Site Stats 2009

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Site Usage 1,453 Visits 8,453 Pageviews 5.82 Pages/Visit 22.78% Bounce Rate 00:04:48 Avg. Time on Site 25.26% % New Visits

Plan 2010

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Tuesday Dates	Meeting Topic or Discussion	Actions Required	Action By	Refreshment Rota
12-Jan-10	Layout guidelines/ideas for logo. Discussion on feedback		Jean guidelines ALL logo feedback	Jean
26-Jan-10	Proof reading own work for Anthology 2009	Decision on logo	ALL	Yvonne
09-Feb-10	Suggestions for Workshops	Decision on publisher for anthology	ALL	Julie
23-Feb-10	FINAL SUBMISSIONS FOR ANTHOLOGY 2009		ALL	Stuart
09-Mar-10		Compilation and Layout	Jean and Yvonne	Anahita
23-Mar-10	Feedback to group 1	Anthology 2009 Completed for distribution	Jean and Yvonne	Fionnuala
06-Apr-10	Easter Week Centre Closed	Get together at pub?	ALL	N/A
13-Apr-10	WORKSHOP 1		ALL	Jean
27-Apr-10	Feedback to group 2		ALL	David
11-May-10				June
25-May-10	Feedback to group 3			Yvonne
08-Jun-10	WORKSHOP 2			Jean
22-Jun-10			ALL	Julie
06-Jul-10	Feedback to group 4			Stuart
20-Jul-10				Anahita
03-Aug-10	WORKSHOP 3			Jean
17-Aug-10	Feedback to group 5		ALL	Fionnuala
31-Aug-10				David
14-Sep-10	Feedback to group 6			June
28-Sep-10	Proof reading own work for Anthology 2010		ALL	Yvonne
12-Oct-10				Julie
26-Oct-10	FINAL SUBMISSIONS FOR ANTHOLOGY 2010		ALL	Stuart
09-Nov-10	Decide Christmas meal venue Year 2011 plan	Compilation and Layout	ALL & Jean/Yvonne for compilation	Anahita
23-Nov-10		Anthology 2010 Completed for distribution	Jean and Yvonne	Fionnuala
07-Dec-10	Christmas Night Out		ALL	Christmas Meal

Michael W Thomas Writing Session at Bold Writers - 6th October 2009

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Bold Writers Group are absolutely delighted to announce that the poet and writer Michael W Thomas visited us on the evening of 6th October for a rich and fruitful writing session.

In my mind Michael's talk was very artistic and drew a beautiful picture which started with the meditation of free writing, and continued with the creation of something we know about by giving it wings and flying it to the lands of fantasy slowly, one flap at the time, while adding dots of colour that develops into splashes of wonderful paint!

And as it goes with any good art, we were told to observe, observe and observe! Look at people around us and listen to their conversations; make notes and use them in our writing!

Michael gave us examples of how poetic language and playing with the words that may sometime have no meanings, can be used in writing to create texture. One of his examples was: "I am FOREVER blowing bubbles!"

Michael talk was magical and his passion for poetry, writing and life, deeply inspired our group.

Please visit Michael website at: http://www.michaelwthomas.co.uk

Anahita

Anthology 2009- Reams of Dreams

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As we are getting nearer to the publication of our 2009 Anthology, the name "Reams of Dreams"  was suggested by June  in our last gathering and loved by all who attended that evening.

I also became volunteer  and went ahead with the creation of  a logo  for our group and a cover for our this year anthology.




This is a cover design for a paperback size publication which will cost us cheaper than last year book and we can submit our own design as opposed to paying the publisher to use one of their own designs.

I look to see how everybody likes this of course!

Winter Witch Writing Competition

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Shall we go? - 10 April

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Birmingham welcomes award winning author

Press Release Details   Summary Fans of Jodi Picoult are in for a treat next month when the award winning author visits Birmingham Central Library to talk about her latest blockbuster Handle With Care. PR Portfolio Libraries Reference Number 11396 Press contact Geoff Coleman on 0121 303 3501 Issue Date 1 April 2009 Fans of Jodi Picoult are in for a treat next month when the award winning author visits Birmingham Central Library to talk about her latest blockbuster Handle With Care. The American writer has been a huge favourite with UK audiences since her debut novel Songs of the Humpback Whale was published to great acclaim in 1992. Picoult will give a talk at Birmingham Central Library on Saturday May 2 (5.30pm for a 6pm start) as part of a worldwide tour to promote her 16th novel, Handle With Care. Cllr Ray Hassall, Cabinet Member for Leisure and Culture, said: "Once again we're delighted to welcome a world renowned author to the Central Library. "Recent events with Rick Wakeman and Tess Gerritsen have proved hugely popular and we're expecting another bumper crowd for Jodi Picoult." Picoult has sold over 3 million books in the UK alone and recently clocked up her sixth consecutive paperback number one with Change of Heart. Free tickets for the event are available from the Box Office on 0121 303 2323 or on www.birminghamboxoffice.com

