Writers' Morning Out, May 18, 2019

“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” ― Ernest Hemingway. 

WMO meets at 1 p.m. on the third Saturday of each month (May 18) in the backroom of http://greekkouzina.com/ in Pittsboro. Come early for lunch, literary gossip, and then the meeting. 

The NCWN sponsors WMO. Al Manning is WMO Head Brain.

May’s feature presentation is “So You Want To Self-Publish Your Book And You Don’t Know Squat” by Rick Bylina. An umbrella presentation on how to get started with copious references to additional resources. A Chatham County author, Rick has self-published seven books. If you have a pre-meeting specific question, email Rick.

June’s feature presentation is “Getting the Most out of Your Computer”. While pen and journal may be a writer’s best friends, computers are flashy colleagues who contribute to our writing success. Come join Ralph Earle to learn how to become a Word Processing wizard, track submissions, make the internet work for you, and more. Ralph is a published poet and CCCC instructor with extensive computer knowledge from his career at IBM.

July’s feature presentation is a secret, but sometime this fall (September or October) someone will magically appear from a local small press to talk about—small press publishing. Come armed with questions.

Writing-related Timely Events. Got one? Let Rick Bylina know.

*May. Best new book chosen by the indy booksellers: The Guest Book by Sarah Blake. Time to read.

*05/05. 2-4 p.m. A Poetry Reading in the Round Carrboro Town Hall Board Room, 301 W. Main St.

*05/08. All day. Writing from the Reader’s Perspective, Duke University.

*05/12. 2 p.m. Reading of Friday Calls by author E. Vernon F. Glenn at McIntyre’s Fine Books.

*05/16-19. Greensboro Bound Literary Festival. Free workshops, craft talk, and conversations with writers.

*05/18. Triangle Sisters in Crime 5^th Writing Day. Register now. Must be good; five writers sent this to me.

*05/19. Coffeehouse Discussion Group. Quail Ridge Books in Raleigh. Gray Rhinehart, moderator.

*05/20. Deadline. New Letters Writing Contests. Multi-genre pieces not to exceed 8,000 words.

*05/28. Deadline. Linda Flowers Literary Award. Sponsored by NC Humanities Council.

*06/02. 3-5 p.m. Quarterly Poetry Readings open mic at The Joyful Jewel. Hosted by Lorax Poets.

*06/16. 2 p.m. How to Read a Short Story, an author talk with the entertaining Ruth Moose at The Joyful Jewel.

*06/30. Deadline. Sally Buckner Emerging Writers’ Fellowship. I’m too old; it’s for ages 21-35. Get ‘em young.

*For more about ongoing writing-related contests and events, See the NCWN website .

Writing-related Ongoing Events (monthly unless otherwise noted). Got one? Let Rick Bylina know.

*1^st Thurs. 6-8 p.m. “Take Five Poetry and Prose Open Mic.” Karma Boutique and Coffee Bar in Sanford. Five minute yaks. Questions?: caren@windstream.net .

*2^nd Thurs. 7-8:30 p.m. “Featured Poets and Open Mic.” Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill. Pre-poetic pontificating begins at 6 p.m. at The Root Cellar.
*2^nd Sat. 10 a.m.-12 p.m. “Prompt Writing”. Flyleaf Books.

*3^rd Thurs. 6:30-8:30 p.m. “Pop-Up Poetry”. Pittsboro Center for the Arts, Poetry gabbing and learning.

*4^th Sun. 2 p.m. “NC Poetry Society Poetry Series” McIntyre’s Fine Books, Fearrington Village. Selected poetry, poems, or poets discussions. Questions?: cpsy711@gmail.com .

*Dates vary. Central Carolina Community College —Creative Writing Program writing workshops and courses.

*Ongoing. Performances and programs at the Pittsboro Center For The Arts and Sweet Bee Theater. Check back often.