The Salon Book* Club
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In the Salon book club, we read books about writing. Very meta, we know. We've read Anne Lamott, Samuel Delany, bell hooks, Amy Tan, Ursula Le Guin, Kurt Vonnegut with Suzanne McConnell, and Ernest Hemingway.
Rather than discuss once, we read and practice with one book over eight to twelve weeks to explore how to bring the author's insights into our own writing. For this quarter, we're reading Roy Peter Clark's Writing Tools and meeting on these dates, in person and virtual so join however suits you.
We meet every other Sunday to chat and play with prompts, taking time to integrate nuggets into our writing. It's encouraged to stick with the group for the duration, but totally understandable if schedule changes mean missing one or two. All members welcome, no need to sign up, just show up (and, of course, read the book, not a requirement but helpful!) |
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To share book ideas or get on the Google group, email hello@dcwriterssalon.com. For a taste of book club, here is a collection of quotes and exercises from Anne Lamott's Bird By Bird.
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The Salon Book Club
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In the Salon book club, we read books about writing. Very meta, we know. We've read Anne Lamott, Samuel Delany, bell hooks, Amy Tan, Kurt Vonnegut with Suzanne McConnell, and Ernest Hemingway.
Rather than discuss once, we read and practice with one book over eight to twelve weeks to explore how to bring the author's insights into our own writing. For this quarter, we're reading two Ursula Le Guin books: Steering the Craft and Conversations on Writing with David Naimon, and meeting on these dates:
We meet every other Sunday to chat and play with prompts, taking time to integrate nuggets into our writing. It's encouraged to stick with the group for the duration, but totally understandable if schedule changes mean missing one or two. All members welcome, no need to sign up, just show up, virtually OR in person. |
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To share book ideas or get on the Google group, email hello@dcwriterssalon.com. For a taste of book club, here is a collection of quotes and exercises from Anne Lamott's Bird By Bird.
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20 5:30-7:30pm Salon: Friday Night Writes |
21 7 - 10pm Event: Movie Night ($) |
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22 12:30-2:30pm Salon: Sunday Scribbles |
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30 6:30-8:30am Salon: Morning Edition |
31 |
1 5:30 - 7:30pm Salon: New Year, New Words |
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3 |
4 10 - 12pm Salon: Saturday Stories |
SALON, WORKSHOP & EVENT SCHEDULE
December 2019
SUNDAY |
MONDAY |
TUESDAY |
WEDNESDAY |
THURSDAY |
FRIDAY |
SATURDAY |
1 3 - 5pm Salon: Sunday Scribbles |
2 6:30-8:30am Salon: Morning Edition 5:30-7:30m Salon: Case of the Mondays 8-10pm Salon: Finishers Group (c) |
3 8 - 10pm Salon: Tuesdays with Writers |
4 6:30-8:30am Salon: Morning Edition 5:30-7:30pm Salon: Finishers Group (c) |
5 3 - 5pm Salon: Thinking Thursday |
6 6:30-8:30am Salon: Morning Edition 5:30-7:30pm Salon: Friday Night Writes |
7 10 - 12pm Salon: Saturday Stories 7 - 11pm Event: Member Soiree (c) |
8 5:30-7:30pm Salon: Sunday Scribbles 8 - 10pm Salon: S'more Scribbles |
