Literary Guild

Ha ha!

As we were checking in to make sure our "Writer's Group" was still meeting today, one of our members referred to our group as the "Literary Guild".

I like it!

Somehow the word, "GUILD" sounds distinguished, educated, refined.

Here is the definition of "guild"...

noun

1.in medieval times, a union of men in the same craft or trade to uphold standards and protect the member

2. any association for mutual aid and the promotion of common interest.

Here is the definition of "group"...

noun

1. a number of persons or things gathered closely together and forming a recognizable unit; cluster; aggregation; band: a group of houses

2.a collection of objects or figures forming a design or part of a design, as in a work of art

3.a number of persons or things classified together because of common characteristics, community of interests, etc.

Not very exciting, huh.

When I compare the two definitions, I prefer "GUILD" by far!

We definitely are a union of women working on a similar craft, upholding standards and protecting each other...can't help but like the word "medieval" used in this definition!

vs...

a number of persons or THINGS gathered closely together, a cluster, a collection, etc!

One of the coolest parts of today was seeing all of our different personalities and how they all play out in our writing, speaking and each of our contributions to this GUILD!!!!

There is "T", the NEW Grandma, who is a combo Choleric/Sanguine.

She is insightful and wise. I love her East Coast little accent, although I doubt she will admit to having one!

There is "S", the poet, who does know it! She is a Melancholy to the Max!

Her life experience and sense of humor adds so much to our group. She was an English Major in school and paints vivid pictures with her wonderful words!

There is "L", the Choleric-Sanguine/Phlegmatic. (This is just MY perspective, as we have never verbally said that "L" has Phleg characteristics, but I think there is a portion.

She is passionate and deep (phleg), thoughtful and expressive (phleg)!

Then there is "ME", the Sanguine/Choleric.

I am loud, outgoing, energetic and I love to laugh...which is what we do when we are together!

My maltese, lovingly called, "Lil the Pill", who's real name is Lilly, chose to sit in the backyard after the cackling started!

I love the accountability and encouragement we get from each other.

We have all agreed that together, we have helped each other take little steps towards our goals.

I love that we learn from each other!

I love that we inspire each other!

But what I love MOST, is that these ladies

LOVE the LORD,

LOVE to LAUGH and we are

LEARNING to LEAN on God and on each other.

What a fabulous blessing each of you are in my life!

<3

Philippians 1:3

I thank my God every time I remember you.

Writing My Testimony

Writing my testimony has been much more difficult than I anticipated. I figured, I'd easily scribe about my life, before Christ, how I accepted Christ, and what has changed since accepting the Lord into my heart. Easier said than done! I know, "EVERYTHING is harder than it looks". Really? REALLY!

Rarely is something easier than it looks, and you'd think I'd know that by now.

And how DO you fit 45 years into 10 minutes??

Huh? THAT's the tricky part.

The art of writing is being able to do that...

creatively, descriptively and concise!

I'll keep all of you posted.....all 2 of you! :-)

For now, it's create, describe and cut!

First Writer's Group Meeting Today

YEAH! Sharon, Lynne and I got together to discuss the details of starting our own Writer's Group, normally called, "Writer's Critique Groups".

I believe our fear of being critiqued scared us away from that title! (ha ha)

We have never done this before and really don't know the "In's and Out's" of a group, but thought we would hash out some of the minor details as well as talk about the groups' purpose.

We decided our group would have between 6-8 members.
We would meet every Tuesday morning from 9-11.

This will be an arena where we will:
*have Accountability
*offer Encouragement
*share Information
*be able to share our work in a safe environment
*set some realistic goals each week to support our writing endeavors

I am SO EXCITED about this! We are stepping out in faith to pursue our God given dreams!!!!

Proverbs 16:3

Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.