December’s Virtually Social Event

by Allison Hannah

WCYR ushered 2021 out in style.  While we could not gather IRL (in real life), virtual party-goers  grabbed our hot beverages of choice and took to the Zoom room on December 5th. Many of us enjoy socializing between writing sprints during our weekly WCDR and WCYR write-in sessions and spending time together at our events and training sessions. During the virtual social, we wrote and played together. We started with a short line-by-line collaborative story-writing adventure. We then enjoyed friendly competition when Maaja Wentz facilitated Kahoot games for us. Roderick Turner took us through two writing exercises — we brainstormed lists of words and phrases related to a winter theme, and wrote a short piece using some techniques he taught us — which were both fun and educational.  We shared our writing with each other and received helpful feedback. We left the session full of energy and enthusiasm about the writing year ahead. We are hopeful that we will be able to gather in person for the 2022 social, but even if we can’t, the year ahead will without a doubt bring more fun and fellowship within our strong writing community. Happy New Year to all of our writerly friends.

Upcoming Events

The Book Coach: The Writer’s BFF with Jackie Brown – January 9, 1:30pm to 3:30pm

Scrivener for Beginners with Kim McDougall – January 20, 7:00pm to 9:00pm, FREE

Sprouting Your Own Green World with Paul Coccia – February 20, 1:30pm to 4:00pm

Collaborating for Success: No Writer is an Island with Mark Leslie Lefebvre – March 6, 1:30pm to 3:30pm

Writing Unforgettable Kids’ Books with Maaja Wentz – March 24, 7:00pm to 9:00pm, FREE

Poetry Workshop: Secrets of Creativity in Life and Art with Patricia Keeney – May 15, 1:30pm to 4:00pm

The Genesis of Stories: Idea Mining with M.C. Perron – May 26, 7:00pm to 9:00, FREE