Short Story Writing Competition

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Dear All,

I thought I'd find some competition to put on this site, after my recent success in getting published on another site, rather than our own. There are obviously a lot out there, and here is one I am listing below:

The firstwriter.com Fifth International Short Story Contest is accepting short stories from around the world. A first prize of £200 is on offer, as well as the possibility of publication in firstwriter.magazine for runners up. Click here for more details.

 

There are loads of other competitions on this site, some free, some you have to pay for. Yvonne, I know you are experienced in entering, so good luck for anyone who wants to have a go.

Writing Competition Entry Published

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After Yvonne putting up the news of writing competition on China a few months ago, I 'rehashed' part of my story from An Unforgetable Trip and submitted The Day the Earth Shook., to an OZ-based website. The outcome has just been announced. Although not the winning entry, mine was published under the Highly Recommended. Please check it out. http://kaixin.com.au/highly-commended-kaixin-writ/

I must say that this is very encouraging and give me impetus for future attempt to enter competitions, like Yvonne. Way to go, everyone!

Writing Competition - 11 Nov 2008

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 Seafield Writing Competition.  This is for poems of up to 30 lines and short stories of up to 2,000 words, on the theme of: Myself when young did ...  Title only to appear on the entry.  Put your name and address on a separate sheet together with the entry title.

    Closing: 30.11.08.
    Prizes: £100, £50 in each category.
    Entry Fee: £5 (cheques to: Seafield Publishing).
    Entry Address: Seafield Publishing, Flat 2, 83 Greens Place, South Shields, NE33 2AQ.

Site Private Writing Page Enhancement - 3 November 2008

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Hi Bold Writers

A new navigation is now added to the Bold Writing page to reflect individual works of the writers who contributed to the site.

By Clicking on each Writer's name, you will see the writings of that person listed. This will help the individual writers to keep track of their writings, while giving the readers the opportunity to see the last published work by each writer.

I hope this enhancement is useful and encourage other members to contribute to the writing so that they get a section in the navigation bar too! :)

Tools - is there a way to have a space for feedback/comments?

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Hi Annahita

I was thinking that maybe you could add a column for readers to give feedback on certain piece of writing. Obviously I am thinking in a longer term - so far the site is being used only by members, in fact, only three os us make regular use of it, but in the future, it may attract more contributions, and I think one feature should be allow readers to make comments - this way, the writers know how well or badly they did and able to edit if they so wish. None of us write perfectly, and there is always room for improvements. What do you think?

Giving constructive feedback is valuable, I believe. We used to do that regularly when we first started the group, and I thought it was very useful. Anyway, I'll leave the nitty-gritty in your capable hands.

 

Bold Writer's Site Links Page Update - 13 October 2008

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There are now links in the Links Page accessible via Toolbox Page Links in the Left bar Navigation. You can also access by clicking on the link below.

http://www.boldwriters.co.uk/links.php

How to attach pictures to our writing on-line?

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Hi Annahita,

I tried to update my article Journey to Kirkland just now, and it seems that although the descriptions are fine but pictures ddo not upload as I have expected. It seems that the website only allows pictures already on-line, is that right? I have attached several photos of mine to my writing and none of them appears in the end.

Is there a way of attaching our own pictures without having to publish them on other websites beforehand? Please let me know.

I very much enjoyed your contribution and Yvonne's piece on Autumn. Very vivid depictions.

Junying

Bold User Guide

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Welcome to boldwriters.co.uk. You have now full access to sites administration in order to be able to add, modify and delete your posts.

Login Screen

To login, access the Login from the top navigation bar and simply type your boldwriters email address such as name@boldwriters.co.uk and enter you password in the Password field. Press Login button.

Once logged in you are able to Update or Remove your items. If there is no item, the tables will be empty.

Please note that deleting is immediate and non-reversible.

To post a new item, click on the Post in the Admin Tasks navigation column on the left via Toolbox.

Enter a Title, copy your writing in the Contents editor/ or directly type them in. You can add e URL to pictures that you have on other site such as Photo Bucket or Flickr.

