MEETING WEDNESDAY 24-3-10

BAY AND BAY WRITER’S MEETING
WEDNESDAY 24 MARCH 2010

Attended:

Robyn; Cath; Terry; David R; Vala; Mandy; Helene; Melissa

Brags:

Melissa her song has been selected in the top five of the lyrics section of the Great American Song Contest she received an honourable mention – well done!!

Terry’s grandson received the Coaches award for enthusiasm in cricket.

Word of the Day:

David R: Nuance - (noun) a shade of difference; a delicate gradation.
Cath: Euphoria - intense feeling of well-being elation.
Helene: Stultification – to cause to appear or to be stupid, foolish, or absurdly illogical.
Terry: Sophisticated – experienced in worldly ways – sophisticator one who adulterates cheats – to become less naïve.

Homework:

Helene: Obahama’s secret visit to the Shoalhaven.
Vala: Thwaites – Researched novelist.
Cath: Have you or anyone had a premonition that has come true.
Terry: Helena Roerich – Research – Russian philosopher.
David: Transcriptions from family archives – 2 poems:
“A Day on Board the Harrison Bound for California”
“The Californian Miner’s Sabbath”

A description was written of a female character depicted in a romance novel.






Next week:

Facilitator - Helene
Exercise - Jo
Homework - David R

Through commitments of people in the group at times it is impossible for Terry to co-ordinate and organize the roster it was suggested that each person could have homework and an exercise available and utilized if needed.


Homework:

There is always a ‘conflict’ at the beginning of a romantic story;

Create histories of your favourite characters;

Time – event for them to meet – as though intended;

10 obstacles to their union;