Minutes! 12-4-12

Another tiny meeting! Just me and Felipe and Raphael. Have people's schedules changed? Would another night of the week work better now? Let me know. Here's what you missed:

• We read a rewrite of Chapter 2 of Becky's novel. Discussion ensued.
• Raphael read some of his automatic writing. Discussion ensued.
• We all wrote little stories based on this prompt: "She has her headphones in." (We tried to ask Lindsey for a prompt, but she had her headphones in. So that's how that happened.)
• There is a Pop-Up Book Fair at the Empty Bottle this Sunday from 2-7 p.m. Who wants to check out some local publishers and go Christmas shopping with me? The event is free with RSVP. Click the link for more info. (I think I already invited you all on Facebook.)
• The next Dollhouse Reading Series is on December 15th. Anyone want to go hear some poetry?
• I thought I mentioned this a million years ago, but apparently I didn't. I am a terrible person. At any rate, our very own Rachel Hinton was published in the Denver Quarterly this year! Congratulate her. For real.
• Our next meeting will be Tuesday, December 18th at 7:30 p.m. at my place. The usual. We can have a little holiday shindig if you'd like. 

And that's about it. See you all soon! 

Minutes! 10-9-12

Hey everyone! Here's what you missed:

• We spent a great deal of time reading and discussing Becky's stories that she's submitting to grad schools. She is sorry that she took up so much time.
• We read two of Jane's stories. Discussion ensued.
• We had a hilarious discussion about whether or not certain literary devices are "douchey." 
• The Dollhouse Reading Series is this Friday! Let's all go hear some poetry, shall we? 
• Our Mary Shelley Story-Telling Party will take place on Thursday, October 18th at 7:30 p.m.! We're going to celebrate Halloween in a literary way. Write a short scary story/poem/play/song/whatever and bring it to Becky's apartment to read. If you want, you can also bring a short piece that was written by an author you enjoy. Candles to create a spooky atmosphere will be provided. BYOB. Costumes are perfectly acceptable. And who knows? Maybe one of us will write the next Frankenstein.
• Our next regular meeting will be Tuesday, October 23rd at 7:30 p.m. The usual.

Annnnnd now I've just been sitting and eating food and laughing for several hours so I'm REALLY HYPER. I'm going to channel this energy into doing the dishes. See you next time!

Minutes! 9-11-12

'Twas a small meeting today, but that's alright. Here's what you missed:

• We discussed MFA programs. (Becky has an the MFA issue of Poets & Writers, and she highly recommends it if you're looking into MFA programs. Lots of useful info!)
• We read Rachel's poem. Discussion ensued. 
• We want to have a Mary Shelley story-telling party in October! This would involve us all writing scary stories, getting dressed up, and reading our stories to each other! Who knows? One of us may end up writing the next Frankenstein. Possible dates for this party: October 12th, 13th, 19th, 20th. Let me know what would work best for you!
• Literary things going on in Chicago! Both Junot Diaz AND Irvine Welsh have readings in the city tomorrow (September 12th). On September 27th The Whistler is hosting a release party for Featherproof Books' collected The Minus Times. Could be fun/good networking. Anyone want to go?
• Our next regular meeting will be September 25th at Becky's apartment, 7:30 p.m. Submit stuff! Be there!

That's about it for now. Have a good two weeks full of writing and happy times. 

Minutes! 12-13-11

Overall, our most recent meeting ended up being more like a brainstorming session, which was kind of fun. It's neat that we change things up so often. Here's what happened:

• We were missing David due to illness (get better soon!) and Beckah due to exhaustion (get some sleep, you!), but Leta, founder of the original Drivel & Wit, virtually joined in via Google +. We made good use of the virtual mustache function now offered by Google + Hangouts. The future is now.
• Leta described the basic premise of her upcoming paranormal teen romance series, and she went into detail about some of the characters. The rest of the group came up with some ideas to help her flesh out the plot.
• Becky described the basic premise of her upcoming novel, and read the introduction of it to the group. The group asked many questions, which helped her to think about how she needs to approach things.
• Becky read a portion of the first chapter of Glenn's upcoming novel, "The Impossible (Walter) Heap." Glenn explained the premise of the novel, and many questions and constructive criticisms followed.
• Meg read Felipe's story. A conversation about mother-daughter relationships and some constructive criticism ensued.
• Raphael asked the group's opinion about an idea he had for a screenplay or play or graphic novel that largely takes place in the mind of someone who's unconscious. Discussion of various angles followed. Raphael also did an excellent impression of Jimmy Stewart explaining nihilism, for which he should be congratulated. 
• We decided that we want to use the Drivel & Wit Google Group more often to comment on each other's stories between meetings. That way people who can't make it every week can still participate, and it might make critiquing some of the longer stories easier. 
• We decided that the 27th would be a bad day to meet, since so many people are out of town for Christmas. But because we couldn't bear the horror of going three weeks without meeting, our next meeting will be Tuesday, December 20th at Becky's apartment.
• We decided that the next meeting will start with a writing exercise of some kind, presented by Meg. Bring paper and a pen!

And I do believe that's all. In other news, I added some more resources to this website. There are poetry, songwriting, and screenwriting-specific sites now. Check it out! I'll see you Tuesday.