Present: Jo, David R, Robyn, Terry, Cath, Helene, Wendy, Mandy, Geoff, David C and welcome to Trish
Brags
Terry found an old work colleague through “The Open Road” publication and found that they have lots in common. Robyn’s husband Joe had a pulmonary embolism on his lungs last week but is OK now. David R has been away on his property at Jerrong and read a poem he wrote about being out there. Jo had a problem with the RTA because of her doctor’s mistake and her new doctor has fixed it. David C went to a garage sale and bought knee pads and cleaned out under his house, he has no problems with his new knees. Geoff who is interested in Japanese writers brought books by Japanese authors to pass around and share. Trish gave up her former life and set up an Internet business and writes two blogs every week on nail technology. Mandy has bought a new lounge suite after 22 years. Mandy thanked Terry and Robyn for edits to her novel. Wendy bought 178 books on a CD for her e-reader for $1 all classics. Helene shared the book she is reading “Save your brain”. Cathy likes this hot weather.
Words of the day
Jo - infra – a prefix meaning below. David C- lucubration – writing by candlelight reminds Geoff of lugubrious. Geoff – his pet hate is how advertisers who turn a verb into a noun eg spend. Trish asked if people have blogs her blog is www.nailsalonsuccesscoach.com, and Geoff’s blog is geoffbolton.net Wendy – lubricious – slippery or lewd. Cath – aplomb – with dignity and self confidence. Terry – indefatigable – not tired. Robyn – read an intriguing quote from “the Ruined map” provided by Geoff. David R – histrionic meaning dramatic representation, theatricals and hyperbole meaning obvious exaggeration.
Homework
Cath – Boy it’s hot. Terry - déjà vu. Robyn – No time for a boyfriend. David R – Car history. Jo – min min lights. David C – Charlie the detective in Redfern. Mandy – Stretching the friendship. Wendy – Getting there. Helene – Not a good place.
Exercise - The brain health quiz had mixed reactions to the concepts and results.
Homework due 9 February 2011 – use these words and ideas to write a short story, poem or chapter to your novel
The chemist nervously said, I don’t know what he was given but the prescription your brother took away this morning is still here. He is not answering his phone.
Highlighted event - 25 March 6 pm Poetry River reading at the Arts Centre
Competition – Original one hour radio play on any subject to the 12 th Annual Radio Playwriting Competition UK. Entries close 31 March 2011. Entry forms available at www.bbcworldservice.com/radioplay and from British Council offices.
02 February 2011
20 January 2011
Record of meeting 19 January 2011
Present: Jo, Terry, Robyn, Cathy, Geoff, Helene, Wendy, Mandy, David C.
Brags: Terry has bought himself a new PC an Apple Mac. Robyn is wearing her mothers beautiful princess sapphire and diamond ring. Geoff bought a magazine showing history of the local youth orchestra. Helene went to the beach on Sunday. Wendy has tickets to see the Waratahs in Nowra. Mandy has too many brags to list. David C is a grandfather again.
Words of the day
Terry - Jejune lacking nourishing qualities, dull, unsatisfying to the mind, boring.
Robyn – rigmarole – a load of non sense
Cathy - Acolyte – attendant in a church.
Geoff – sanction – against or for something
Helene – hiatus – a gap, rest, break
Wendy – primrose path – life of sensual pleasure
Mandy – bare and bear
David C – inconsequential – not following logically, consequential – as a result
Jo – sapid – savoury having flavour, Vapid – dull, not having flavour. Sanable –able to be cured. Hale and hail and tenterhooks.
David C brought a poem that may be from AB Patterson. He is researching further. Jo bought in an interesting metal challis she found many years ago. More updates on these items later.
No meeting next week 26 January 2011 as it is Australia day
Reading from homework
Terry – Common and refined
Cathy – Eavesdropping
Helene – I couldn’t help myself
Wendy – Overheard
Mandy – The laughing order
David C - As winter grows near and Picking up Johansson – start of a novel.
Jo – Being first
Exercises and quick writes
A number of members bought in 10 quick writes and 5 exercises each which were placed in a folder for future use. Mandy will bring in a box to hold the ideas for exercises, quick writes and homework.
