BAY AND BASIN WRITER’S GROUP
MEETING 28th APRIL 2010.
Attended: Mary, Terry, Robyn, Jo, Cath, Helene & David R. (Facilitator).
Brags:
Mary is off to Tumut next week for a getaway on their block of land.
Terry wet to NAB and received excellent service!
Robyn, re Family History has tracked down a family relation on Joe’s side fought in the Sedan around 1885.
Jo showed us more of her treasure trove retrieved from her ceiling, this time old silver plated forks & spoons!
Cath has graduated from her exercise class at the Aquatic Centre – Congrats!
Word of the day:
Mary: Catafalque, The decorated framework of a coffin of a distinguished person.
Terry: Armed with his latest “unique” book titled “Nick Names”
Singled out the word “Miss” that was used to describe a promiscuous women or Whore – Wow! No wonder it’s rarely used these days!
Also the adage “Today’s morality is yesterdays morality accepted.
Robyn: Vanquished, Defeat thoroughly.
Cath: Lachrymose, Tearful, melancholy.
Helene: Rendezvous: A meeting between two or more people.
David R: Fulminant, Severe and sudden onset. Analogy: Comparison between two things.
Homework:
Terry: Side-splitting cleverly written poem.
Jo: Amusing Poem, “The differences between us”
Cath: Short story “Memories” Reminisces of many entertaining, first times.
Helene: “Me First”, an amusing poem from early childhood on.
David R: A continuation of the Romantic Poem “Davinas Dilemma” and a short poem, “first time” meeting.
Vala: Robyn read a steamy story from Vala, that produced gasps - then an extremely clever conclusion.
Exercise: “Oh No”, produced many very funny short stories and poems – A good exposition into some of our “warped” minds!!!
Homework: “The Future”
Write about your life or the life of a fictitious character. Describe the person’s appearance, characteristics and lifestyle today and in 5 or 10 years time.
29 April 2010
25 April 2010
BAY AND BAY WRITER’S GROUP
MEETING 20 APRIL 2010
Attended: David R; Jo; Helene; Terry; Cath; Vala; Winifred
Welcome Winifred back after an absence of 18 months.
Brags:
Terry modified a mouse trap caught black rats yuk!!
Cath rock granny had her grandson’s band stay with her overnight.
Jo now officially is knows as a ‘Bataan Bastard’.
Word of the Day:
Terry: A Colleseum - any large sporting building used for games and contests
Jo: Jeopardise - pose a threat – put at risk
Popinjay - vain and talkative person
Cath: Evocative - tending to evoke a response especially an emotional one
Sambo - a racial term for a black person with mixed heritage
David: Ultimo - in the last month
Aver - to assert or prove the truth
Anecdote - a short or amusing story about a real person
Homework:
Terry A Boring Life
Jo Homeward Bound
David R Out of the Bag
Cath Leaving
Helene Other People’s Lives
Vala Peacock Blue
Competitions:
Website : Short Stories Australia 2010
Peter Cowan Writer’s Centre
Winifred: Would anyone know who Could do assessments on Children’s Books please contact Winifred through the B&B Writer’s.
Exercise: David R - “The End of the Road” in a positive note – it was a difficult exercise to keep on a positive note!!
Suggestion: Occasionally meetings could be taken to different venues eg outside.
Homework: Short Story – The First Time
MEETING 20 APRIL 2010
Attended: David R; Jo; Helene; Terry; Cath; Vala; Winifred
Welcome Winifred back after an absence of 18 months.
Brags:
Terry modified a mouse trap caught black rats yuk!!
Cath rock granny had her grandson’s band stay with her overnight.
Jo now officially is knows as a ‘Bataan Bastard’.
Word of the Day:
Terry: A Colleseum - any large sporting building used for games and contests
Jo: Jeopardise - pose a threat – put at risk
Popinjay - vain and talkative person
Cath: Evocative - tending to evoke a response especially an emotional one
Sambo - a racial term for a black person with mixed heritage
David: Ultimo - in the last month
Aver - to assert or prove the truth
Anecdote - a short or amusing story about a real person
Homework:
Terry A Boring Life
Jo Homeward Bound
David R Out of the Bag
Cath Leaving
Helene Other People’s Lives
Vala Peacock Blue
Competitions:
Website : Short Stories Australia 2010
Peter Cowan Writer’s Centre
Winifred: Would anyone know who Could do assessments on Children’s Books please contact Winifred through the B&B Writer’s.
