Child and His Cat” and asked if the story would be suitable for children but also enjoyable for adults. The group seemed to think middle grade readers over age 9 would be right. Readability checkers online were recommended, but some of these require you to create an account or pay after a certain number of uses. They also have lots of banner ads, so users should be careful where they click. :
Continue reading How to Check the recommended reading ageErika Giles on Memoir, Research, Publishing and more – Jan 2025
Nora introduced our speaker, Erika Giles, who is a Writers’ Mill member and author of Becoming Hungarian, a Memoir. Amazon described this book as “a fascinating story of resilience and discovery that will inspire anyone who has struggled with their identity and tried to come to terms with the past.”
Continue reading Erika Giles on Memoir, Research, Publishing and more – Jan 2025Writers’ Mill Minutes December 2024
Twelve people attended December’s Writers’ Mill meeting—perhaps the number was low due to Holiday commitments. But those who missed it missed a fun time.
The meeting began with the usual reminders: Online members can use headphones, captions, speaker view, and chat to better hear what’s going on, and should mute their microphones when it’s noisy. In person members should face the microphone, avoid chatting, and remember the microphone is always listening!
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We had 5 in-person and 11 on-line members at Novembers “UPLOAD” meeting, and we did eventually get the technology to work. Apologies to anyone who had to wait to join – the library computer decided it needed to update, then it wouldn’t run zoom, then the spare machine… then… You get the picture. But the book was uploaded and will hopefully be released in the next day or so, ready for your Holiday purchasing.
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14 people – 7 in person and 7 on zoom – attended October’s Writers’ Mill meeting. Those who missed it missed a very engaging and informative talk from Rudy Shur. But look out for his Writers’ Guides (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08DTWHT97 on Amazon, https://squareonepublishers.com/collections/writers-guides on the publisher’s website).
Continue reading Writers Mill Minutes 202410Rudy Shur on Publishing
Get Published and Don’t Get Scammed, from Rudy Shur’s talk on October 20th 20204
Rudy Shur has talked with many authors and writing groups in his long career. He’s learned that lots of authors get ripped off by people they thought were going to help. And he points out, the book world is a rather large marketplace—it can be hard to know who will really help.
Continue reading Rudy Shur on PublishingWriters Mill Minutes 202409
There were eight attendees in person and eleven on Zoom for a total of 19 at our September meeting. Two new members joined the group at the library. Welcome!
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