Last meeting of the quarter!
We discussed the stories by Sara and Matt. For Sara we suggested a number of ways in which the story could develop; for Matt we offered ideas on how to populate an unfamiliar world with fully human, fully realized characters.
We also talked about ways the group could grow, and plans for next quarter. We'd like to bring in a speaker, and go to various festivals in the spring. If you have any ideas, please post them! It would also be good to do something with FOTA, even in a tiny capacity. We should get involved with the English Department and Committee on Creative Writing, too. Would anybody like to be the liaison between us and those departments?
There was no prompt assigned, but I'll get one up as soon as I can. If anybody has ideas on a good technique to practice, let me know. Catalina suggested writing something from the point of view of a character with some kind of mental limitation, like being high or feverish. This could become a stream-of-consciousness narrative. If this appeals to you, go ahead and rock it!
Best of luck with finals, and have a great break.
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3/05/2008
2/01/2008
Notes from Week 3 Meeting
I've sent out a few e-mails already, but here are the most recent news:
+ RSO status! This means we'll be holding meetings on campus, as well as making good use of ORCSA resources and funds. I need a member to accompany me to the RSO orientation next Friday at 1:30. We can talk compensation.
+ Reduced workshop loads. Expect to workshop two to four pieces per week. If your piece will be workshopped at the upcoming meeting, please e-mail a copy to me by Monday at 8 a.m. This way, everyone will have more time to read and comment on your piece. It'll also save you from staying up until 3:00 a.m. on Tuesday to finish your material. (Quit breakin' my heart, you guys!)
+ General guidelines on how workshopping will work, from now on: feel free to bring in whatever you're working on. Respond to all the prompts, but don't submit everything. Show us the things that you're most committed to, because if you don't believe wholeheartedly in your characters and scenes, we won't, either. What does this mean for future workshops? It means we'll be seeing a lot of cigarettes.
Annnd the prompt for 2/12/2008:
Since each of us has her own favorite point of view and voice, it's worth pushing our boundaries to see what different perspectives can do to a piece. In light of this, please describe a moment or short interaction from at least three points of view. While the same actions will take place, the voices you use to describe them will change from scene to scene. In addition to playing with first/second/third person, present/past/future, and regional diction, break out of your comfort zone by writing from the opposite gender's perspective for at least one of your iterations.
+ RSO status! This means we'll be holding meetings on campus, as well as making good use of ORCSA resources and funds. I need a member to accompany me to the RSO orientation next Friday at 1:30. We can talk compensation.
+ Reduced workshop loads. Expect to workshop two to four pieces per week. If your piece will be workshopped at the upcoming meeting, please e-mail a copy to me by Monday at 8 a.m. This way, everyone will have more time to read and comment on your piece. It'll also save you from staying up until 3:00 a.m. on Tuesday to finish your material. (Quit breakin' my heart, you guys!)
+ General guidelines on how workshopping will work, from now on: feel free to bring in whatever you're working on. Respond to all the prompts, but don't submit everything. Show us the things that you're most committed to, because if you don't believe wholeheartedly in your characters and scenes, we won't, either. What does this mean for future workshops? It means we'll be seeing a lot of cigarettes.
Annnd the prompt for 2/12/2008:
Since each of us has her own favorite point of view and voice, it's worth pushing our boundaries to see what different perspectives can do to a piece. In light of this, please describe a moment or short interaction from at least three points of view. While the same actions will take place, the voices you use to describe them will change from scene to scene. In addition to playing with first/second/third person, present/past/future, and regional diction, break out of your comfort zone by writing from the opposite gender's perspective for at least one of your iterations.
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