Exercise: David R - “The End of the Road” in a positive note – it was a difficult exercise to keep on a positive note!!
Suggestion: Occasionally meetings could be taken to different venues eg outside.
Homework: Short Story – The First Time
20 April 2010
Wednesday 14.4.10.
Meeting began with the knowledge that our numbers were to be down owing to a dearth of appointments by those absent. The members present were David R., Robyn, Jo, Terry, Cath, and Vala.
Jo was the facilitator.
First up were Brags:
Jo has been awarded life membership in a US arm of Battling Bastards of Bataan. This happened because of a mysterious book that Jo decided to send to US. No research details available on it yet. But it is theirs to keep. It is called Bataan.
David has fallen foul of dentistry snails and has had trouble trying to do without the necessary improvements not being made in a good time. We agree with you, David.
David said he made contact with relatives on the week-end and had a good time.
Cath didn't go anywhere, but she changed a fuse. Good girl.
Vala had her first grandchild's photos to show, only two of them, she doesn't waste words, does Vala, and we saw a lovely boy.
Robyn still doing family history.
Terry has been collating poetry for chapbook.
Word of the Day:
Well, 'chapbook' raised a few guesses, it is actually, a book sold by a vendor, eons ago, who was called a chap. Fairy stories, etc. was sold, he travelled around.
David: Detente: Easing of hostility or stranied relations.
Avast: Nautical, stop, cease, hold fast.
Cathy: Denigrate: Blacken, slander.
Vala: Discussion re great grand-parent. Why are Aunts called 'Great' and not 'Grand'.
Robyn:Banal: So commonplace it lacks freshness, lack of taste.
Jejune: Dull, barren
Fatuous: smugness, inane.
Terry: Melanistic, darkness of colour, schonel? Anyone out there know what this is?
David and all discussed 'spit' and 'split'. Apparently some people get these two mixed up.
The homework was 'I drove into the petrol station'. Connect with three smells you like and three smells you hate. These were the results:
Terry: a poem called "Olfactory".
David: Read out last week's 'Eagle' poem, and then a poem 'On The Nose' for this week.
Discussion continued about rotten breaths and the smell of the middle of a fresh-baked loaf. David read about keeping love alive by using distance as a factor so it never goes stale. We agreed.
Jo didn't do homework. No one was game to smack a Bastard, either.
Cathy read out 'Sniff, Sniff', a true-to-life picture of a visit to a garage. Buying food and etc.
Robyn - 'A Stinking Day'.
All entries were exceptional.
Our exercise was to guess which words meant what in history. We didn't do well. Terry kept playing up, and he was presenting it.
Robyn was riding a horse in her seat...never mind, Rob. Things'll get better.
All sporting words next, mostly not known, so we all failed (well, not all).
A good afternoon set aside by mutual consent for a little getting together as a group of like-minded friends. Which was good for the soul. That was always a prime function of community clubs, don't you think? We discussed our home efforts, some of us are entering competitions or writing or learning different stuff.
The homework for next week is: While travelling on a train you overhear this mobile phone conversation: 'Has he gone, will he be back soon?' ..........'Good, you will be able to get in and get the things.'
Who is/are the person/s involved? What could have happened, what may happen, write your interpretation of events leading up to or following this.
Meeting began with the knowledge that our numbers were to be down owing to a dearth of appointments by those absent. The members present were David R., Robyn, Jo, Terry, Cath, and Vala.
Jo was the facilitator.
First up were Brags:
Jo has been awarded life membership in a US arm of Battling Bastards of Bataan. This happened because of a mysterious book that Jo decided to send to US. No research details available on it yet. But it is theirs to keep. It is called Bataan.
David has fallen foul of dentistry snails and has had trouble trying to do without the necessary improvements not being made in a good time. We agree with you, David.
David said he made contact with relatives on the week-end and had a good time.
Cath didn't go anywhere, but she changed a fuse. Good girl.
