BLOG FOR WRITERS GROUP
JUNE 15TH 2011-06-15
ATTENDING.
Melissa. Mandy, Robyn,Wendy, Terry, David Cargill, David Rudder. Geoff Bolton. Di Hamer. Rochelle Mills. Leonne Worthy; new member Rochelle Mills.
More men than ladies for once well for ten minutes.
News Items.
Mandy still has her sore yaw and feeling down over friends so ill, life goes on. On a happier note she has published three books on smashwords now.
Geoff going to Eisteddfods and enjoying watching the talented participants.
Wendy nothing this week.
Mellisa her 14yr old cousin is visiting and singing her songs She might be moving to Wagga in January. We are not amused with news.
Robyn. Went to visit friends and all her grandchildren, enjoyed it all despite the weather.
Terry. His grandson had a hair cut and was excited to give his curls to his grandfather who has a serious hair loss. AAhh!
David C. Went to see his grandson and went bowling with him and his new knees. He scored over 100 so felt he did well, well done knees..
David Rudder. Took his hip to the medical centre and had a steroid injection in it and it is helping the pain.
Di. Did water aerobics and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Rochelle our new member. Welcome to the Mad House and we hope you will come back again. Rochelle wants to learn to write and cares for her father. Married with two kids. Loves writing about her own life and thoughts.
Leonie. Home loan approved and the builder will start her new home. How exciting.
Word of the Day.
David C. Nuance a graduate between colours or a subtle difference in a person meanings.
Terry. brusque. Abrupt in manner. Scotch. To make harmless. To scotch a rumour.
Melissa. Kibosh. same as scotch but needed looking up. We found it is to dispose of something. To put an end to something.
Geoff. Scratch. has many meanings Not up to scratch or to scratch and has a sporting meaning to take off. Mark or cut.
Claque. people put in an audience to cheer and make comments..
Mandy. Sublimate to divert energy an emotion or impulse arising from primitive instinct.
Wendy. Refudiate. A word made up by a politician a malapropism of Repudiate. The politician Sara Palin used it to deny something.
Di. Racketeer A crime to be carried out without attracting attention. These people were known as Racketeers.
David R. Provocative. Adj. to cause annoyance or anger deliberately. Provocative pose can be sexual.
Homework.
Wendy. Poem Under the Bed. A really funny poem.
Mandy read part of a novel. Lost then Found.
Melissa. Hidding under my bed. A boys prospective of what's under his bed. You would not believe what was there!
Terry. Jims Dilemma. A really funny poem that had us in fits. Terry should send this off we all said.
David C. Poetic Licence. Another funny poem.
David R. Unpleasant secrets. A very sexy tale and so funny. We are concerned for him he seems to have sex on the brain today.
Di. Dear Diary. Short story. Another sexy tale.
David C read another chapter from his current Novel, still to be named. We are very interested in the detective he also got into bed with someone this time. These Men!
Geoff Bolton. Read another chapter from his novel. Showa 46.This has a Japanese theme and is very interesting.
Exercise We did the opposites of words. Such as female and male animals and other opposites. Wendy was so quick with her responses. For a 4'11" she is packed with information and was the champion by a mile.
Quick write. It was time for a change. Some poems and short pieces. Well done and entertaining
We discussed putting some of these wonderful poems onto a disc and Mandy would like to go into talking books. This could be a new venture but we might need some software to do it. Terry will price some and see what is the best deal as he is good at this. We have some money in the kitty.
Mandy printed out some of the groups Anthology at $5 a book to cover the ink. Any one wanting one please contact her and order one.
For new writers who want instruction about writing and getting stuff ready to publish we do have books and information you can borrow. If you feel daunted at the thought one of the group will mentor you and give you any help you need. We are a wonderful group and very modest with it.
Homework. Stolen Ring. Fear of Spiders. A Sinister Stranger. Use all three or some of them, do a poem, short story or long one. What ever you do just write and enjoy it.
