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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Writers’ Mill Minutes April 21st 2024
Writers’ Mill Minutes, April 21, 2024
Cedar Mill Library, Beaverton and online Zoom
Eight participants attended online, and six were present in the library meeting room, for a total of fourteen. Sheila Deeth led the meeting from her online Zoom perch in Tennessee. She announced at the opening of the meeting that today’s program would be recorded and asked if there were any objections. If so, Zoom attendees could hide their video and remove their surnames from their screens. In person attendees would be invisible anyway, as only today’s speaker, Carolyn Martin, would be on camera at the library.
Continue reading Writers’ Mill Minutes April 21st 2024Submissions and Settings with Carolyn Martin
Carolyn Martin (https://carolynmartinpoet.com/) presented a wonderful hybrid workshop at our hybrid meeting on April 21 2024. The meeting was recorded and can be watched at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83Iq4hT0DJA (submissions) followed by https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGL4rVOHbR0 (settings)
Continue reading Submissions and Settings with Carolyn MartinThe World Abounds in Prompts: Using Prompts to Stimulate and Deepen Your Writing by Ruth Leibowitz
Ruth loves writing prompts. She facilitates and attends several writing groups that use them, and she is a member of our group. As she pointed out, we use monthly writing prompts for our ezines. For herself, Ruth writes poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction.
Continue reading The World Abounds in Prompts: Using Prompts to Stimulate and Deepen Your Writing by Ruth LeibowitzWriting Advice from Steven Campbell, author of Hard Luck Hank, May 2022
Steven’s conversation touched on many writing topics, so I’ve tried to collect things under headings for you. Please let me know if I’ve missed any favorite nuggets from what he had to say.
Continue reading Writing Advice from Steven Campbell, author of Hard Luck Hank, May 2022Writers’ Mill Minutes May 15th 2022
Writers’ Mill Minutes May 15 2022
Sunday’s Writers’ Mill meeting was well attended with several new people joining us to listen to Steven Campbell talking about the writing life. The meeting started with a great presentation of the May “Reach for the Sky” contest results from Lyndsay.
Continue reading Writers’ Mill Minutes May 15th 2022Productive Procrastination, or Getting Your Ducks in a Row
Notes from Sheila’s talk on Getting our Ducks in a Row
Continue reading Productive Procrastination, or Getting Your Ducks in a RowWriters’ Mill Minutes Feb 2022
Around 20 members attended February’s meeting, enjoying the chance to learn how to productively procrastinate or write as Sheila gave her presentation on “Getting our ducks in a row.”
Continue reading Writers’ Mill Minutes Feb 2022