Creative Writers in Campbell

Book Club

Fri, 07 Jul 2006 12:09:53 PDT

Hi,
So I haven't been in touch these days, but I have an idea that might be fun. Since we're not having much luck with a writing club, how about a reading club? There are so many books that I would love to read and believe I would if others were also encouraging me to do so. Do you feel the same way?
Some books that have always seemed interesting, yet daunting, are the classics -- Plato's Republic, Moby Dick (yep, graduated...more

For Writers and Readers

Thu, 27 Apr 2006 03:13:44 PDT

While this group's been largely dormant for some time, the larger writer's group has a major activity in September.
If you're interested, the South Bay Writers are hosting a conference in Salinas that month and registration is now open.
More information can be found at: http://www.southbaywriters.com/conference2006/index.html
Larry

Hello there!

Thu, 15 Dec 2005 05:27:08 PST

So is anyone interested in meeting for a creative writers gathering after the holidays????

Event: Creative Writers' Group Meeting (11/18/05)

Fri, 28 Oct 2005 01:47:04 PDT

We�re looking at a single and somewhat unique event this month on Friday, November 18 at 7:30PM when you�re invited to attend the monthly South Bay Writers Open Mic session at the Pruneyard Barnes and Noble.
One of our members, Larry Pratt, also belongs to the SBW and is planning on reading the first chapter from �Dark Deception,� his novel-in-progress.
For more information about the open mic session, please visit:
http://www.southbaywriters.com/meetings/writers-forum.html
So,...more

Event: Creative Writers' Group Meeting (10/26/05)

Fri, 21 Oct 2005 12:36:26 PDT

This is the time for current and aspiring creative writers to get to know each other and write! As mentioned in a previous email, all kinds of creative writing are welcome: poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, song lyrics, screen writing, memoirs, etc.
As a way to get our creativity flowing, I will be suggesting writing topics weekly. For example, I may write a sentence to get people going. You can respond if you'd like or start your own topic. When we do meet in person at the event, we can discuss how...more

South Bay Writers

Thu, 13 Oct 2005 07:49:44 PDT

All;
I recently joined the South Bay Writers organization, which is the local branch of the larger California Writers Club, and attended my first meeting the evening of the 12th. I was positively impressed - also, my winning something in their raffle was a bit of a perk.
If you're serious about writing over the long term, I'd recommend that you check out their website at http://www.southbaywriters.com/ and consider joining or at least check out one of their monthly meetings.
Larry...more

Writing Assignment for October 12

Tue, 04 Oct 2005 05:05:03 PDT

Any ideas? I'm looking to you guys to come up with something this time. Or maybe we can spend the time during the meeting to discuss outreach possibilities. Gregg mentioned some good ideas with me so let's continue with the conversation. He mentioned getting more involved with other Social Wave groups and possibly offering our writing services to them. What do you all think???

Event: UPDATE: Creative Writers' Group on Wednesdays Now (10/12/05)

Thu, 29 Sep 2005 07:47:19 PDT

My Review - Alexi's Restaurant

Mon, 26 Sep 2005 07:10:55 PDT

Review � Alexi�s Restaurant
Located at 445 Blossom Hill Road in San Jose (BHR and Snell, near Michael�s), this somewhat small and obscure family-owned breakfast and lunch nook is a favorite of locals. It�s open Sunday through Friday, 7AM to 2PM and Saturday from 7AM to 3PM.
I made my first visit on Sept. 17 with my wife Miki, son Robert, and son�s girlfriend Andrea as part of a birthday brunch gathering.
Alexi�s...more

Finding An Agent

Mon, 26 Sep 2005 12:21:24 PDT

All;
Just a bit of FYI; I attended the UCSC Ext one-day seminar on finding/working with an agent.
A very valuable and worthwhile gathering. My novel is already out to a couple of small publishers but, based on the class, if I don't have any positive response, I'll be doing some rework on the text as well as my query letter and then make another stab at it late spring/early summer of '06.
Larry...more

IMPORTANT: Change day for meetings

Mon, 19 Sep 2005 07:34:09 PDT

Hi,
There's a yoga class that's meeting on Tuesdays for the next 9 weeks at El Camino hospital. I was wondering if we could change the day for our meetings. Any other day except for Fridays would work for me. Please let me as soon as you can so i can update our next meeting time. If you can't meet any other day, then I can forego the Yoga, but i'd really like to attend.
Let me know.
thanks....more

NEW DATE: Writing Assignment for September 28th Meeting

Fri, 16 Sep 2005 03:47:21 PDT

Larry suggested that we write a review. It could be a movie, restaurant, art, etc. review. So have fun and bring your review with you on the 28th!

Event: Creative Writers' Group Mixer (9/27/05)

Fri, 16 Sep 2005 03:44:49 PDT

Letter to Boss

Sun, 11 Sep 2005 01:33:55 PDT

My letter can be found on the private site.
Larry

Writing Assignment for Week 3

Sun, 28 Aug 2005 09:58:23 PDT

Sorry for the late assignment, but here it goes. This week, let's write a letter to a past, present, or future boss. This letter can be whatever you want it to be. Have fun!

Event: Creative Writers' Group Mixer (9/07/05)

Sun, 28 Aug 2005 09:53:49 PDT

I am sorry that I missed the group last Tuesday!

Thu, 25 Aug 2005 12:45:29 PDT

Hi Tammi! Hi all!
I am soooooo sorry that I missed out on Tuesdays meeting....BUT, at least I have a good excuse.....
I was actually writing all night....swamped with a bunch of writing projects that were due and just had to stay and finish them......
I'm sad about missing the meeting...but will catch you all at the next one.....
Let me know where...more

An Improvisational Writing Class in Santa Cruz

Tue, 09 Aug 2005 11:50:50 PDT

http://www.funinstitute.com/Prod/events.html#link1
Check out the first link on the page. I'm thinking of going. Anyone interested? I just finished a comedy improv class and it was loads of fun. it would be interesting to see how to add that kind of spontaneity to writing.

Writing Assignment for Week 2

Tue, 09 Aug 2005 11:17:02 PDT

As promised, here's the assignment for this week:
Write a letter to your pet.
Interpret this as you may. To give you a little help, you could write to an imaginary pet, a pet from the past, present, or future. Or maybe you could write to your pet peeve.
To quote an overly used term, think "out-of-the-box." But if staying within the box is more comfortable, that's fine too! There are...more

Summary of August 9 Writers Mixer

Tue, 09 Aug 2005 11:05:43 PDT

We've now had our second event and I would say it was a success! We had a total of eight attendees, which is great! Also, we have three new members: Liane, Deb, and Jeff. Thanks for joining! Thanks to Jeff's mom for coming as well. Hopefully she'll join us "virtually" through this online forum.
Tonight we went over our "assignment." We were supposed to write about a conversation between our "current" self and our "younger" self. From our posts, it's evident that we all had slightly, or sometimes completely, different interpretations...more