15 August 2018

Record of meeting 15 August 2018

The writers

Terry, Helene, Trevor and Pauline

Farewell to Garry who is returning to Malaysia for another couple of years


The words of the day

Pervert – lead astray

Copacetic - In excellent order

Offshoring – outsourcing off shore

Nocturne – dreamy musical piece

Umami – a savoury taste from Japanese delicious

Patronymic – family name derived from the name of the father

Kahuna – Hawaiian word, defined as a priest, sorcerer, magician, wizard, minister, expert

Writing from words of the day

The writers wrote in a dreamy way on the topics - Made the call, Take a turn, I am sick of the word pervert and I waited in a queue.

Reading of homework

Terry read out - The enriching fire written Juan – it was an interesting story about the importance of maintaining a group.  

The other writers wrote about Angel 732, Lost in the City to Surf, School holidays again and How to make a fortune while waiting in traffic.

Exercise - Sometimes things just

The writers created two of each of the following - characters, body of water, flowers and foods. The writers then created a story with those characters and other items. The stories included - Hugh Grant, Movie in the Marina, Marigold Pie and Tulips on the Thames.

Exercise – a visit from your friend’s father

The writers wrote about - Comedy interrupted, The mystery visitor, Look at the face and A weathered leathery face.

Homework

Write the lyrics of a song or a story about writing a song.


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