Vala had her first grandchild's photos to show, only two of them, she doesn't waste words, does Vala, and we saw a lovely boy.
Robyn still doing family history.
Terry has been collating poetry for chapbook.
Word of the Day:
Well, 'chapbook' raised a few guesses, it is actually, a book sold by a vendor, eons ago, who was called a chap. Fairy stories, etc. was sold, he travelled around.
David: Detente: Easing of hostility or stranied relations.
Avast: Nautical, stop, cease, hold fast.
Cathy: Denigrate: Blacken, slander.
Vala: Discussion re great grand-parent. Why are Aunts called 'Great' and not 'Grand'.
Robyn:Banal: So commonplace it lacks freshness, lack of taste.
Jejune: Dull, barren
Fatuous: smugness, inane.
Terry: Melanistic, darkness of colour, schonel? Anyone out there know what this is?
David and all discussed 'spit' and 'split'. Apparently some people get these two mixed up.
The homework was 'I drove into the petrol station'. Connect with three smells you like and three smells you hate. These were the results:
Terry: a poem called "Olfactory".
David: Read out last week's 'Eagle' poem, and then a poem 'On The Nose' for this week.
Discussion continued about rotten breaths and the smell of the middle of a fresh-baked loaf. David read about keeping love alive by using distance as a factor so it never goes stale. We agreed.
Jo didn't do homework. No one was game to smack a Bastard, either.
Cathy read out 'Sniff, Sniff', a true-to-life picture of a visit to a garage. Buying food and etc.
Robyn - 'A Stinking Day'.
All entries were exceptional.
Our exercise was to guess which words meant what in history. We didn't do well. Terry kept playing up, and he was presenting it.
Robyn was riding a horse in her seat...never mind, Rob. Things'll get better.
All sporting words next, mostly not known, so we all failed (well, not all).
A good afternoon set aside by mutual consent for a little getting together as a group of like-minded friends. Which was good for the soul. That was always a prime function of community clubs, don't you think? We discussed our home efforts, some of us are entering competitions or writing or learning different stuff.
The homework for next week is: While travelling on a train you overhear this mobile phone conversation: 'Has he gone, will he be back soon?' ..........'Good, you will be able to get in and get the things.'
Who is/are the person/s involved? What could have happened, what may happen, write your interpretation of events leading up to or following this.
08 April 2010
Writers group Meeting Wednesday 7th April
Goodies Present, Terry, Jo, Mary, Kath, Melissa, Robyn
Brags pretty lame, Mary “Done Stuff” – Jo – Well not really and Kath had a dead Easter NO Chocolate.
Word of the day
Inimical – Nefarious – Alacrity—Vacuous –
Followed by a discussion on Cigarettes and the sale of, from only dedicated checkouts.
Homework set by David was “Eagles over Jervis Bay.” – an excellent result. It was decided for members to email their poem or story to David.
During discussion on existing Romance homework Terry and Mary have decided to revert to a thriller, so, our next long project will be on Thriller writing conducted by Mary and Terry. Thankyou for volunteering.
Competition Newcastle poetry - $20 entry fee, $11,000 in prizes
www.newcastlepoetryprize.com
Excellent exercise on poetry writing from Melissa – A series of thought processing applications and then using what we have as a base for a poem.
Homework; Write three smells you love
Write three smells you hate
Use them all when you write a story that includes the sentence “I pulled into the petrol station”
Next Week facilitator Jo
Exercise
Homework Kath
Goodies Present, Terry, Jo, Mary, Kath, Melissa, Robyn
Brags pretty lame, Mary “Done Stuff” – Jo – Well not really and Kath had a dead Easter NO Chocolate.
Word of the day
Inimical – Nefarious – Alacrity—Vacuous –
Followed by a discussion on Cigarettes and the sale of, from only dedicated checkouts.
Homework set by David was “Eagles over Jervis Bay.” – an excellent result. It was decided for members to email their poem or story to David.
During discussion on existing Romance homework Terry and Mary have decided to revert to a thriller, so, our next long project will be on Thriller writing conducted by Mary and Terry. Thankyou for volunteering.
