Haunted House info and Open House

 Hi Writers Guild,

We still need a couple of people to stand at a table this Saturday in the Anderson building anytime between 9 and 1pm to tell people about the Writers Guild. Let me know if you can work any of that time. 

• We're on the second floor. 
• Podcasters Sania, Jess, Jessica, and Randy, come into the large room and find me. 
• We talk on the radio at 9:30am. 

Also, there is a lot of work we have to do at the next meeting with drawing, painting and building for the Haunted House. If we start the meeting at 2pm that day, can you guys come in earlier to work on the props, decor, and costumes? Otherwise, we may have to dedicate 2 meetings for completing the work. The meeting is next week and not tomorrow. 

• I'll bring the stuff up at 2pm and if you can come early, please just show up. 
• Since we will be working on stuff here, our online guys, will you draw some scenery stuff to give us ideas? 
• Any online writers, be writing some dates that we can paint on the tombstones. We decided to just put the angels and the dates on with no epitaphs. 

We're mainly building 

• tombstones to stand up, covering them, pasting the angels onto the tombstones and painting dates (I made copies of the angels that we can cut out, paint, then paste on the tombstones).  
• Then we're tracing tombstones on large pieces of paper, painting them and adding some scenery in the background.
• We're also pinning costumes together
• I have the black light to try on the clothes and scenery

Hopefully, I'll see a few of you this Saturday and I'll see the rest of you next Wednesday for a working meeting!

Thanks, 

Writers Guild Meeting Minutes 7/9/2025

There were 12 members in attendance: Mikhail, Chad, Betty, Randy, Jess, Dale, Jessica, Amare, Sania, Ellie, Madison, and Cindy

What we did:

1. We broke into clans to create a horror, psychological thriller with a comedy twist
2. Everyone, make sure to send me your drawings, music, and videos you took during the meeting or post it in Discord. I will get to downloading everything either today or next week.
3. Dale, I already have yours. Thanks!

Open House – Saturday, July 19 from 8:30 am-1pm. 2nd floor Anderson Building

• We are doing 2 things at Open House: recruiting at the Writers Guild table and talking on the radio.
  •                 Live podcast- We are scheduled to talk on the radio either at 9 or 9:20. 
    • Therefore,  please come to the Anderson no later than 8:30 am so we can make sure everyone is there and ready to go for the airing.
                                     
    • These people signed up to do the podcast:
      
      
    •                                                 Jessica, Jess, Amare, Sania, Randy

Need recruiters –

• So far, we have Amare as a recruiter.
• We need more.
• Let me know if you want to stand at the table and talk about the Writers Guild any time between 8:30 and 1pm.
• You don’t have to work the whole time.
• Ellie made a cool game that you can play with people, so you would be playing the game and talking about what we do. You would also be getting them to write their name and email down for new members. Thanks, Ellie!

Already published? 

• I am contacting our members who have been published to see if they want to be featured by our CTC marketing department. They would love to hear your story and how Writers Guild was part of your journey, whether it be writing, art, digital art, music and more. 

 

We will be creating costumes and scenery at the next Writers Guild meeting. Next meeting is on July 23 at 4pm. 

See you then!

Writers Guild Meeting Minutes 6.25.25

 Writers Guild Meeting Minutes 6/25/2025

There were 14 members in attendance: Betty, Ryan, Mark, Sania, Mikhail, Micah, Jessica Jonathan, Felipe, Jacob, Randy, the other Jessica (Jess), Dale, and Cindy

• We first discussed some of the ways we can create a glowing effect on our walls and tombstones for the Haunted House
•  The Jacob gave a speech on “Show, don’t Tell.” It was great and much appreciated.
•  Then we worked on our own projects.

 

Our next meeting is July 9 at 4pm in the library room 211.

•  If you need to meet online, let Cindy know by the day before the meeting.
• Send Cindy ideas for the next meeting agenda.

Later!

Writers Guild Meeting Minutes 06/12/2025

 

Writers Guild Meeting Minutes 06/11/2025

 There were 11 members in attendance: Caleb, Trynity, Jacob, Mark, Ryan, Jessica, Betty Jess, Felipe (welcome back!), Jonathan, and Sania.

·         We all worked on Showing and not Telling which is a concept Jacob introduced. We practiced doing this skill which is vital in writing stories.

  

·         Please bring whatever you are working on to the next meeting as it will be solely a work meeting. We keep saying we don’t have enough time to work on our stuff, so we are only focusing on that.

 Open House

·         *Important* We need volunteers to work Open House on Saturday, July 19 starting at 9am till about 11:30am. If you can work anytime during that slot please let Cindy know.

