tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13696392228142851722024-03-13T04:49:36.981-07:00The Greater Lee's Summit Writing Groupdittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580412675331562271noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369639222814285172.post-43315697436131090812008-07-02T04:38:00.000-07:002008-07-02T05:14:30.494-07:00Write-in No. 5Sadly, last month's Write-in No. 4 was cut drastically short by lightning, torrential rain and wall clouds hovering over the city. In fact, I believe it lasted just long enough for Brittany to collect her free (read: paid for by Sarah) soy mocha for winning Write-in No. 3's Haiku Havoc. Luckily, everyone seemed especially productive at Write-in No. 5.<br /><br />I'm sure you've all been on edge wondering what your favorite local writers have been up to for the past month. Lucky for you, I have the answers.<br /><ul><li>Joselyn's been editing her script and is preparing to send it out to readers next week.</li><li>Sarah finished up a first draft of one script, a second draft of another, and started attempt No. 2 to adapt her 2007 NaNo into a lovely, little indie screenplay.</li><li>Our virtual attendee, Matt, has been working on a new novel along with some episodic fiction between bouts of soul-crushing illness.</li><li>And Brittany's been toiling away at The Blood of Renatus.</li></ul>We had two more or less new participants last night: Daren and Jerry. Welcome!<br /><br />And, of course, we had the return of Haiku Havoc and Metaphor Melee.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Metaphor Melee</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">On Determination</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Matt Marko:</span> Determination is your cheerfulness in spite of my best efforts.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Brittany Froeschle:</span> Determination is the last paragraph of the last chapter in your first book.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sarah:</span> Determination is a blank page and a nonfat, sugar-free, chai tea latte with a double shot of espresso.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Daren Froeschle:</span> Determination is doing anything you can to win this Metaphor Melee including playing up to the judges' emotions: X-Files is the best television series ever, There Will Be Blood is the best movie ever, Ben Folds is the best singer/songwriter ever and Daren is the best ever.<br /><br />Also, honorable mentions from our truncated June write-in:<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">On Desperation</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Matt Marko:</span> Desperation is believing that faith will see you through.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Brittany Froeschle:</span> Desperation is thinking up a metaphor for desperation quickly so that I can go work on my novel.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jennifer Varner:</span> Desperation is a sunflower who turns in all directions in hopes of reaching the sun.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Haiku Havoc</span><br />(from June & July)<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Matt Marko (1)</span><br />family pictures<br />gathering dust--who can see<br />the pain in a smile?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Matt Marko (2)</span><br />dark skies blot the sun<br />inside the light darkens also<br />and takes me from you<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Brittany Froeschle (1)</span><br />Freshly made and dipped<br />Chocolate covered strawberries<br />sent to the Froeschles'<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Brittany Froeschle (2)</span><br />Books depreciate<br />When ceilings flood and collapse<br />But I still love them<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jennifer Varner</span><br />I hate moving lots<br />I want to throw it away<br />I just don't know how.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sarah</span><br />Ignoring the "no"<br />Pressing forward to a "yes"<br />Each a stepping stone<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Daren Froeschle</span><br />I hope no one else<br />Writes one of these because then<br />I'll win by default.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Vote on your favorites in the sidebar. Winner gets a free drink at next month's write-in. <br /><br />If you'd like to make an appearance at one of our write-ins, either to do some writing yourself or to see some local writers in action (you can say you knew us before we were wildly successful), feel free to join us from 6 p.m. to closing time on the first Tuesday of each month at <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=813+Lemans+Lane,+Lee%27s+Summit,+MO&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=32.885543,59.765625&ie=UTF8&ll=38.853111,-94.395411&spn=0.007887,0.014591&z=16&iwloc=addr">Doozen's Coffee</a> in Lee's Summit. You can also find us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=23875876176">facebook</a>.<br /><br />Write-in No. 6, wherein Matt has promised to write a happy haiku, is scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 5.<br /></div></div>dittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580412675331562271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369639222814285172.post-64845986645970683322008-05-07T04:46:00.000-07:002008-05-07T06:00:40.118-07:00Write-in No. 3Thanks to all who made it to last night's write-in! Everyone met their writing goals last night, which means everyone who wanted to walked away with sidewalk chalk!<br /><br />The Productivity Tiaras went to Sarah and Joselyn for having written screenplays as part of <a href="http://www.scriptfrenzy.org/">ScriptFrenzy</a> in the month of April. (Matt also wrote a screenplay for Screnzy, but since he attended virtually, he did not get a tiara, a fact I'm sure makes him very sad.)<br /><br />Last but not least, below are the entries for last night's Haiku Havoc and Metaphor Melee games! use the poll in the sidebar to vote for your favorite. The winner for each will receive a prize at next month's write-in.<br /><br />If you're interested in joining the Greater Lee's Summit Writing Group, we meet at 6 p.m. the first Tuesday of every month at <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=813+Lemans+Lane,+Lee%27s+Summit,+MO&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=32.885543,59.765625&ie=UTF8&ll=38.853111,-94.395411&spn=0.007887,0.014591&z=16&iwloc=addr">Doozen's</a> in (you guessed it) Lee's Summit. You can also find our group on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=23875876176">facebook</a>.<br /><br /><h3><span style="font-size:100%;">Metaphor Melee: Satisfaction</span></h3><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Matt Marko:</span> Satisfaction is a song you haven't heard in years when you remember all the words.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Danielle Burgess:</span> Satisfaction is standing on the finish line and remembering the journey there.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Brittany Froeschle:</span> Satisfaction is a mug of hot chocolate and a good book.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sarah Hurst:</span> Satisfaction is a lightning bug: more beautiful during pursuit than in captivity.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Joselyn Martin:</span> Satisfaction is that feeling you get when you stand in front of an ATM that you haven't used in a long time and you think to yourself "man, what is my pin number," and you try the number you think it is, but it doesn't work, and right as you're thinking "dang it, that was my last try," the machine asks how much you'd like to withdraw.<br /><br /><h3><span style="font-size:100%;">Haiku Havoc</span></h3><br /><p align="center"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Matt Marko</span><br />faint light from a screen<br />rhythmic tapping in the night<br />a cold empty bed<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Danielle Burgess</span><br />Danielle Burgess is<br />In love with Michael Burgess<br />So much in love that<br />She wrote this haiku for him<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Brittany Froeschle</span><br />my laptop is green<br />does that make me earth friendly<br />i like to think so<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sarah Hurst</span><br />ideas are brewing<br />enhanced by the atmosphere<br />stories come alive<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Joselyn Martin</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">(dedicated to her coworkers)</span><br />constipation ache<br />relaxation acquired<br />plopity plop plop<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jon Arnold</span><br />I saw you walking<br />Giant beard -- wait, that's not you<br />It was a grandpa<br /></p>dittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580412675331562271noreply@blogger.com3