Present
Helene, Wendy, Jo,
Terry, David C, Geoff, Pauline, Leonie, Cath, Diane, Lyn, Elizabeth
Words of the day
Madcap = foolish
or reckless
Inkling = a slight
idea or suspicion
Badger = to keep
at it
Nexus = connection
or link
Intermit = to
discontinue temporarily
Platitude = flat,
dull or trite
Onerous =
burdensome
Poignant = moving,
intense, sharp or sour taste
Lynch-pin =
necessary connection between two things
Barrow = earth
mound
Keratin = tough
protein of horns and nails
Segue = smooth
transition
Stories from words of the day
Pauline – the
horse, the police and the travesty
Geoff – a state
election approaches
Helene – The
celebrity A list
Wendy – Wish you
were dead
Cath – The
ceremony
Terry – A
political wheelie
Jo – Cutting nails
to beauty
Lyn – Excavation
by David A
Diane – The
boarding school
Leonie –
Kidnapping a politician
David C – At the
meeting
Jo – I have a
message for you
Lyn – I know where
you live
Diane – You have
won two thousand pounds
Leonie – Hello
from your guardian
David C – Packman
Pauline – This is
the end of the world
Terry - They met
in a coffee shop
Helene -
Exterminate
Garry - We’re
sorry
Discussion
Terry recommended
purchasing the emotional thesaurus to help with the show don’t tell approach to
writing.
Exercise
We each wrote a
few sentences to demonstrate “being embarrassed” using the technique of show
not tell – we showed lots of red faces, shuffling, eye covering and coughing.
Write a story of a
character who has everything important to her taken away, she can’t make
excuses any longer, she comes to a fork in the road where she makes a decision.
