08 April 2010

Writers group Meeting Wednesday 7th April

Goodies Present, Terry, Jo, Mary, Kath, Melissa, Robyn

Brags pretty lame, Mary “Done Stuff” – Jo – Well not really and Kath had a dead Easter NO Chocolate.

Word of the day
Inimical – Nefarious – Alacrity—Vacuous –
Followed by a discussion on Cigarettes and the sale of, from only dedicated checkouts.

Homework set by David was “Eagles over Jervis Bay.” – an excellent result. It was decided for members to email their poem or story to David.

During discussion on existing Romance homework Terry and Mary have decided to revert to a thriller, so, our next long project will be on Thriller writing conducted by Mary and Terry. Thankyou for volunteering.

Competition Newcastle poetry - $20 entry fee, $11,000 in prizes
www.newcastlepoetryprize.com

Excellent exercise on poetry writing from Melissa – A series of thought processing applications and then using what we have as a base for a poem.

Homework; Write three smells you love
Write three smells you hate

Use them all when you write a story that includes the sentence “I pulled into the petrol station”

Next Week facilitator Jo
Exercise
Homework Kath