Welcome Back!

I hope everyone had a great summer and that you're ready for a fantastic writing year! First off, here are the rules for the La'ie Young Writers Club:

1. You may have 10 minutes to read your writing, or 5 minutes to share either a book you've read or something you are working on. Readers who did not read the week before get priority, then readers who had a turn the week before, then people with something to share.
2. Do not interrupt someone who is reading or sharing.
3. After someone reads or shares, make positive comments only, unless the reader asks for feedback. Asking the reader a question is okay.
4. Take turns to make comments or ask questions.
5. For author skypes we are on best behavior. These wonderful, busy people have taken time out of their schedule to visit with us, and we need to treat them with the greatest respect. Author skype visits will begin at 3:30 to allow us to gather and think of good questions.

Here are the results of our lesson brainstorm session:

Building interesting characters
Irony
Poetry
Humor
Editing
Drama
Creative storylines
Middles
Food
Betrayal
Natural Disasters
Killing the POV character
Tragedy
Playwriting
Mystery
Adventure
Fantasy
Foreshadowing
Outlining
Weapons
Science Fiction
Romance
Magic
Illusion
When bad guys turn good
Death & Resurrection
Competition between characters
Dialog
Naming
Settings

NEXT WEEK: Building interesting characters. Come prepared to talk about what you think makes a character interesting.