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Episode 65B – Lori Rochat – Writer Groups
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Lori and I are both members of the Cleveland Writer's Group - Write, Publish, Polish. Dave and the group has helped both of us with our writing goals.
We discuss looking for a writer group to fit your writing needs and the benefits of writer groups.
One resource that she has used is the Midwest book review. These are the types of connections and resources you can get from being in a writer's group.
YouTube
https://youtu.be/4u7p6mjZg-g
Transcript
Stephen 0:46The magic of editing. But Welcome back, Laurie, I know you have moved, but we're on episode two, we try and trick everybody and make them think that we're doing something magical on different weeks, it's, but we really just kind of roll right into it. So let me ask you. Now, I know you're you don't like technology very much. So when you're writing, what do you use to write with what do you write your your book out with?
Lori 1:13as well, in the, when I was first writing my book, I would go to the library, the Cleveland Public Library downtown, and I had wonderful librarians there that really are kind of who's inspired me to write the blog, I would go into word I would go and you know, Microsoft Word, and I would just type on Microsoft Word. And that's, that's how I started doing it. I had, I had the articles I wrote on paper, and then I would type them into Word, you know, to create a Word document.
Stephen 1:50So from the library, did you save it to a thumb drive or a cloud? Or did you just print it out every day?
Lori 1:59I would just print it out then after you know, after I and then I was able to create like, you know, a book.
Stephen 2:06And have you done anything? just writing longhand? Or you do any other? Any? Do you use a software now? Or do you do anything different now?
Lori 2:17No, because I'm, I'm pretty much done with the book writing journey. I'm pretty much done with it. You know, I for a while I thought well, maybe I'd like to start a blog. But it's kind of hard, because I'm not familiar. Like you said, I'm not really familiar with the new technology. So I'm not really quite sure how to even do a blog or start a blog.
Stephen 2:41So we're going to talk a little bit about it falls right into some of the softer stuff. You mentioned the Cleveland writer group, publish polish and write publish and polish i think is what it is that they had horn runs at. I've been a member of you're a member of. And you said that Dave in the group helped you a lot. What what all did you get out of it? Because there's lots of different groups out there, and some are better than others. I know with Dave's group, they do critiquing a little bit. But what all have you gotten help with from the writers group?
Lori 3:19Um, well, Dave Van Horn is is just he's so such a positive, helpful. Guy, and I think he told me that he has his group starting up again, yo, now with all this COVID stuff. You know.
Stephen 3:38I think they've actually been doing zoom meetings, which I've attended a couple, but now I guess they're meeting over and Hinkley instead of at the airport.
Lori 3:46Right there. Yeah. You know, so that was really good that he was able to start up his group again. One of these days I'm going to try to get there, but it's kind of far. But yeah, he Dave Van Horn has done a lot of seminars at the library. I'm writing and his groups. And he also told me that that's where you're from, is his group.
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About
Lori and I are both members of the Cleveland Writer's Group - Write, Publish, Polish. Dave and the group has helped both of us with our writing goals.
We discuss looking for a writer group to fit your writing needs and the benefits of writer groups.
One resource that she has used is the Midwest book review. These are the types of connections and resources you can get from being in a writer's group.
YouTube
https://youtu.be/4u7p6mjZg-g
Transcript
Stephen 0:46The magic of editing. But Welcome back, Laurie, I know you have moved, but we're on episode two, we try and trick everybody and make them think that we're doing something magical on different weeks, it's, but we really just kind of roll right into it. So let me ask you. Now, I know you're you don't like technology very much. So when you're writing, what do you use to write with what do you write your your book out with?
Lori 1:13as well, in the, when I was first writing my book, I would go to the library, the Cleveland Public Library downtown, and I had wonderful librarians there that really are kind of who's inspired me to write the blog, I would go into word I would go and you know, Microsoft Word, and I would just type on Microsoft Word. And that's, that's how I started doing it. I had, I had the articles I wrote on paper, and then I would type them into Word, you know, to create a Word document.
Stephen 1:50So from the library, did you save it to a thumb drive or a cloud? Or did you just print it out every day?
Lori 1:59I would just print it out then after you know, after I and then I was able to create like, you know, a book.
Stephen 2:06And have you done anything? just writing longhand? Or you do any other? Any? Do you use a software now? Or do you do anything different now?
Lori 2:17No, because I'm, I'm pretty much done with the book writing journey. I'm pretty much done with it. You know, I for a while I thought well, maybe I'd like to start a blog. But it's kind of hard, because I'm not familiar. Like you said, I'm not really familiar with the new technology. So I'm not really quite sure how to even do a blog or start a blog.
Stephen 2:41So we're going to talk a little bit about it falls right into some of the softer stuff. You mentioned the Cleveland writer group, publish polish and write publish and polish i think is what it is that they had horn runs at. I've been a member of you're a member of. And you said that Dave in the group helped you a lot. What what all did you get out of it? Because there's lots of different groups out there, and some are better than others. I know with Dave's group, they do critiquing a little bit. But what all have you gotten help with from the writers group?
Lori 3:19Um, well, Dave Van Horn is is just he's so such a positive, helpful. Guy, and I think he told me that he has his group starting up again, yo, now with all this COVID stuff. You know.
Stephen 3:38I think they've actually been doing zoom meetings, which I've attended a couple, but now I guess they're meeting over and Hinkley instead of at the airport.
Lori 3:46Right there. Yeah. You know, so that was really good that he was able to start up his group again. One of these days I'm going to try to get there, but it's kind of far. But yeah, he Dave Van Horn has done a lot of seminars at the library. I'm writing and his groups. And he also told me that that's where you're from, is his group.