Prompts for the last meeting of 2013

Here they are.  15 mins. no stopping, no editing--just write.
Prompts:
Xmas present ever

Worst. Christmas. Ever
The Christmas I learned not to buy gifts on credit

3 bad gifts I got and why they were bad

Food at Christmas

Re-gifting

Workplace/staff Christmas parties

Worst gives you’ve received and worst gifts you’ve given and why

Christmas music

Christmas on another planet

Most memorable Christmas

Christmas when I was a kid

Bah humbug!

An ideal Christmas—if you had your way
I don’t celebrate Christmas. I’m ____ and we have __________.

Complaints about Xmas

Cudos about Christmas

Anything about Christmas

What our family does at Christmas(/Hannukah/Ramadan/Solstice,)

When Christmas is Strange

Christmas(es) you spent in other lands

My favourite Christmas

Christmas on Trial

Or any sugarplum prompts that pop into your head.

(c)2013 Margo Lamont

SEASONAL PROMPTS - ADD YOURS IN COMMENTS

The December-January axis is full of important cultural and family events:

• Hannukah [Nov 28-Dec 5]
•  The Winter Solstice [Dec 21]
• Christmas [Dec 25]
• The Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, Bahá'í faith [Nov 28]
• Kwanzaa [Dec 26-Jan 1]
• Orthodox Christmas (Jan 7) and 
• Mawlid-al-Nabi (Jan 14)

Please use the Comments section to suggest writing prompts for whatever celebration you choose.

The more the merrier. I’ll put them all on one sheet for the Nov 30^th meeting and we can either write for sharing on Dec 15^th meeting, or if we decide to forego the Dec 15^th meeting, we can write over the holidays and share at the first meeting in 2014.

The 5 Shades of Grey issue - GRIND WRITERS NEWS Nov 2013

The November issue of Grind Writers News is posted on Issuu.
News about literary events in the Vancouver area; info on contests and calls for submissions and the goings-on of The Grind Writers Group.

Contents:
--RUMBLE ON MAIN STREET: The Grind Writers and the Main Street Gang meet up.  Pix on pages 3, 8, 12.

--Fed. BC Writers 2^nd Annual Writers’ Retreat & Workshop Smorgasbord.
--Truth Be Told Conference.
--THE QUERY SHARK: Get you know her. You’ll be glad you did. Sample gorings starting on pg 5.
--Here’s Why You Do Really Need to Care About  Typos, Transpos, & Spelling Errors in MSs You Submit.
--Things to do/people to see/ places…
--1^st Annual Lynn Manuel Children’s Fiction Contest.
--Submit. (you know you want to).
--Grind Writers’ Group - meeting schedule
--RAINDANCE - a new self-pubbed authors’ fair in Richmond
--Free-write picture prompt: C’mon, just do it!

http://issuu.com/grindwriters/docs/grind_writers_news_nov-2013

Grind Writers News - October 2013 issue

It's up at Issuu.com

http://issuu.com/grindwriters/docs/

CONTENTS:

3	The BC Writers Autonomous Fan Region / BCBW now on Issuu
3	Serial getaways to Salt Spring
4	Correcting everybody’s grammar & punctuation does not  make you an “arsey pedant”
4	Twerk: our evolving language
5	RAINDANCE  - a new self-pubbed authors’ fair in Richmond
6	Things to do/people to see/places…
7	Twisted Poets
8	Beyond the Basics: Advanced Copy Editing – EAC workshop
9	Submit. (you know you want to)
10	Grind Writers’ Group - meeting schedule
11	Free-write picture prompt: C’mon, just do it!