by Robyn Bird
Amanda sits at her laptop, staring at a blank Word document. The cursor flashes as minutes pass and her terrible case of writer's block consumes her brain, preventing her from telling her story. If only there were some place for Amanda to come and share her ideas, or lack of.
Luckily, for every student who suffers like Amanda from ‘blank page syndrome,’ there is a club that has the cure for the common writer. The Writer's Guild of WVU Parkersburg is now seeking new members to join in their literary excellence. The Writer's Guild offers sanctuary to students, like Amanda, who wish to have his or her work read, reviewed and cherished.
Since there is such a variety of creative writing, the meetings evolve to try to touch on the entire scope of literature. Officers are elected, but everybody will have a chance to speak and lead. All forms of creative writing will be welcome; fiction, non-fiction, poetry and even plays.
The Writer's Guild is a center for sharing ideas with peers. “It always amazes me at the amount of dedicated writers that surface here,” Gaston said, “In fact, it seems that we [WVU Parkersburg] have no writer's block, they just write and write.” Students are urged to attend, even if for only one meeting to share a bit of his or her own work.
The Writer's Guild meets weekly during Student Engagement Hour. Contact Dr. Patricia Gaston in 0102C or Jeff Byrd in room 1307 for more information. Gaston is available Mondays to Thursdays from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m. and is available to chat to anyone who has any questions.
Gaston is also in charge of Gambit, the campus literary magazine. Gambit is open to all members of the WVU Parkersburg community and family and friends. Submissions can include fiction, creative non-fiction, plays, short stories, poetry and more.
Amanda sits at her laptop, staring at a blank Word document. The cursor flashes as minutes pass and her terrible case of writer's block consumes her brain, preventing her from telling her story. If only there were some place for Amanda to come and share her ideas, or lack of.
Luckily, for every student who suffers like Amanda from ‘blank page syndrome,’ there is a club that has the cure for the common writer. The Writer's Guild of WVU Parkersburg is now seeking new members to join in their literary excellence. The Writer's Guild offers sanctuary to students, like Amanda, who wish to have his or her work read, reviewed and cherished.
Since there is such a variety of creative writing, the meetings evolve to try to touch on the entire scope of literature. Officers are elected, but everybody will have a chance to speak and lead. All forms of creative writing will be welcome; fiction, non-fiction, poetry and even plays.
The Writer's Guild is a center for sharing ideas with peers. “It always amazes me at the amount of dedicated writers that surface here,” Gaston said, “In fact, it seems that we [WVU Parkersburg] have no writer's block, they just write and write.” Students are urged to attend, even if for only one meeting to share a bit of his or her own work.
The Writer's Guild meets weekly during Student Engagement Hour. Contact Dr. Patricia Gaston in 0102C or Jeff Byrd in room 1307 for more information. Gaston is available Mondays to Thursdays from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m. and is available to chat to anyone who has any questions.
Gaston is also in charge of Gambit, the campus literary magazine. Gambit is open to all members of the WVU Parkersburg community and family and friends. Submissions can include fiction, creative non-fiction, plays, short stories, poetry and more.