Competition Newcastle poetry - $20 entry fee, $11,000 in prizes
www.newcastlepoetryprize.com
Excellent exercise on poetry writing from Melissa – A series of thought processing applications and then using what we have as a base for a poem.
Homework; Write three smells you love
Write three smells you hate
Use them all when you write a story that includes the sentence “I pulled into the petrol station”
Next Week facilitator Jo
Exercise
Homework Kath
31 March 2010
Meeting notes 31 March 2010
Present: Mary, Mandy, Terry, Jo, David R, Kath, Melissa, Robyn, Helene
Enjoy your Easter break and thanks to Mary for the rock cakes, Virginia for the babana cake and the easter bunny for the chocolate eggs.
Brags
Jo had a poem published on line and a comment about UFOs in the Courier mail. She is now working on a radio play.
Mary went to Darwin and for the first time saw rivers running in the NT. While in the NT she had a ride in a huge mining truck driven by her daughter. Had a photo taken at Adelaide River with the crocodile filmed in Crocodile Dundee.
Mandy has been busy writing and enjoying the romance course.
Words of the day
David R – spelunker – one who explores caves for sport from Latin
Jo – digitabulist – collector of thimbles
Terry – profligacy – 1 great wickedness and vice 2 – reckless extravagance, reckless acts of generosity
Mandy – coruscating – give off flashing lights to sparkle
Mary – chevron – a figure pattern or object having the shape of a V or inverted V
Melissa – meretricious – superficially attractive or insincere
Kath – malevolence – malice, ill will, cruelty
Homework readings
Mandy – The more I resisted – part of her romance story
Kath – Sing to me
Helene – It was finished yet
David R – Romantic story as a poem
Jo – Don’t forget to call me dad – a poem
Terry – Sing to me – story of a dead bird
Exercise was a spelling test provided by Jo.
Competitions
Bush poetry association competitions – see http://www.abpa.org.au/Bush/entry.html
FAW Short story competition 2010 – closing date 1 June 2010 www.fawwa.org.au for details
Wet ink short story competition – First prize $3,000 closing 31 August 2010 http://www.wetink.com.au for details
Romance writing
Mandy shared more of her experience from the romance writing course.
Romance homework – prepare a list of obstacles for the heroine and make plots from them or write your first chapter where the two main characters meet which shows instant attraction between the hero and heroine. Due in three weeks.
Homework from David R – Imagine you are an eagle soaring over the waters of Jervis Bay. Write a poem or short story describing how you feel and what you see below.
Next meeting - 7 April 2010
Facilitator – Robyn
Exercise – Melissa
Homework – to be selected from quotes from Ex libris – a literary game provide by Jo
Enjoy your Easter break and thanks to Mary for the rock cakes, Virginia for the babana cake and the easter bunny for the chocolate eggs.
Brags
Jo had a poem published on line and a comment about UFOs in the Courier mail. She is now working on a radio play.
Mary went to Darwin and for the first time saw rivers running in the NT. While in the NT she had a ride in a huge mining truck driven by her daughter. Had a photo taken at Adelaide River with the crocodile filmed in Crocodile Dundee.
Mandy has been busy writing and enjoying the romance course.
Words of the day
David R – spelunker – one who explores caves for sport from Latin
Jo – digitabulist – collector of thimbles
Terry – profligacy – 1 great wickedness and vice 2 – reckless extravagance, reckless acts of generosity
Mandy – coruscating – give off flashing lights to sparkle
Mary – chevron – a figure pattern or object having the shape of a V or inverted V
Melissa – meretricious – superficially attractive or insincere
Kath – malevolence – malice, ill will, cruelty
Homework readings
Mandy – The more I resisted – part of her romance story
Kath – Sing to me
Helene – It was finished yet
David R – Romantic story as a poem
Jo – Don’t forget to call me dad – a poem
Terry – Sing to me – story of a dead bird
Exercise was a spelling test provided by Jo.
Competitions
Bush poetry association competitions – see http://www.abpa.org.au/Bush/entry.html
FAW Short story competition 2010 – closing date 1 June 2010 www.fawwa.org.au for details
Wet ink short story competition – First prize $3,000 closing 31 August 2010 http://www.wetink.com.au for details
Romance writing
Mandy shared more of her experience from the romance writing course.