9 6:30-8:30am Salon: Morning Edition 5:30-7:30m Salon: Case of the Mondays 8-10pm Salon: Finishers Group (c) |
10 8-10pm Salon: Tuesdays with Writers |
11 6:30-8:30am Salon: Morning Edition 3 - 5pm Salon: Wordy Wednesdays 5:30-7:30pm Salon: Finishers Group (c) |
12 4 - 7pm Salon: Member Hours |
13 6:30-8:30am Salon: Morning Edition 5:30-7:30pm Salon: Friday Night Writes 8-10pm Workshop: Feedback Friday |
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16 6:30-8:30am Salon: Morning Edition 5:30-7:30m Salon: Case of the Mondays 8-10pm Salon: Finishers Group (c) |
17 12:30-2:30pm Salon: Write in the Middle 5:30-7:30pm Wkshp: Collage Poetry ($) 8 - 10pm Event: Big Bear Comedy ($) |
18 5:30-7:30pm Salon: Finishers Group (c) |
19 8 - 10pm Salon: Thinking Thursday |
20 6:30-8:30am Salon: Morning Edition 5:30-7:30pm Salon: Friday Night Writes |
21 10 - 12pm Salon: Saturday Stories 12:30 - 2:30pm Salon: Saturday Stories 7 - 10pm Event: Movie Night ($) |
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22 12:30-2:30pm Salon: Sunday Scribbles 3-5pm Event: Library Painting Party |
23 6:30-8:30am Salon: Morning Edition 5:30-7:30pm Salon: Case of the Mondays 8-10pm Salon: Finishers Finale (c) |
24 7:30 - 9:30am Salon: Late Morning Edition |
25 Christmas Day |
26 |
27 1:00 - 3:00pm Salon: Member Hours |
28 10 - 12pm Salon: Saturday Stories |
29 |
30 6:30-8:30am Salon: Morning Edition |
31 New Year's Eve |
1 6:30-8:30am Salon: Morning Edition 5:30 - 7:30pm Salon: New Year, New Words |
2 8 - 10pm Salon: Thinking Thursday |
3 6:30-8:30am Salon: Morning Edition 5:30 - 7:30pm Salon: Friday Night Writers 8-10pm Event: Member Social |
4 10 - 12pm Salon: Saturday Stories |
(c) is for a closed Salon, open only to those part of that group.
($) is for a paid event or workshop open to members, friends, and the public.
All Salons count towards your membership level other than Member Hours.
Click here for a printable JPG of the December 2019 Calendar.
($) is for a paid event or workshop open to members, friends, and the public.
All Salons count towards your membership level other than Member Hours.
Click here for a printable JPG of the December 2019 Calendar.
January 2019 (draft)
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DEC 29 |
DEC 30 6:30-8:30am Salon: Morning Edition |
DEC 31 New Year's Eve |
1 5:30 - 7:30pm Salon: New Year, New Words |
2 8 - 10pm Salon: Thinking Thursdays |
3 6:30-8:30am Salon: Morning Edition 5:30 - 7:30pm Salon: Friday Night Writes 8-10pm Event: 1st FRI Member Social |
4 10 - 12pm Salon: Saturday Stories |
5 12:30-2:30pm Salon: Sunday Scribbles 3 - 5pm Salon: Prompted Writing |
6 6:30-8:30am Salon: Morning Edition 8-10pm Salon: Finishers Group (c) |
7 8-10pm Salon: Tuesdays with Writers |
8 6:30-8:30am Salon: Morning Edition 5:30-7:30pm Salon: Finishers Group (c) |
9 12:30-2:30pm Salon: Write In The Middle 5:30 - 7:30pm Salon: Thinking Thursdays |
10 6:30-8:30am Salon: Morning Edition 5:30-7:30pm Salon: Friday Night Writes |
11 9:30-2pm Workshop: New Year Retreat 3 - 5pm Salon: Finishers' Group (c) |
12 12:30-2:30pm Salon: Sunday Scribbles 3 - 5pm Salon: Prompted Writing |
13 6:30-8:30am Salon: Morning Edition 8-10pm Salon: Finishers Group (c) |
14 8-10pm Salon: Tuesdays with Writers |
15 6:30-8:30am Salon: Morning Edition 5:30-7:30pm Salon: Finishers Group (c) |
16 12:30-2:30pm Salon: Write In The Middle |
17 6:30-8:30am Salon: Morning Edition 5:30-7:30pm Salon: Friday Night Writes |
18 12:30- 2:30pm Salon: Saturday Stories 3 - 5pm Salon: Finishers' Group (c) 7-10pm Event: Movie Night |