Exercise today
We rewrote a favourite joke or fairy tale as a tragedy, a serious academic paper or music video.
Terry – the boy stood on the burning deck: Robyn – mixed fairy tales: Geoff - from the bus: Helene - Hansel and Gretel: Mandy – Jack and Jill: David C – Rolls Royce think of everything.
Homework due 2 February 2011 (no meeting on 26 February Australia Day)
This was not a good place to have my car break down.
Brags: Terry has bought himself a new PC an Apple Mac. Robyn is wearing her mothers beautiful princess sapphire and diamond ring. Geoff bought a magazine showing history of the local youth orchestra. Helene went to the beach on Sunday. Wendy has tickets to see the Waratahs in Nowra. Mandy has too many brags to list. David C is a grandfather again.
Words of the day
Terry - Jejune lacking nourishing qualities, dull, unsatisfying to the mind, boring.
Robyn – rigmarole – a load of non sense
Cathy - Acolyte – attendant in a church.
Geoff – sanction – against or for something
Helene – hiatus – a gap, rest, break
Wendy – primrose path – life of sensual pleasure
Mandy – bare and bear
David C – inconsequential – not following logically, consequential – as a result
Jo – sapid – savoury having flavour, Vapid – dull, not having flavour. Sanable –able to be cured. Hale and hail and tenterhooks.
David C brought a poem that may be from AB Patterson. He is researching further. Jo bought in an interesting metal challis she found many years ago. More updates on these items later.
No meeting next week 26 January 2011 as it is Australia day
Reading from homework
Terry – Common and refined
Cathy – Eavesdropping
Helene – I couldn’t help myself
Wendy – Overheard
Mandy – The laughing order
David C - As winter grows near and Picking up Johansson – start of a novel.
Jo – Being first
Exercises and quick writes
A number of members bought in 10 quick writes and 5 exercises each which were placed in a folder for future use. Mandy will bring in a box to hold the ideas for exercises, quick writes and homework.
Exercise today
We rewrote a favourite joke or fairy tale as a tragedy, a serious academic paper or music video.
Terry – the boy stood on the burning deck: Robyn – mixed fairy tales: Geoff - from the bus: Helene - Hansel and Gretel: Mandy – Jack and Jill: David C – Rolls Royce think of everything.
Homework due 2 February 2011 (no meeting on 26 February Australia Day)
This was not a good place to have my car break down.
13 January 2011
Record of meeting 12 January 2011
Present: Jo, Robyn, Cath, Vala, Helene, Wendy, Mandy, Terry and welcome to Geoff Bolton.
Brags: Mandy sold her caravan and had a wonderful Christmas including her ex-husband wearing a g string. Mandy is teaching her granddaughter to drive. Vala won enough to pay for four weeks on Lotto. Vala told us about her Turkish Christmas including smoking a Hokkah. Robyn had a last high tea in her mother’s family home in Revesby before it was sold. Jo saw her three grandsons and wished one of them happy birthday on the wrong day. Cath contacted an old friend on Facebook.
Words of the day
Geoff – educe – to bring out
Cath – shenanigans – high spirited or mischievous activity
Robyn – Charybdis or Kharybdis was a sea monster, once a beautiful nymph and the daughter of Poseidon and Gaia.
Wendy - vociferate – to cry our vehemently
Terry – howgozit – a graph kept during an airline flight
Fustian – pompous high sounding language
Jo – prorogue – to postpone or adjourn
Competition – write a one hour play with a prize of two thousand pounds details available from Cath.
Facebook - Helene to investigate setting up a page for the writers group on Facebook.
Homework
Mandy – Loving protection
Wendy – Golden years
Helene - Weakness
Geoff – Air to air
Cath – Help
Jo – Nonsense
Terry - Tears
Exercises
Each member to bring a list of five exercises next week to be used during 2011.
Project for the year
We will do the thriller course and write a thriller story.
Quick write
The stinking compost heap reminded me of a dead pig, my father, a homeless person etc
Homework due 19 January 2011
I couldn’t help hearing the conversation in the next café booth – use this as a trigger for a short story or poem.
