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Jul 21
Meeting July 17: Publication News
At the meeting were six attendees: Tim, Kook-Wha, Jon, Claire, K.L., and John. We did feedback rounds for two submissions. Jon’s piece was the setting for a story about climbing a mountain in the North-East of the US. It was a foreshadowing of a more difficult climb of the same mountain a year later. We …
Jul 16
Meeting July 2: Anthology Publication
Re-Collections: A Deadwood Writers’ Group Anthology Series book 1 is live on Amazon. This is the group’s first anthology, which is a collection of stories, articles, and memoires. They went through a rigorous editing review to be in their best polished format. There is something for everyone. Our goal for future anthologies is to experiment …
Jun 10
Meeting June 4: The Art of Feedback
Meeting Minutes by Claire Murray: The Deadwood Writers’ Group met tonight, June 5, at the Barnes & Noble Bookstore in Livonia. It was a good meeting! Feedback Sessions We had two pieces of writing to review. One was by Tim Franklyn and the other by Claire Murray. The feedback for Tim Franklyn’s piece focused on …
May 29
Meeting May 21: Unpacking Meaning
Feedback Sessions We had five submissions to review. We discussed three of the submissions and will dialogue about the other two at the next meeting. The first two talked about were both by Richard — Coward and Bonamoki. Coward was a short piece packed with drama and tragedy as it told the story about the …
May 11
Meeting May 7: Show Don’t Tell and Book Launch
Member Updates: The Book Witch: An Urban Fantasy Coming-of-Age Novel, written by K.L. Baxton from our group, is published and available on Amazon. Over part of 2024 and 2025, the group read and discussed the chapters as they were shared. The compelling storytelling led to praise and spirited conversations about author craft ideas. Finally, the …