Romance homework – prepare a list of obstacles for the heroine and make plots from them or write your first chapter where the two main characters meet which shows instant attraction between the hero and heroine. Due in three weeks.
Homework from David R – Imagine you are an eagle soaring over the waters of Jervis Bay. Write a poem or short story describing how you feel and what you see below.
Next meeting - 7 April 2010
Facilitator – Robyn
Exercise – Melissa
Homework – to be selected from quotes from Ex libris – a literary game provide by Jo
28 March 2010
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;
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;
18 March 2010
Meeting 17 March 2010
Meeting notes for 17/3/10
Once again a very successful meeting with 8 in attendance; Terry Melissa, Jo, Robyn, Cath, Vala, Mary and Mandy. As always lots of laughter, debate and bon homme.
Words of the day were interesting.
Jo wanted to know why there is two n’s in beginning. This of course sparked quite a debate, which in turn brought other words to light. Well done Jo, as always you make us think.
Rob’s was erudite—learned. She also brought up, and we know how annoying it has become of late, T.V. grammar. This too had quite a decent discussion.
Cath’s was vapid—flat or dull, insipid
Mary’s was sub rosa—under the rose, secrecy, confidential, hence rose decorations in ceilings etc.
Terry’s was glebe—farmland which is used to generate income for churches. We decided that’s where Glebe in Sydney got it’s name.
Terry set an interesting homework assignment where similes or metaphors were to be used in place of given sentences. A wide variety were found, just confirming that we’re a clever lot.
Jo received a Highly Commended certificate for her ‘Sharks, Whales and Gropers’ piece entered in the Port Mac Quarrie-Hastings Region competition.
Rob’s Joe is in hospital for ??? how long. Enjoy the break Rob. Dave and Cath are well according to Terry who saw them in R.T.A.; some family issues. We’re all thinking of you.
Mandy did a great job of presenting our first part of the romance course. She pointed out that it’s a lot harder than we might think. Once again we discussed all aspects of what is entailed in writing romance. We decided that it will be good to be out of our comfort zones and that we should at least give it a try.
Authors to read in the genre recommended by the setter of the course, I don’t know his name. Nora Roberts, Nora Loft, Victoria Holt, Jean Plaidy, Danielle Steele, Catherine Cookson,, plus a few others I didn’t write down.
See you in two weeks, Maryx
Once again a very successful meeting with 8 in attendance; Terry Melissa, Jo, Robyn, Cath, Vala, Mary and Mandy. As always lots of laughter, debate and bon homme.
Words of the day were interesting.
Jo wanted to know why there is two n’s in beginning. This of course sparked quite a debate, which in turn brought other words to light. Well done Jo, as always you make us think.
Rob’s was erudite—learned. She also brought up, and we know how annoying it has become of late, T.V. grammar. This too had quite a decent discussion.
Cath’s was vapid—flat or dull, insipid
Mary’s was sub rosa—under the rose, secrecy, confidential, hence rose decorations in ceilings etc.
Terry’s was glebe—farmland which is used to generate income for churches. We decided that’s where Glebe in Sydney got it’s name.
Terry set an interesting homework assignment where similes or metaphors were to be used in place of given sentences. A wide variety were found, just confirming that we’re a clever lot.
Jo received a Highly Commended certificate for her ‘Sharks, Whales and Gropers’ piece entered in the Port Mac Quarrie-Hastings Region competition.
Rob’s Joe is in hospital for ??? how long. Enjoy the break Rob. Dave and Cath are well according to Terry who saw them in R.T.A.; some family issues. We’re all thinking of you.
Mandy did a great job of presenting our first part of the romance course. She pointed out that it’s a lot harder than we might think. Once again we discussed all aspects of what is entailed in writing romance. We decided that it will be good to be out of our comfort zones and that we should at least give it a try.
Authors to read in the genre recommended by the setter of the course, I don’t know his name. Nora Roberts, Nora Loft, Victoria Holt, Jean Plaidy, Danielle Steele, Catherine Cookson,, plus a few others I didn’t write down.
See you in two weeks, Maryx
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