19 12:30-2:30pm Salon: Sunday Scribbles |
20 6:30-8:30am Salon: Morning Edition 8-10pm Salon: Finishers Group (c) |
21 8-10pm Salon: Tuesdays with Writers |
22 6:30-8:30am Salon: Morning Edition 5:30-7:30pm Salon: Finishers Group (c) |
24 6:30-8:30am Salon: Morning Edition |
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22 6:30-8:30am Salon: Morning Edition 5:30-7:30pm Salon: Finishers Group (c) |
31 6:30-8:30am Salon: Morning Edition 5:30-7:30pm Salon: Friday Night Writes 8 - 10pm Workshop: For The Fun Of It |
FEB 1 10 - 12pm Workshop: Seasons & Cycles 12:30- 2:30pm Salon: Saturday Stories 3 - 5pm Salon: Finishers' Group (c) |
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3-5pm Event: Library Painting Party |
FEB 5 6:30-8:30am Salon: Morning Edition 5:30-7:30pm Salon: Finishers Group (c) |
FEB 7 6:30-8:30am Salon: Morning Edition 5:30 - 7:30pm Salon: Friday Night Writes 8-10pm Event: 1st FRI Member Social |
FEB 8 12:30- 2:30pm Salon: Saturday Stories 3 - 5pm Salon: Finishers' Group (c) |
SALON, WORKSHOP & EVENT SCHEDULE
December 2019
SUNDAY |
MONDAY |
TUESDAY |
WEDNESDAY |
THURSDAY |
FRIDAY |
SATURDAY |
1 3 - 5pm Salon: Sunday Scribbles |
2 6:30-8:30am Salon: Morning Edition 5:30-7:30m Salon: Case of the Mondays 8-10pm Salon: Finishers Group (c) |
3 8 - 10pm Salon: Tuesdays with Writers |
4 6:30-8:30am Salon: Morning Edition 5:30-7:30pm Salon: Finishers Group (c) |
5 3 - 5pm Salon: Thinking Thursday |
6 6:30-8:30am Salon: Morning Edition 5:30-7:30pm Salon: Friday Night Writes |
7 10 - 12pm Salon: Saturday Stories 7 - 11pm Event: Member Soiree (c) |
8 5:30-7:30pm Salon: Sunday Scribbles 8 - 10pm Salon: S'more Scribbles |
9 6:30-8:30am Salon: Morning Edition 5:30-7:30m Salon: Case of the Mondays 8-10pm Salon: Finishers Group (c) |
10 8-10pm Salon: Tuesdays with Writers |
11 6:30-8:30am Salon: Morning Edition 3 - 5pm Salon: Wordy Wednesdays 5:30-7:30pm Salon: Finishers Group (c) |
12 4 - 7pm Salon: Member Hours |
13 6:30-8:30am Salon: Morning Edition 5:30-7:30pm Salon: Friday Night Writes 8-10pm Workshop: Feedback Friday |
14 7:30 - 9:30am Salon: Late Morning Edition 10 - 12pm Workshop: Meditate & Journal($) |
15 10 - 12pm Salon: Sunday Scribbles 12:30-3:30pm Wkshp: Comedy for Non... ($) |
16 6:30-8:30am Salon: Morning Edition 5:30-7:30m Salon: Case of the Mondays 8-10pm Salon: Finishers Group (c) |
17 12:30-2:30pm Salon: Write in the Middle 5:30-7:30pm Wkshp: Collage Poetry ($) 8 - 10pm Event: Big Bear Comedy ($) |
18 5:30-7:30pm Salon: Finishers Group (c) |
19 8 - 10pm Salon: Thinking Thursday |
20 6:30-8:30am Salon: Morning Edition 5:30-7:30pm Salon: Friday Night Writes |
21 10 - 12pm Salon: Saturday Stories 12:30 - 2:30pm Salon: Saturday Stories 7 - 10pm Event: Movie Night ($) |
22 12:30-2:30pm Salon: Sunday Scribbles 3-5pm Event: Library Painting Party |
23 6:30-8:30am Salon: Morning Edition 5:30-7:30pm Salon: Case of the Mondays 8-10pm Salon: Finishers Finale |
24 7:30 - 9:30am Salon: Late Morning Edition |
25 Christmas Day |
26 |
27 11:30 - 1:30pm Salon: Member Hours |
28 10 - 12pm Salon: Saturday Stories |
29 |
30 6:30-8:30am Salon: Morning Edition |
31 New Year's Eve |
1 6:30-8:30am Salon: Morning Edition 5:30 - 7:30pm Salon: New Year, New Words |
2 8 - 10pm Salon: Thinking Thursday |
3 6:30-8:30am Salon: Morning Edition 5:30 - 7:30pm Salon: Friday Night Writers 8-10pm Event: Member Social |
4 10 - 12pm Salon: Saturday Stories |
(c) is for a closed Salon, open only to those part of that group.
