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Program Schedule 2004 - listing of members who will present
or arrange programs/activities each month.
- January - Dorothy Hatfield - Editing, Proofing, and
Critique
- February - Bo Bohannon - Inspiration
- March - David Herdendorf - History
and influence
- April - Georgie McIrvin - Interviewing
- May - Open - do an interview using
Georgie's advice.
- June - Winford Wallace - the art of critique
- July - Debra Middleton
- August - Rhonda Roberts
- September - Shannon Vannatter
- October - open
- November - critique session
- December - Party!!!!!
W.C.C.W. Calendar -
meeting dates
January 17, 2005
February 21, 2005
March 21, 2005
April 18, 2005
May 16, 2005
June 20, 2005
July 18 2005
August 15, 2005
September 19, 2005
October 17, 2005
November 21, 2005
December 19 , 2005
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2004 so far...
Dorothy Hatfield had us all summarize our accomplishments in 2003, which caused some very introspective essays.
Then she gave us a short program on editing, proofreading, and critiquing. Using one of her own pieces as an example,
we did all three, with some surprising results. Though we all basically agreed on where changes should take place, some
of us had different takes on exactly what the changes should be. This led to a discussion on being sure of
the tone and the direction of your writing.
Bo had us bring an 'inspired' piece and explain the origin. The result? Inspiration comes from many a strange
place. The pieces were lively, introspective, and just plain strange! Made us think a little about where to find
a story, though.
David told each of us to pick another member and write about him or her. We found out that a lot of us influence
others in ways we never dreamed, and that some of our friends and acquaintances have interesting lives.
Georgie presented a program on 'how to conduct a thorough interview'. She shared things she has learned over the
past few years as a free-lance writer for the Arkansas Democrat Gazette and others - and the assignment for the next month
was to use what we learned.
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Assignment....
Critique! Now's your chance - if you are working on something and
having trouble with part of it, or just want an opinion on how to make it better, bring 6 copies. Please bring no more
than 3 pages, double spaced.
If you don't have something to bring, please come and participate in this
exercise - learning to edit, proof, and critique is part of the process, and can make you a better writer.
Remember the definitions:
Proofread -
to check for typing errors, misspelled words, and grammatical errors
Edit -
to proofread and to make suggestions about wording, phrasing, sentence and paragraph structure
Critique -
to edit and to evaluate the entire piece for clarity, interest and form, and to give suggestions on how the writing might
be improved.
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