·         You will be telling people about the Writers Guild

·         Also, that day, Writers Guild members are going to be interviewed on the radio. If you want to speak on the radio, please let me know asap.  

Our next meeting is Weds June 25 at 4pm.

 Create, creative people!

 

Writers Guild Meeting Minutes June 3, 2025

 

There were 13 members in attendance: Mark, Ryan, Betty, Dale, Chloe, Jonathan, Randy, Madison, Laisha, Jadan, Micah, Sania and Cindy

We found out today that separately we’re sort of ok at writing epitaphs for our weeping angel graveyard, but together, we sounded like we were run over by a bus. We had a lot of fun trying to write them, though.

Separately, we made some good efforts:

• Here lies Mark, From creative mind to valiant hero 1840-1864
• Here lies Cindy, 1795-1830 She was looking forward to the vaccine
• Here lies Bruce, loved dressing up as a bat and died by a bat
• Do not blink twice: 1901-1919 Ima Goner
• Here lies one of many who will haunt your weary way. Listen to my whisper before the wind carries it away 1851-1901: Willow Maker
• Look and see how close I am to thee: 1980-1998 CeCe Mei
• I dare you to look away: 1958-2007L Dari Rare
• Born too early and never died. Dig me up and look inside (this was good). 2002-2007: Urlys Triedo
• Cry for me lest I force you: 1888-1900 Freddy Frackle
• Did you think I’d stay gone? 1940-2022 Stile Hur
• I never wanted more than this: 1929-1959 Lazee Luber
• Here lies the one who didn’t get away 1818-1890 Reb Yuma
• Now I know what’s up Bugie Bunnnie 1931- 2000
• Here lies a boy who made up too many words 2007-2025 Bartholemew Simp
• I am knocking at the door of your mind, let me in.

Together, we had some difficulty:

• Here lies what was gonorrhea upside and he butt flew away younger over
• The whole end of a wait huh no crusty crab sandwich are sad
• Here lies Dave Duo uh he chicken leg smoked tail syphilis I read
• What has fungus toe nail done diarrhea radiation emo flaming chickens squawking outside
• Okay what in the world is blue men dancing crazily salsa in the nice

These sound like really bad foreign language translations 😊

• I know some of you have graduated or moved on. It's ok if you want us to take you off the mailing list. We also love to keep you in touch with us. But if you would like to be removed from the mailing list, please let me know in a separate email. Thanks! 
  

Our next meeting is next Wednesday at 4pm.

1. Let me know if you need an online link
2. Send Cindy any agenda ideas
3. Have fun this week!

Later, 

Writers Guild Meeting Minutes 5.14.2025

 

Writers Guild Meeting Minutes 5/14/25

There were 11 members in attendance: Jacob, Betty, Ryan, Mark, Violet, Jess, Sania, Jonathan, Micah, Maddilyn, and Cindy

New Member - We did a Meet and Greet with new member Betty. Welcome!

Radio Invitation –

• ·         We were invited to talk on KNCT-FM radio during and before the Open House event on Saturday, July 19 at 9:30am.
• ·                         So far, Jacob and Jonathan signed up.
• ·         We would like to do the pre-record at 1:30 on Tuesday, June 3.
• ·                         Jacob and Jonathan, let me know if I need to change that time.
• ·         Do any of you also want to talk on the radio either before or that day?
• ·                         Let me know asap.
• ·         You would just tell them about Writers Guild.

We shared what we have been working on.

We voted on doing a couple of work days during the summer for the Haunted House.

Our next meeting is on Wednesday, May 28 at 4pm. Make sure to email Cindy to let her know if you need an online link for the meeting.

See you next time!

 

Writers Guild Meeting Minutes May 3

 Writers Guild Meeting Minutes 5/3/2025

There were 18 members in attendance: Devon, Tajane, Caleb, Jonathan, Chloe, Kiera, Sheli, Jessica, Jess, Mark, Sania, Violet, Laisha, Jeremiah, Micah, Amare, Madison, and Cindy

We did these things:

1) We briefly discussed what we will buy for the Haunted House

2) We came up with stories that had to use at least 3 genres

• We broke into groups
• Came up with our stories and pictures
• Then put it all together
• We had a ghost train, dinosaurs, dragons, aliens, space detectives, exploding heads, murderers, horrible eye-ball incidents, the Wild West, with exciting scenes and action.

3) We are still meeting during the summer, so keep coming! We’ll start working on the Haunted House as soon as we have supplies

 

 Next meeting: Weds May 14 at 4pm

See you soon!