Changes for next week
1. Everyone to bring in five exercises next week for use during 2011. Start searching your books, magazines and the net for ideas. The more creative people may wish to create their own exercises. This is not a writing exercise but something to expand the mind and develop new skills.
2. Each person to bring 10 topics for quick write and the homework to be used during 2011.
3. Brag section will be expanded to include - Sharing key information from a book I am reading. This is not a book review but sharing your learning.
4. Discussion on Bay and Basin group on Facebook.
Brags: Mandy sold her caravan and had a wonderful Christmas including her ex-husband wearing a g string. Mandy is teaching her granddaughter to drive. Vala won enough to pay for four weeks on Lotto. Vala told us about her Turkish Christmas including smoking a Hokkah. Robyn had a last high tea in her mother’s family home in Revesby before it was sold. Jo saw her three grandsons and wished one of them happy birthday on the wrong day. Cath contacted an old friend on Facebook.
Words of the day
Geoff – educe – to bring out
Cath – shenanigans – high spirited or mischievous activity
Robyn – Charybdis or Kharybdis was a sea monster, once a beautiful nymph and the daughter of Poseidon and Gaia.
Wendy - vociferate – to cry our vehemently
Terry – howgozit – a graph kept during an airline flight
Fustian – pompous high sounding language
Jo – prorogue – to postpone or adjourn
Competition – write a one hour play with a prize of two thousand pounds details available from Cath.
Facebook - Helene to investigate setting up a page for the writers group on Facebook.
Homework
Mandy – Loving protection
Wendy – Golden years
Helene - Weakness
Geoff – Air to air
Cath – Help
Jo – Nonsense
Terry - Tears
Exercises
Each member to bring a list of five exercises next week to be used during 2011.
Project for the year
We will do the thriller course and write a thriller story.
Quick write
The stinking compost heap reminded me of a dead pig, my father, a homeless person etc
Homework due 19 January 2011
I couldn’t help hearing the conversation in the next café booth – use this as a trigger for a short story or poem.
Changes for next week
1. Everyone to bring in five exercises next week for use during 2011. Start searching your books, magazines and the net for ideas. The more creative people may wish to create their own exercises. This is not a writing exercise but something to expand the mind and develop new skills.
2. Each person to bring 10 topics for quick write and the homework to be used during 2011.
3. Brag section will be expanded to include - Sharing key information from a book I am reading. This is not a book review but sharing your learning.
4. Discussion on Bay and Basin group on Facebook.
15 December 2010
Bay and Basin Blog
14.12.10
Attending. Robyn Kellner. Vala Hanns. Eva Brown.
Cathy Rose. Jo Ball. David Rudder. Mandy Byrne. Wendy Williams. Arriving late. Terry and Helene.
Brag of the Day.
Eva went to her first concert since she was 17 it was very noisy.
Cathy sung at the Christmas Carol Service at Milton and she also showed us the original boat ticket her father bought when he came to Australia
David. Wrote a poem using all the Australian words and slag. It was so good.
Mandy has the bones of another story brewing. Hopes to get E book to publish two stories when she gets around to applying.
Vala Hanns going to see Altiyan Childs at Shoalhaven.
Word of the Day.
Wendy. Mendacious. To lie or be untruthful.
Vala. August. Befitting a lord or revered.
Cathy. Lucid. Which is clear or readily understood.
Eva. Synced. To coincide or go along with co exsist.
David. Compunction. A noun a feeling of guilt or moral scrupulous after a miss deed.
Circumspect. Adj. Wary
and unwilling to take risks.
Terry. Genealogy is always pronounced incorrectly.
Perfumes. What you get when you set fire to a cat. (play on words)
Homework.
At that moment I should have left. Was the sentence we had to make a short write from.
Mandy Wrote Easily Forgot. What not to do when you go to a party.
David. Poem. Left was Right. A complicated way of explaining your left from the right.
Cathy Short story called Safety. Reaching safety during a bush fire.
Jo. I should have left before that moment. Short story. About a Brain. And murder.
Wendy. Poem The Demon Drink. How to get four children.
Eva. The Bite A Poem about a werewolf.
Vala. Did a Christmas Poem about the past year, very good we all enjoyed it.
Terry. Read a short story by our guest last week Geraldine. About riding her motor scooter through Sydney
Terry read his poem. Innocence really good and it flowed so well.
