WPI Writers' Group

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• 4/9/12 More zombies (now found to be a small portion of a terrorist attack) and a sinking ship with a princess onboard.


• 4/2/12 Today... a decision had to be made between three weapons, we pushed past zombies into the White House, and discussed future plans for our stories (spoilers).


• 3/26/12 Well there were mini cupcakes and they were yummy. Two strong willed characters met in an dual author piece and more zombies were skillfully avoided.


• 3/19/12 We also listened to more stories; we heard about a demon's training, a séance, and more zombies.


• 3/12/12 We finished up reviewing the submissions for the lit mag!  We didn't get time for anyone else's stories, but now that we're done with lit mag stuff, we will have more time for current pieces!


• 2/27/12 What we've been doing mostly is going over lit mag submissions, they all seem to be great, and not many spelling or grammar mistakes.


• 2/6/12 Two weeks ago we had elections, and our officers are now in place (we pretty much only added a couple) and we've been reading like crazy. We've also started reviewing pieces for the lit mag, which is going fairly well.


• 1/23/12Today we got through parts of 4 people's stories!  Barbarians were slain, there was a morning at the beach, a man survived a zombie apocalypse, and we saw dead people!  We also discussed the literary magazine, which we will be reviewing submissions for in the upcoming weeks, and suggested a D-term all night Write-a-Thon.


• 12/6/11 If you missed the meeting, you missed.... the aftermath of a paranormal experience and the preparations for invading barbarians.


• 1/30/12 More zombies today, courtesy of Peter Lepper. Also elections.


• 1/23/12 Today we got through parts of 4 people's stories! Barbarians were slain, there was a morning at the beach, a man survived a zombie apocalypse, and we saw dead people! We also discussed the literary magazine, which we will be reviewing submissions for in the upcoming weeks, and suggested a D-term all night Write-a-Thon.


• 11/29/11 Discussed NaNos by Kevin Mann and Peter Lepper.


• 11/18/11-11/19/11 All night write-a-thon.


• 11/15/11 Discussed two pieces by Peter Lepper and one each by Noah Loomis and Kelly Buffum.


• 11/8/11 Discussed NaNo pieces by Kevin Mann and Peter Lepper.


• 11/1/11 NaNoWriMo has begun! Discussed two NaNo pieces, one by Peter Lepper and the other by Kevin Mann. Also discussed another piece by Peter Lepper.


• 10/25/11 Discussed a piece on biology (very cool) after getting thoroughly lost trying to find the right room in Higgins House


• 10/4/11 Discussed piece by Bethany Almeida. See you all in B-term!


• 9/26/11 Discussed a possible dramatic reading contest and a piece by Kelly Buffum


• 9/19/11 Tea ceremony event with Japanese Club in January. Discussed piece by Bethany Almeida.


• 9/6/11 Discussed pieces by Taymon Beal and Kelly Buffum. Talked about lit mag.


• 8/30/11 Officers Introduced. Discussed what we do as a club, publication of the Literary Magazine and how we intend to bring it back this year, events like a “Write-a-thon”, a Poetry Slam, a Writing Contest, Guest Speakers, etc. Prof. deWinter talked about ISP credit and a Professional Writing Double Major and lead a writing workshop with us in which we utilized the five senses to show instead of simply telling.


• 4/26/11 Officers for the '11-'12 academic year take office. Made plans for end of year dinner. Wrote to advisor.


• 4/19/11 Discussed end of year dinner and web page. Discussed piece by Kelly Buffum.


• 4/12/11 Worked on poster. Discussed pieces by Bethany Almeida and Kelly Buffum. Decided all night write-a-thon will have to wait until fall.


• 4/5/11 Worked on poster.


• 3/29/11 Worked on poster for activities fair.


• 3/22/11 Finished updating the website. It is now fully functional. Planed for officer elections next week and the prospective student activities fairs in April. Discussed piece By Kelly Buffum.


• 3/15/11 Today we updated the website so it has a more inviting aura. We are constantly accepting new members so come on by.


• 2/22/11 Discussed pieces by Pat Feeney and Bethany Almeida.


• 2/18/11 Updated constitution. It can be found on myWPI. Discussed a piece by Kevin Mann.