Present: Terry, David R, Wendy, Mandy, Helene, Geoff, Robyn
We held a general discussion on critiquing of other people's work. It was agreed that we should directly ask a member if we want feedback.
In addition we had quite a discussion regarding the way we run the weekly meetings.
Excellent and important feedback was received from existing and other members currently not attending. It was agreed that the brag/news session at the beginning had got out of hand and was becoming a bit of a talk fest. We agreed to trial the following general outline in future meetings and modify it as we go to get the best outcome for all members.
1 pm – 2:30 pm
Short news (2 minutes max. each)
Word of the day
Quick write from words of the day (10 mins max)
Reading that quick write
Homework reading (allocated from previous week)
approx. 2:30 pm afternoon tea
Remainder of afternoon
Book/Author discussion ( share a taste of your favourite book or author)
Major project reading (share part of your bigger project)
Homework setting
Word of the day
Wendy – disingenuous - lacking in frankness, candor, or sincerity; false or hypocritical. Mandy – sagacities – foresight, good judgement.
Helene - abroad - English people going to Europe.
Geoff – sycophant – A person who uses flattery to gain favour with someone in power
Terry – vivify – to give life or make it more vivid or animate.
David R - Gordian knot – difficult or involved problem.
Homework reading
"What is the one invention I could not live without"
David R – The unicorn – prose on an explosion and a ship and a poem My vibrator
Wendy – a funny poem about the flushing loo.
Mandy – Being digested - memories of life before, and since, electricity.
Helene – the lovely one.
Terry – grey matter...my brain
David R read a poem about word homework.
Geoff read more of his novel set in Tokyo.
Quick write from words of the day
Helene – the Gordian knot.
Geoff - the tour guide.
Terry – poem on writing.
Robyn – on a tour.
David R – two poems about disappearing abroad.
Wendy – a poem - Vivifying my marriage.
Homework - A packet of nuts, 2 lbs of flour and a bag of fertiliser. What was it for?
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