Finally A Perfect Ending!

Twilight Dance finally has an ending. Not only that it has a middle too. Some of what I wrote this month might go by the wayside in the re-writes. For now I am celebrating!!!

Tomorrow I will begin to read what I wrote to see if I left any holes, how the story flows, etc. Then it's time to be an editor. That means getting rid of passive verbs, correcting areas where I am telling the story instead of showing it. Oh, I know I'll have to fill in some scenery as well, since I have been writing flash fiction this past 2 years.

Friday, I meet with my partners in crime, I mean friends who have also completed their novels and we will start our critique group.

Rita
ritalsmith.com

Y-City Writers Meeting Tonight

Today, Tuesday, November 17 at 6:30 PM, the Y-City Writers' Forum has it's bi-monthly meeting. We meet at Central Presbyterian, 40 N. 6th St. in downtown Zanesville. Come and join us. All genres and skill levels are welcome. Our meetings are free.

The prompts for this meeting:

1. Write a story of mostly dialogue.
2. Write a complete story in 150 words

Open Mic

Open Mic

Bring something of yours to read or just pull up a chair and listen. Bring some friends.

When: Thursday, November 12, 7:00-? P.M.
Where: Weaselboy Brewing Company
126 Muskingum Ave. Suite E
Located along the Muskingum River in downtown Zanesville, OH

Everyone is welcome.

Directions: From I-70 Eastbound (Columbus)Take exit 152 (US 40) towards Zanesville. Turn right on pine (just before the Y-bridge) Turn left on Muskingum Ave.

From I-70 Westbound (Cambridge) Take exit 155 for Underwood St/OH-60/OH-146. Turn left onto Underwood and follow OH-60/OH-146 about .6 mile. Turn right and follow US-40 Main St. Turn left on US-22 crossing the Muskingum River. Take an immediate right after crossing the river onto Muskingum Ave.

Nano Meet-ups

A few of the Y-City Writers will be getting together on Friday's at 11 AM at The Barn on Linden in Zanesville. If you are attempting this feat please join us. We will discuss our novels and talk about any problems we may be encountering. I hope to see you there.

-Rita
http://ritalsmith.com

Saturday, October 10, 2009

2009 Y-City Writers' Conference
8AM-5PM
Coburn United Methodist Church
on Maple Avenue
in Zanesville, Ohio

Come join us for a day packed with speakers. We have 9 speakers and the cost of the event is $30. Register at the door.If you write or have a great idea for a book come join us. Find out the secrets of these writers.

Always a Bridesmaid

I received an honorable mention for Daddy's Special Girl in the Ceramic Museum's writing contest, Theme is Pottery. Congratulations goes out to my friends Heidi Durig Heiby and Summer K. Clark for taking 2nd and 3rd place.

So once again, people liked my story, but it still didn't win. I know that I write flash fiction and everyone doesn't like stories under 1000 words. Now, my dilemna is what do I need to do to make my flash fiction winners?

One way to make my stories better is to spend more time on them. I write and then I am finished. I will start looking them over atleast 3 days later and then give them to a friend to look over. If the friend has any questions, then I probably should answer them before submitting it. I should give them to another writer to look for more technical errors.

If I follow my own advice maybe I will become the bride finally.

2009 Y-City Writers' Conference Writing Contest

Theme: Summer's End
Deadline: 9-25-2009
Cost: Must be registered for the conference
Word Limit: 1500
2 Divisions: Students and All others
2 Categories: prose/poetry and fiction/non-fiction
The Winners will receive: Refund of conference registration
Your story will be printed in a collection of other stories.
A copy of the book after it's printed.
(Each division will have 2 prize awards for prose/poetry and fiction/non-fiction.)

We have 4 judges:
Linda Regula--local artist and author
Dr. Lisa Stein--Associate Professor of English at OUZ
Mary Anne Suwczuk--Retired school teacher
Marilyn Knell--local artist and retired professor of english