{"id":487,"date":"2017-01-12T10:28:10","date_gmt":"2017-01-12T09:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alphawriters.net\/new\/?p=487"},"modified":"2017-01-12T10:28:10","modified_gmt":"2017-01-12T09:28:10","slug":"alphaday-6-season-xiii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alphawriters.net\/new\/alphaday-6-season-xiii\/","title":{"rendered":"Alphaday 6 &#8211; Season XIII"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi Alphas,<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to Alphaday 6, the first Alphaday of 2017. Let me wish you all an excellent Writerly New Year. May inspired writing flow freely from your fingertips and lead you straight down the road to success. We love to follow everybody\u2019s progress, and we haven\u2019t the slightest doubt that we\u2019ll see many Alpha triumphs in the course of 2017 that\u2019ll make us proud of the good company we keep. We\u2019re also here to cheer up those who come up against adversity\u2026 as who doesn\u2019t every now and again?<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve had a four-week break to make room for seasonal festivities. I hope you enjoyed the break and are looking forward to getting back in the swing of things. To this end we\u2019ve prepared an excellent agenda that hopefully will motivate you to produce some outstanding writing, as well as joining in conversations about writerly matters generally.<\/p>\n<p>So here, without further ado, are the goodies we\u2019ve put together for today\u2019s agenda:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This bulletin from me<\/li>\n<li>The results of the <em>Synopsis <\/em>challenge from Rosemary<\/li>\n<li>The collated entries for the <em>Acceptance Speech <\/em>from Christine<\/li>\n<li>The brief for Challenge 6 from Sally<\/li>\n<li>A Writers\u2019 Reads prompt from Morgen<\/li>\n<li>The Log from Sally<\/li>\n<li>A showcase piece presented by Suzanne<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These items will trickle into your in-box throughout the day. I think this gives us an excellent 2017 Alpha start and I hope you\u2019ll agree with me. Your reactions and your pertinent and impertinent comments will liven up the day and involve us all.<\/p>\n<p>There is no particular Alpha news this time other than what you\u2019ll find in the Log where we always look forward to hearing about your writing adventures. Lesley\u2019s temporary stay in the wings is over and we accept her permanent resignation. Steve is biding his time under too much snow while getting the feel of our activities. The rest of us try to make the most of everything \u2013 our writing, Alpha \u2013 life generally. Carpe diem.<\/p>\n<p>As for general news it seems to me that optimism is a rare luxury amongst observers these days. I loved Meryl Streep\u2019s acceptance speech at the recent Golden Globes ceremony. Maybe I enjoyed the coincidence with our Alpha challenge, but I\u2019d have applauded her rapturously anyway for emphasising the power of art and artists to put the world to rights.<\/p>\n<p>Art is positive. Even the most horrific representation of the horrors of war, Picasso\u2019s Guernica for example, is beautiful even as it depicts the splintered, agonising screams. The sufferings of Tess of the d\u2019Urbervilles are heart-rending but nevertheless as beautiful and reassuringly positive as Monet\u2019s water lilies.<\/p>\n<p>So let\u2019s keep writing to put the world to rights. Show it from its worst possible side or from the most honeyed sugary-sweet side. Any striking picture that captures an audience will have the power of beauty\u2026 like Macbeth\u2019s witches.<\/p>\n<p>Christine<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi Alphas, Welcome to Alphaday 6, the first Alphaday of 2017. Let me wish you all an excellent Writerly New Year. 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