Record of meeting 28 June 2017

The writers

Terry, Pauline, Helene, Jenni, Elizabeth and welcome Roberta

Words of the day

Epoch – a point in time

Extemporaneous – unrehearsed

Gesticulate – gesture dramatically

Flounce – fling of the body, a ruffle

Coruscate – of light, flash or sparkle

Snuffle – breathe noisily through a partially blocked nose

Writing from words of the day

Pauline – In the early morning air, Roberta – The manikins, Jenni – The Flamenco dancer, Terry – All night long, Helene  - The snake and Elizabeth – Revealing the tops of your legs.

Reading of homework

Six writers created homework as follows:  Pauline – A bath when necessary, Jenni – Very little to write this week, Terry – The initials EW, Elizabeth – Tommy the pony, Roberta – Hungry, cold and lonely and Juan – Hot air (read by Terry).

Exercise – The meteor

The writers created a character and wrote stories including a description of the character and a meteor.  Jenni – My idol, Roberta – I saw a meteor, Pauline – Hollywood here I come, Elizabeth – I can’t lie, Helene – I hate crowds and Terry – The nutty professor.

Exercise - I see, I hear, I smell, I touch/ feel, I taste

The writers motivated by the exercise created the following stories: Helene – Chocolate, Elizabeth – A well groomed man and licorice, Pauline – Light and darkness, Roberta – A bottle, Jenni – Sunny sky & water and Terry – Through my minds eyes.

Homework

The music was loud or any other topic that stimulates your creativity

Record of meeting 21 June 2017

The writers 

Helene, Cath, Terry, Jenni, Pat

Words of the day

Burke – stifled

Guile – cunning skilful deceit

Foreshadow – warning or indication of

Inorganic – not arising from natural growth

Sanguine – blood red, confident, expecting things to go well, habitually hopeful

Writing from words of the day

The writers were not stifled and foreshadowed the future in writing; Helene - In our small city, Cath - The new plan, Pat - Cold fusion, Jenni – the plot and Terry – Ideas to get.

Reading of homework

Jenni – like Basil Faulty, Terry – Chapter 2 The gold fountain pen, Helene – My brain talks to me and Pat – Inner critic.

Exercise - In the cemetery

Cath – the name on the grave, Helene – in the grave, Terry – Rookwood cemetery, Jenni – My brother and I and Pat – I laughed.

Exercise - He always has a bone to pick

Helene – Chickens picking, Cath – The butcher, Pat – The Palaeontologist, Jenni – Picking on others and Terry – Not good enough.

Homework

Goodness gracious me or whatever inspires you

Record of meeting 14 June 2017

Cooma park

The writers

Helene, Pauline, Cath, Terry, Pat, Lynn, Jenny and welcome to Derrick our new on-line member in Cooma.

Words of the day

Belligerent – warlike

Relinquish – give up

Gauche – awkward

Connive – to do something

Abysm- bottomless, unfathomable

Enmity – hostility, hate, antagonism

Supercilious – full of contempt and arrogance

Writing from words of the day

The writers grabbed our negative words and battled to produce the following stories; Pat – I would like, Lynne – a world of hate, Jenny – growing up, Cath – Comeuppance, Terry – Eating gruel, Helene – Donald Trump and Pauline – Pay TV.

Reading of homework

Six of our writers produced great stories; Helene – Catch a falling star, Pauline – School days, Pat – It started as a joke, Jenny – Love dilemma, Terry – train travel and Derrick – Sir Balin and maidens in distress read by Terry.

Exercise 1 - The secret belly dancer or the tooth fairy

This topic created a great deal of fun in the stories: Jenny – Baby swaps, Lynn – Filthy teeth, Pat – Conditions of service, Pauline – Dear Easter Bunny, Helene – The price of friendship and Terry – Deep glasses.

Exercise 2 - On the road again

This musical theme encouraged some singing and the following stories: Pauline – The bench seat, Pat – I love travel, Lynn – The ribbon of grey, Jenny – In July, Terry – Learning to swear and Helene – The smell of warm bread.

Homework

What does your inner critic say?

Or any other topic that inspires you.

Wednesday 7 June 2017

The writers

Terry, Pat, Jenny and Lynn

What happened

A quite non standard meeting. We “shot the breeze” til 2.30 talking about movies and the stories behind them, had a cuppa, and then did a quick write based on about 2 words each.

The meeting was relaxed  didn’t think about taking notes and can’t recall much of what we did.

However it was an enjoyable time and we didn’t leave til right on 4.

Homework

The crying woman’s journal.

Meeting 31 May 2017

The meeting scheduled for Wednesday 31 May 2017 was abandoned as only two people were in attendance at 1.20 pm.

Record of meeting 24 May 2017

The writers

Helene, Terry, Cath, Trevor, Pauline, Pat

The words of the day

Legerdemain – trickery

Diffraction – spread of light

Preside – occupy a chair of authority

Persnickety -fussy about small details

Fettler – responsible for maintenance of railway line

Ultracrepidarian – giving opinions beyond ones area of expertise

Writing from words of the day

Helene – Happiness, Pat – I am invisible, Trevor – The judge, Cath – They need to be careful, Terry – A light appeared and Pauline – in the meeting.

Reading of homework

Pauline – In a metal hut, Pat – Noisy neighbours, Trevor – The horse race, Cath – Perfect day, Terry – A dream and Helene – Lightening

Exercise 1 – conflict – where have you been

The writers started the exercise with “where have you been” and wrote: Trevor – Down the pub, Cath – She bought a new dress, Terry – A win, Helene – the BBQ, Pauline – Near Palm Beach and Pat – Bruises on his back.

Exercise 2 – a place

The writers created stories about a place:  Pat – Portugal, Pauline – Berkley Square, Helene – Tuscany, Terry – A big hairy nose and Cath – The dance class

Homework

He had a scar or
another topic that inspires your creativity

Record of meeting 17 May 2017

The writers

Terry, Cath, Elizabeth, Helene,

The words of the day

Succour – help, aid, support

Nascent – having knowledge

Luddite – opposed to technological change

Bellicose – argumentative, hard to get on with

Plus Pink, Khaki, Purple and Café

Writing from words of the day

The four dedicated writers gathered the words of the day and quietly produced knowledgeable stories: Elizabeth – A young man, Terry – Alfie, Helene – A phone call and Cath The show must go on.

Reading of homework

Three writers shared their homework stories: Helene – Like a story from 17 Magazine, Elizabeth – A Yellow hibiscus and a caftan & Terry – The old man.

Exercise 1 – Look through the Peephole

Elizabeth – sounds of laughter, Terry – Into the night a funny poem, Helene – Thunder and rain & Cath – The police at the door.

Exercise 2 Not at all how I recall it happened

Helene – Childhood memories, Cath – I did not cry, Elizabeth – Not how I saw it & Terry – The scream.

Homework

My life flashed before my eyes or any other topic that contributes to your creativity