Select a Category. Currently we have three categories, News for news, Blog for blogging, and Writing for all other writings such as poetry or stories, etc. The default category is Writing.

Select a Rate. It is important to make sure that you select a rate as all writings must have a rate. If you do not select the rate, it will show the default rate.

If you do not want to publish your post on the web for public eyes, and prefer only the members to be able to see it, select No from the Publish and your post will stay only visible to yourself and other bold writers group members, once the log in.

All the news items will appear on the Bold News page with the latest on top.

All the blog items  will appear on each members page as accessible via the left navigation bar under the Writing section of top Navigation. They also appear in the Bold Blog section, with the latest on top.

All other items on the category writing which are selected to be published will appear under the "Writing" from the top navigation, and if they are private, they appear under the "Bold Writing" section.

Until there are actually any posts on the site, the site may show empty contents in a funny way. Do not worry about this, as it will be looking fine once you posted your first few posts.

To Update or Remove a post permanently, click on Update and select your post from the left column for Update and right column for permanent delete.

Webmail

I have created a webmail for each and to check your webmail please visit

http://webmail.names.co.uk/webmail/login.php5

Enter your boldwriters user name which is name_boldwriters.co.uk and password (the same as site password to start with, but can be changed by yourself if required) and you can check your boldwriters email. Using this email when submitting to agents, etc, will add a professional edge to your work and will increase your chances of publication.

Happy writing and hope to see lots of your work online soon.

Writing Blogs

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Dear all,

It's great to see that Yvonne's been wiriting in her blog, a good way to share among this group. I'll start mine in the next few days. I hope more of us will make use of this website.

I look forward to seeing some of you this Saturday.

Junying x

Site Updates

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All the site development updates will appear under my Bold Blog.

Bold Writers Web Site News

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A fantastic start to 2009

First meeting of the group in 2009, was a very promising one. It was a full house, with everybody full of energy and keen to write.

We enjoyed a couple of fantastic short stories by Jean and our recent member Amanda. We got our 2008 Anthologies signed by everybody and we set out work for the next meeting.
And I did bring my camera and took a couple of pictures, which later on were manipulated by Photoshop for the site.

Everybody agreed that in 2009, they will try to use the site more and enjoy connecting with the group to read and provide feedback as well as write.

I look forward to see lots of your contributions on this site.

Please keep yourself updated with news!

Site Traffic Update 1st Nov to 1st Dec 2008

• 299 Visits
  
• 2,328 Page View
• 7.79 Pages/Visit
• 0.70% Bounce Rate
• 00:06:21 Avg. Time on Site
• 17.06% % New Visits

Site Traffic Info - 11 Nov 2008

It is nearly six months since the launch of the Bold Writers's site and it proved to be very popular with members and much popular with the public who has access only to the published work.

Here is the Google Analytics statistics for the site for the last 30 days:

231 Visits 46 Absolute Unique Visitors 2,064 Page Views 8.94 Average Page Views 00:06:58 Time on Site 8.66% Bounce Rate 17.75% New Visits

Thanks to all the members and visitors.

Bold Writers Web Site Launch - June 2008

Bold Writers Web Site is launched in June 2008 and used by members since then.

This site is a complete Content Management System (CMS), which gives the logged on users the ability to add, modify or delete their own created contents.

This will reduce the site administration and speeds up the update of the site by the users once they decide on adding/changing or removing any of their posts.

We have three categories published on our site, our Writing are static items, such as stories and poems, News are items that gives us information and update on events and finally we have the ability to keep our own blog.

The site gives the members the option to keep their posts private. A post that is flagged as publish will only be visible on the site for all, otherwise only the owner and the members can view it.

And finally we all have to create rating for our writings. This is to give our readers the ability to decide whether a post is suitable for them or not.

Here is a summary of our ratings:

U = Universal - i.e everybody
PG = Parental Guidance, may have some materials that parents may consider not suitable for children.
13+ = Over 13 Only: May have mild swearing and mild violence, but no reference to sex or drugs.
18+ = Over 18 Only: May have mild references to sex or drugs and more swearing.
GC = Graphical Contents: These posts will have advance references to sex and drugs and advanced use of bad language.

We publish the rating of each post to so that our readers can decide on what they read. If the rating found to be not correct by any member, this should be reported to the post owner in the first place, so they can change the rating to the correct one, and if not changed within reasonable time interval, the matter should be reported to the web master, who will be able to freeze the post until further action is taken by the post owner.

The site has proved to be very popular in blog section, with members interact and keep in touch with each other on regular basis.

If you would like to become a member of Bold Writers, please contact us for more details.