($) is for a paid event or workshop open to members, friends, and the public.
All Salons count towards your membership level other than Member Hours.
Click here for a printable JPG of the December 2019 Calendar.
($) is for a paid event or workshop open to members, friends, and the public.
All Salons count towards your membership level other than Member Hours.
Click here for a printable JPG of the December 2019 Calendar.
SALON, WORKSHOP & EVENT SCHEDULE
November 2019
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MONDAY |
TUESDAY |
WEDNESDAY |
THURSDAY |
FRIDAY |
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28 |
29 |
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31 |
1 6:30-8:30am Salon: Morning Edition 5:30-7:30pm Salon: Friday Night Writes 8-10pm Event: First Friday Social |
2 10 - 12pm Salon: Saturday Stories |
3 6-8pm Workshop: Comedy Writers (c) |
4 12:30-2:30pm Salon: Write in the Middle 8-10pm Salon: Finishers Group (c) |
5 8-10pm Salon: Tuesdays with Writers |
6 5:30-7:30pm Salon: Finishers Group (c) |
7 3-5pm Salon: Thinking Thursdays |
8 6:30-8:30am Salon: Morning Edition 5:30-7:30pm Salon: Friday Night Writes |
9 10-12pm Salon: Saturday Stories |
10 12-3pm Salon: Member Hours |
11 5:30-7:30pm Salon: Case of the Mondays 8-10pm Salon: Finishers Group (c) |
12 12:30-2:30pm Salon: Write in the Middle |
13 5:30-7:30pm Salon: Finishers Group (c) |
15 6:30-8:30am Salon: Morning Edition 5:30-7:30pm Salon: Friday Night Writes 8-10pm Salon: Feedback Friday |
16 5:30-7:30am Salon: Get Write Out of Bed |
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17 10-12pm Salon: Sunday Scribbles |
18 5:30-7:30pm Salon: Case of the Mondays 8-10pm Salon: Finishers Group (c) |
19 3-5pm Salon: Reading For Writing 8-10pm Salon: Tuesdays with Writers |
20 12:30-2:30pm Salon: Write in the Middle 5:30-7:30pm Salon: Finishers Group (c) |
21 3-6pm Salon: Member Hours |
22 6:30-8:30am Salon: Morning Edition 5:30-7:30pm Salon: Friday Night Writes |
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24 12:30-2:30pm Event: BYOBrunch Show ($) 3-5pm Salon: Sunday Scribbles |
25 8-10pm Salon: Finishers Group (c) |
26 8-10pm Salon: Tuesdays with Writers |
27 5:30-7:30pm Salon: Finishers Group (c) |
28 Thanksgiving Day |
29 2-5pm Salon: Post Holiday Write In |
(c) is for a closed Salon, open only to those part of that group.
($) is for a paid event or workshop open to members, friends, and the public.
All Salons count towards your membership level other than Member Hours.
Click here for a printable JPG of the November 2019 Calendar.
($) is for a paid event or workshop open to members, friends, and the public.
All Salons count towards your membership level other than Member Hours.
Click here for a printable JPG of the November 2019 Calendar.