{"id":260,"date":"2014-05-15T20:56:50","date_gmt":"2014-05-15T19:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alphawriters.net\/new\/?p=260"},"modified":"2014-09-17T15:00:30","modified_gmt":"2014-09-17T14:00:30","slug":"alpha-season-x-alphaday9-bulletin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alphawriters.net\/new\/alpha-season-x-alphaday9-bulletin\/","title":{"rendered":"Alpha Season X &#8211; Alphaday9 Bulletin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi Alphas,<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to Alphaday 9. Spring has definitely sprung here in the northern hemisphere, and those of you who\u2019re not part of it, I think, are missing out on this feeling that everything is accelerating\u2026 including the Alpha season. There\u2019s so much going on, so many matters germinating in this propitious atmosphere that we need to pay attention to so that our writing can reap the full benefits.<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s agenda is as rich and varied as ever, as follows:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This bulletin from me<\/li>\n<li>The Log from Margie<\/li>\n<li>The results of the dictionary entries from Rosemary<\/li>\n<li>The collated entries for the dialogue challenge from Suzanne<\/li>\n<li>The brief for Challenge 9 from Clare<\/li>\n<li>The ever growing list of showcase pieces, also from Clare.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re already about to call upon our muses for inspiration to write our 9<sup>th <\/sup>and penultimate challenge. It\u2019ll require skills that differ widely from those we needed for inventing new words or for writing pure dialogue. The challenges are our \u2018gym\u2019 or \u2018fitness centre\u2019 where we can flex those writing muscles that perhaps aren\u2019t used every day.<\/p>\n<p>The Log, on the other hand, is where we report on our progress with writing projects that we\u2019re currently engaged in; or the projects we\u2019ve chosen to work on in the hope of getting some recognition. It\u2019s also a place for airing thoughts about how to go about the business of writing. We enjoy seeing what other members do. It motivates us and provides ideas for new ventures.<\/p>\n<p>And then there\u2019s the Showcasing where we present a piece of work that we\u2019d like to share with the group for some reason. I\u2019m very pleased with the success of this activity this season. We\u2019ve had some interesting and varied contributions, and they\u2019ve given rise to some good discussions.<\/p>\n<p>Alpha news:<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve got a new member for our group. <strong>Janet<\/strong> lives in London and most of her writing is academic. She wants to write more creative fiction and I\u2019m sure we all look forward to her contributions to Alpha activities.<\/p>\n<p>Janet will mainly be an observer for the remainder of this season. She will take a full part in next season\u2019s Alpha activities.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve had problems with changing and adding new email addresses. The \u2018reply all\u2019 facility is excellent, but when we\u2019ve had changes we risk missing out those members who have \u2013 carefully and repeatedly \u2013 announced such changes. Establishing a group and keeping it updated is the best option. You should also delete addresses that are no longer in use from your list.<\/p>\n<p>General news:<\/p>\n<p>International Women\u2019s Day passed without much hullabaloo where I am. I did see a list of \u2018women who have changed the world\u2019 which included an interesting surprise. Ada Lovelace (1815-1852), daughter of Lord Byron, was listed as the world\u2019s first computer programmer. She was a mathematician and worked out the first algorithm to be used on Charles Babbage\u2019s computer (they worked together). Her name is still applied to a modern programme.<\/p>\n<p>She died young leaving huge gambling debts. Apparently her mathematical genius had failed to come up with that perfect method of predicting the fall of the dice. At least she tried and we all know that\u2019s the main thing.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, it is not always straightforward to know exactly how to apply one\u2019s genius to the right object.<\/p>\n<p>Christine<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi Alphas, Welcome to Alphaday 9. 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