Helene. I just got back Mate. A Poem.
The Exercise Neuro Linguistic Programme. It sounds hard but it just means how you relate to words.
Homework. Some might say it is a weakness.
The Group will be closed till the 12 January 2011.
08 December 2010
Writers Group Meeting 8-12-10
Attending:
Terry McLaffery
JO Ball
Geraldine Barton
Cathy Rose
Mandy Byrne
Wendy Williams
David Cargill
Brags.
Jo was given the all clear on her health much to our delight.
David C managed despite the floods to get to Dubbo and back.
Geraldine got a gold medal in a triathlon for her age group.
Rose mowed her grass despite it being very long and all the rain.
Mandy finished her short novel The Peace Makers 33,150 words it is a fantacy and I wanted to do it in one month and managed it. I hope to put it on E books.
Wendy going to the Nowra Players tonight.
Terry. Brag for the group. On the Blog we have been viewed by over 6oo people in different countries. So if you view our blog and would like to come along and join our mad group you are very welcome.
Word of the Day.
David. Lachrymose means crying feeling weepy.
Geraldine.Misericord. Shelving projection under a seat that is in a choir stall serving to help support the person when they stand up to support them.
Cath. Harbinger. Annoucing the coming of someone or something good or bad news usually bad.
Mandy .Tartuffe is a person who hypercritically pretends to be deeply pious.
Wendy. Bamboozle to hoodwink to blind fold someone so they didn't know what was going on and the word came from that.
Terry. Fliers are pilots or something that flies. Flyer is an adventure or trial an experiment. So different words which sound the same A synonym.
Homework.
Mandy. A Book by any other Cover.. A short story of 780 word.
Cath. Unbelievable. Short story.
David. Bullshit. Short write.About being a security guard at Andrew and Kate's engagement. Very good funny.
Terry. A Poem Yer. Funny poem. A man who spread his seed but didn't wait to reap the rewards.
Wendy. A Good Nights Work. A poem about Santa Claus doing the rounds.and a burglar following him and stealing it all.
Geraldine loves writing about anything and everything things she observed around her. A new member we hope will enjoy our mad ways and want to join us.
Terry read some poems he wrote on the train really interesting and funny.
Terry did a brilliant one on Walking to read on the Blog.
WALKING. By Terry.
Humans walk while standing up, two legs instead of four
You'd think that'd be it, but no there's plenty more
Despite the commonality of humans far and wide
It's not the act of walking but the way we take each stride
Some people take gienormous steps, while others take them short
Then there's Olympic walking, a funny gaited sport
Hercules Poirot that "D" of fame, shuffles all around
While Mr Dillon's Chester
Little children's first time out can be pretty topsy turvy
While alcohol can cause a walk with path is very curvy
Skiers walk along like ducks, soldiers do it proudly
Pregnant women lay right back, rioters do it loudly
And so it seems just walking is more than what you see
Your step will very greatly, it's the gait that is the key
But despite the different ways we walk when we go to buy the paper
Be thankful that you've got the legs to do this walking caper
Jo gave us an exercise on rhyming words it was very difficult we were given words and had to find words that rhymed with them. For us that don't do poetry it was very hard. Find four words I challenge you to rhyme with Sunrise
.
Exercise we did the scrabble word game. Jo won with a score of 24.
Homework
'At that moment I should have left'
02 December 2010
Record of meeting 1 December 2010
Present; Jo, David C, Eva, Kath, David R, Helene, Mandy, Vala, Terry, Wendy
Brags
Jo bought a whales rib and other things to show and share.
David C now has a new side fence.
Eva has almost finished a short horror story.
David R has completed another 30 verses on his grandfather poem.
Mandy has done another 5 to 6,000 words on her alien story. Mandy went with a friend to buy a new second hand car.
Terry has a new car a Skoda superb - looks good too.
Wendy went to Canberra last week on the Neriga Road it took 2 hours and 20 minutes.
Words of the day
David C – 1 Recreant – cowardly: 2 Miscreant – depraved villainous, wretch
Eva –1 Fuliginous – cloudy. 2 Evanescent – vanishing, fading away.
