Pure Fiction League

18 JUNE MEETING NOTES

Seven people attended: Casey, Glenda, Lance (a chapter from Zrada), Leslie P. (a chapter from Ghost Dog), Lisa W., Rosie, and Sherry C.

News and Notes

Please put in your bids to read in the #jun25-meeting Slack channel by 8 p.m. Friday night. The next meeting will start on Thursday at 6:30 p.m.

The Muzeo Virtual Open Book Author Series will feature the next virtual LIT UP! on Sunday, 28 June, 1-2:30 p.m., moderated as always by Maddie Margarita. Ivy Pochoda, Rufi Thorpe, and PFL alum Ava Homa will be the guests of honor. You must register on the Muzeo website if you want to attend. As always, be sure to check the LIT UP Facebook page for more details on the authors.

25 JUNE READING LIST

Glenda (6/18)
Joanne (6/11)
Casey (6/18)
Lisa W. (6/18)
Leighanne (6/4)
Rosie (6/18)
Sherry C. (6/18)
Leslie P. (6/18)
Lance (6/18)
Marianna (3/26)
Burt (3/26)
Dennis P. (3/5)
PJ (2/27)
Maddie (2/27)

30 APRIL MEETING NOTES

Six people attended: Casey (two chapters from Nouveau Trashy Vampire Romance), Glenda, Lance (two chapters from Zrada), Leslie P., Rosie, and Sherry C.

News and Notes

Please put in your bids to read in the #may07-meeting Slack channel by 8 p.m. Friday night. The next meeting will start on Thursday at 6:30 p.m.

7 MAY READING LIST

Marianna (3/26)
Burt (3/26)
Glenda (4/30)
Leighanne (3/26)
Joanne (4/16)
Lisa W. (4/16)
Leslie P. (4/30)
Rosie (4/30)
Sherry C. (4/30)
Casey (4/30)
Lance (4/30)
Dennis P. (3/5)
PJ (2/27)
Maddie (2/27)

9 APRIL MEETING NOTES

Seven people attended: Casey, Joanne, Lance, Leslie P. (a chapter from Ghost Dog), Lisa W., Rosie, and Sherry C. (a chapter from Time’s Up for Father Time).

News and Notes

We’ll continue with the 6:30 meeting start next week.

Remember the LIT UP! event that was going to happen last month at Muzeo in Anaheim until the current unpleasantness put paid to it? It lives again online! The cyber version of LIT UP! will occur on Sunday, 19 April, at 1 p.m. on a computer screen near you. It’s still under Muzeo sponsorship. Precise details are not yet worked out, so keep an eye on the LIT UP Facebook page for more information.

Please put in your bids to read in the #16april-meeting Slack channel by 8 p.m. Friday night. The two bidders highest on the list will be selected as readers, and the third highest will be a backup. The backup will step in if (a) one of the primaries doesn’t upload a reading to #16april-readings in time (noon Monday) or if one or both primary readings are very short. If you need help, look at the how-to instructions Leslie P. put together; they’re in #00_procedures_how-tos.

16 APRIL READING LIST

Marianna (3/26)
Burt (3/26)
Glenda (4/2)
Leighanne (3/26)
Dennis P. (3/5)
Joanne (4/9)
Lisa W. (4/9)
Rosie (4/9)
Casey (4/9)
Lance (4/9)
Leslie P. (4/9)
Sherry C. (4/9)
PJ (2/27)
Maddie (2/27)

26 MARCH MEETING NOTES

Eleven people attended: Burt, Casey, Glenda, Joanne, Lance (one chapter from Zrada), Leighanne, Leslie P., Lisa W., Marianna, Rosie (two chapters from Farbourne Manor), and Sherry C.

The modified Slack-centric online process worked relatively well.

News and Notes

We’ll return to a 6:30 meeting start and three readings with the 2 April meeting.

Two minor changes will come into effect during the next meeting:

• When authors post their readings, they should say in the messages they attach their files to whether they want comments only or the full Track Changes treatment.
• When members are pasting pre-written text into a Slack message box, they should drop in no more than one paragraph at a time to keep the text from lurching.

Revised how-to sheets will be posted on Slack in #2april-meeting by the end of the weekend. We hope they’ll make things easier for everyone. Please review them.

We discussed the possibility of using Zoom for video teleconferencing. Zoom would pose various difficulties for several members, so we’ll put that off for now.

2 APRIL READING LIST

Marianna (3/26)
Burt (3/26)
Maddie (2/27)
Glenda (3/26)
Leslie P. (3/26)
Leighanne (3/26)
Sherry C. (3/26)
Dennis P. (3/5)
Joanne (3/26)
Casey (3/26)
Lisa W. (3/26)
Lance (3/26)
Rosie (3/26)
PJ (2/27)

19 MARCH MEETING NOTES

Eight people attended PFL’s first virtual meeting: Casey, Glenda, Joanne, Lance, Leslie P., Lisa W., Marianna, and Sherry C. (one chapter from Time’s Up for Father Time).

The online process sketched out for this meeting had some successes (notably using Slack) and some challenges (Google Drive/Google Docs). Because this was an experiment, Sherry keeps her place in the list as a thank-you for being the guinea pig. Many thanks to Casey for working out the nuts-and-bolts of the system.

News and Notes

New instructions went out in email on 19 March for a revised meeting process based entirely in Slack. We hope it will be easier for everyone. Please review the instructions. How-to sheets will likely come out in the next few days.

The 24 March LIT UP! has been cancelled, as has every event on the PFL Events page. Be sure to check the LIT UP Facebook page for news about LIT UP! and any planned future meetings.

26 MARCH READING LIST

Marianna (3/19)
Burt (2/20)
Maddie (2/27)
Glenda (3/19)
Leslie P. (3/19)
PJ (2/27)
Leighanne (3/12)
Sherry C. (3/19)
Lance (3/19)
Dennis P. (3/5)
Rosie (3/12)
Joanne (3/19)
Casey (3/19)
Shari (2/6)
Lisa W. (3/19)

12 MARCH MEETING NOTES

Five people attended: Casey, Leighanne, Leslie P., Lisa W., and Rosie. No one brought readings.

News and Notes

The group discussed a possible backup plan for virtual meetings in case we can’t continue to gather physically. This may involve using Google Docs as a place to make readings available for comment and using Slack for discussions and other communications. Leslie and Sherry will conduct a test of the former; Casey will look into the latter. More info to follow.

The next LIT UP! is happening at 7:00 p.m. on 24 March at Bardot Bars & Coffee, 662 El Camino Real, Tustin. You can download posters here (1-up and 2-up). As always, be sure to check the LIT UP Facebook page for more details on the authors.

19 MARCH READING LIST

Marianna (2/13)
Burt (2/20)
Maddie (2/27)
Glenda (2/20)
Leslie P. (3/12)
PJ (2/27)
Leighanne (3/12)
Sherry C. (3/5)
Lance (3/5)
Dennis P. (3/5)
Rosie (3/12)
Joanne (3/5)
Casey (3/12)
Shari (2/6)
Lisa W. (3/12)