Tacoma Writes A Novel
Ever wanted to write a novel, but just need an excuse? Want to hang out with some fellow Tacoma writers looking for inspiration?
Well then get ready for November. Not only is it Art At Work month here in Tacoma, but it’s National Novel Writing Month.
The goal is to write 50,000 words in November. No one is judging them, no one is checking your syntax or complaining about mixing your metaphors. The goal is just to get 50,000 words onto the page in 30 days.
The website for National Novel Writing Month allows you to sign up and then joining a regional group of writers undertaking the same task. There are 185 people on the site already affiliated with the Tacoma group.
Are you up for the challenge? I’m going to give it a go. I have an idea for a serial killer novel that I think I can churn out in a month.
If you’re interested in getting a novel under your belt and want some support from fellow writers, then come to a Novel Writing Group Tuesday nights in November to talk about how your novel’s going. Or use the time to throw down a couple thousand words. We’ll meet at Suite133 at 6:00 pm starting October 30 and from there every Tuesday night until November 27.
I’ll post more about it later. But until then, sign up at on-line and start thinking about that pot-boiler you always wanted to write.
Novel Writing Month Writers Group
Every Tuesday 10/30 – 11/27
6:00 PM
Suite133
703 Pacific Ave
Tacoma, WA 98402
6 comments
C Crenshaw Sepulveda January 29, 2008
On the Walker’s website it says that the Saint Helens neighborhood “will soon be dubbed the Mount Saint Helens neighborhood”. I’m still wondering how you can have a “master” bedroom in a one bedroom unit. I guess whoever it is dubbing the neighborhood as the “Mount Saint Helens neighborhood” could very well be dubbing a common bedroom as a master bedroom even though there are no less than master bedrooms in the unit.
F fieryglass January 29, 2008
That room service to residents concept sounds very familiar… think Blue Olive at Thea Foss. Oh wait, Blue Olive closed.
E Erik S January 29, 2008
Apparently the Walker folks are going to start using that term. That doesn’t change a damn thing in my mind. How many “Madison” neighborhoods are there in Seattle? 12? 15? 100?
For what it’s worth, I like the sound of the restaurant, at least as a bar (they should try a 60/40 split in favor of the bar) and will be sure to check it out when they open.
I will continue to ignore the apar…sorry, condo$ above Maxwell’s.
(Aside: If you have a “master” bedroom, can you also have a “blaster” bathroom?)
E Erik B. January 29, 2008
For what it’s worth, I like the sound of the restaurant, at least as a bar (they should try a 60/40 split in favor of the bar) and will be sure to check it out when they open.
Nice. This is another node of life downtown. Right now, downtown is almost completely dead with just a few places with any life in them.
One day, it would be nice to be able to have a few more of these so they could connect up so one could walk at night from Fawcett all the way down to Pacific Avenue and back. Maxwells and the Walker have the potential to restore some of the linkage.
Sure would be nice to have the Elks functioning again so that the Spanish Staircase might be able to be used more at night.
S sassy mcbutterpants January 29, 2008
The Spanish Steps get used at night… just not by attractive young clubgoers on their way from one expensive new establishment to another.
I think Maxwells sounds great. Think, if you lived upstairs you could just stumble home… in the elevator.
A altered chords January 29, 2008
Sounds like a classy place. Will they have a real piano there? One that’t in tune and a piano player would want to play? That way they can have live music there.
I could play dark depressing minor key jazz tunes that would make the patrons drink heavily. They could just stumble up the elevator and go home.