Cath – Chicanery – trickery or deception
David R –1 Miasma – invasive odour: 2 Pelf – money obtained in a dishonest way
Helene – ebullition – the state or process of boiling and a sudden violent outpouring of emotions
Mandy – 1 Verisimilitude – appearing to be true or real, resemblance to truth. 2 Ruthless – show no compassion or pity
Terry - Pique – to stir up and ill feelings between parties
Jo – evaginate - to turn inside out
Wendy 1 Cachinnation – a loud exclamation or garawf 2 Flummoxed – confused
Homework - The last time
David R -a very astute poem about members of the group
Cath – about her mother
David C – love and death
Eva – Teddy bears picnic and lost remote control
Jo – people meeting in strange places
Wendy – I’m not fat
Terry – a nonsense poem
Mandy – Santa Clause
Helene – galoshes
Exercises
We discussed English based and Australian words eg digger, remittance man, bonza, yobbo, jackeroo, sanger, snags. Terry suggested that for clarity fiction writers should use Anglo Saxon words which are simpler than Latinate based words.
We used each letter of the alphabet to list emotions.
Homework
I just got back mate
Christmas lunch – 12:30 pm Thursday 2 December 2010 Black and White Restaurant
Brags
Jo bought a whales rib and other things to show and share.
David C now has a new side fence.
Eva has almost finished a short horror story.
David R has completed another 30 verses on his grandfather poem.
Mandy has done another 5 to 6,000 words on her alien story. Mandy went with a friend to buy a new second hand car.
Terry has a new car a Skoda superb - looks good too.
Wendy went to Canberra last week on the Neriga Road it took 2 hours and 20 minutes.
Words of the day
David C – 1 Recreant – cowardly: 2 Miscreant – depraved villainous, wretch
Eva –1 Fuliginous – cloudy. 2 Evanescent – vanishing, fading away.
Cath – Chicanery – trickery or deception
David R –1 Miasma – invasive odour: 2 Pelf – money obtained in a dishonest way
Helene – ebullition – the state or process of boiling and a sudden violent outpouring of emotions
Mandy – 1 Verisimilitude – appearing to be true or real, resemblance to truth. 2 Ruthless – show no compassion or pity
Terry - Pique – to stir up and ill feelings between parties
Jo – evaginate - to turn inside out
Wendy 1 Cachinnation – a loud exclamation or garawf 2 Flummoxed – confused
Homework - The last time
David R -a very astute poem about members of the group
Cath – about her mother
David C – love and death
Eva – Teddy bears picnic and lost remote control
Jo – people meeting in strange places
Wendy – I’m not fat
Terry – a nonsense poem
Mandy – Santa Clause
Helene – galoshes
Exercises
We discussed English based and Australian words eg digger, remittance man, bonza, yobbo, jackeroo, sanger, snags. Terry suggested that for clarity fiction writers should use Anglo Saxon words which are simpler than Latinate based words.
We used each letter of the alphabet to list emotions.
Homework
I just got back mate
Christmas lunch – 12:30 pm Thursday 2 December 2010 Black and White Restaurant
25 November 2010
Meeting record 24 November 2010
Present Jo, David C, Cath, Vala, Helene, Wendy, Mandy, David R, Terry, Eva.
Brags: Jo handed out info about a writing competition prize $10,000. David C is getting a new fence. Cath brought pictures of clothes made for children in Uganda from donations from Jo and other people. Helene had two new casts last week and 20 days to go. Wendy celebrated her 48 th wedding anniversary yesterday. Mandy is very proud of her grand daughter Charlotte who sang beautifully in front of 200 people. Mandy has written 23,450 words in two weeks. David R has videoed the whip bird in his garden and written 75 poems over 16 months. Terry has re-started his business - how to set up a small business.
Word of the day
Jo - Scintilla – emits sparks. A spoiled child and spoilt child are the same.
