MEETING DATES 2014 - GRIND WRITERS GROUP

THE GRIND WRITERS  2014 Meeting Dates 10am - 12:30pm
Sat	Oct 4	Out trip – not meeting @ the Grind
Sun	Oct 19
Sat	Nov 1
Sun	Nov 16
Sat	Nov 29
Sun	Dec 14

Medicine in Your Pen - the Writing Rx

Science Shows Something Surprising About People Who Love to Write

“The benefits of writing go far beyond building up your vocabulary. No matter the quality of your prose, the act of writing itself leads to strong physical and mental health benefits, like long-term improvements in mood, stress levels and depressive symptoms. 

“In a 2005 study on the emotional and physical health benefits of expressive writing, researchers found that just 15 to 20 minutes of writing three to five times over the course of the four-month study was enough to make a difference. 

“By writing about traumatic, stressful or emotional events, participants were significantly more likely to have fewer illnesses and be less affected by trauma. Participants ultimately spent less time in the hospital, enjoyed lower blood pressure and had better liver functionality than their counterparts.
“It turns out writing can make physical wounds heal faster as well.”

You'll want to read the whole article by Rachel Grate  

(Sept 15, 2014) here: 

http://mic.com/articles/98348/science-shows-writers-have-a-serious-advantage-over-the-rest-of-us

GRIND WRITERS NEWS SEPT 2014: Still a little juice left in summer edition

The STILL A LITTLE JUICE LEFT IN SUMMER edition.

Contents:

Who says crime don’t pay? 

Detective fiction in Canada

Lost your mojo? Maybe Bonnie Nish can help

Psst. Does your manuscript have something to tell you?

Submit. (You know you want to.)

A call for spooky

Wordplay in the Royal City

Stuff about … stuff

Things to do, places to go….

Book Talks – a Vancouver book club

A novel process

Open mics - not just for poets

Grind Writers – where we meet, when, but not why 

The free-write photo prompt. Just do it!

View the GN on Issuu.com at
http://issuu.com/grindwriters/docs/grind_writers_news_-_sept_2014_/0