David C – Jobe’s comforter a person who provides false comfort as they believe the person brought the problem on themselves
Cath - Cremocarps – fruit of umbelliferous (look that one up) fruit eg fennel, carrot, parsnip
Wendy – quintessence – the essence of something
Mandy – shriven – to cleanse
David R – ascetic – severe self discipline life of prayer and aesthetic – concerned with beauty
Terry – non-pareil – peerless. Sunnite – muslin of the majority sect observe the Sunna not the quoran
Homework- Teacher there is something you ought to know
Jo - the teacher fainted
David C – the teacher’s daughter
Cath – sewing and the beach – two poems
Eva – the purple dragon a children’s story
Vala – toilet break
Helene – a young man
Wendy – I’m educated
Mandy – the alien
David R – the mantra
Terry – teacher’s daughter again
Exercise - Santa’s elves on strike newspaper article included
Job share for Santa and the elves
The Lapland express
The elves revolt
Sports report – Santa’s son
Santa shoots Blitzen
Santa abuses Christmas fairy
The last meeting for the year will be held on Wednesday 15 December2010 and first meeting for 2011 on Wednesday 5 January 2011.
Homework – the last time I saw ……..
I'M EDUCATED.
By Wendy Williams.
There's something you need to know,
I won't be at school anymore,
I've learnt how to read and write now,
And you've taught me a whole lot more.
I've found that Egypt is inhibited by mummies,
And Joan of Arc was Noahs' wife,
The Jews and the Genitals were enemies,
Hitler was called Heil for most of his life.
I can name 5 animals that live in the Arctic,
4 Polar Bears, and a Seal,
An octopus has 8 testicles,
He uses them to feel.
Malayan people come from Malaria,
The Vacant Tin is where the Popes pray,
Having one wife's called Monotony,
And lambs gamble in fields every day.
See, I told you I'm now educated,
I think you've seen what I've got,
I'm going to circumcise the world now,
In my little 12ft pink yacht.
Brags: Jo handed out info about a writing competition prize $10,000. David C is getting a new fence. Cath brought pictures of clothes made for children in Uganda from donations from Jo and other people. Helene had two new casts last week and 20 days to go. Wendy celebrated her 48 th wedding anniversary yesterday. Mandy is very proud of her grand daughter Charlotte who sang beautifully in front of 200 people. Mandy has written 23,450 words in two weeks. David R has videoed the whip bird in his garden and written 75 poems over 16 months. Terry has re-started his business - how to set up a small business.
Word of the day
Jo - Scintilla – emits sparks. A spoiled child and spoilt child are the same.
David C – Jobe’s comforter a person who provides false comfort as they believe the person brought the problem on themselves
Cath - Cremocarps – fruit of umbelliferous (look that one up) fruit eg fennel, carrot, parsnip
Wendy – quintessence – the essence of something
Mandy – shriven – to cleanse
David R – ascetic – severe self discipline life of prayer and aesthetic – concerned with beauty
Terry – non-pareil – peerless. Sunnite – muslin of the majority sect observe the Sunna not the quoran
Homework- Teacher there is something you ought to know
Jo - the teacher fainted
David C – the teacher’s daughter
Cath – sewing and the beach – two poems
Eva – the purple dragon a children’s story
Vala – toilet break
Helene – a young man
Wendy – I’m educated
Mandy – the alien
David R – the mantra
Terry – teacher’s daughter again
Exercise - Santa’s elves on strike newspaper article included
Job share for Santa and the elves
The Lapland express
The elves revolt
Sports report – Santa’s son
Santa shoots Blitzen
Santa abuses Christmas fairy
The last meeting for the year will be held on Wednesday 15 December2010 and first meeting for 2011 on Wednesday 5 January 2011.
Homework – the last time I saw ……..
I'M EDUCATED.
By Wendy Williams.
There's something you need to know,
I won't be at school anymore,
I've learnt how to read and write now,
And you've taught me a whole lot more.
I've found that Egypt is inhibited by mummies,
And Joan of Arc was Noahs' wife,
The Jews and the Genitals were enemies,
Hitler was called Heil for most of his life.
I can name 5 animals that live in the Arctic,
4 Polar Bears, and a Seal,
An octopus has 8 testicles,
He uses them to feel.
Malayan people come from Malaria,
The Vacant Tin is where the Popes pray,
Having one wife's called Monotony,
And lambs gamble in fields every day.
See, I told you I'm now educated,
I think you've seen what I've got,
I'm going to circumcise the world now,
In my little 12ft pink yacht.
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