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'Events in our lives are often the catalyst for our writing'

26/6/2021

For our June class we returned to the 2020 process of sharing stories and feedback via email.

The June writing topics were:

In the distance I could hear the roar of the jeep
He parked the car where he had a clear view of the house
"wickedness and sin" said (name) theatrically

We generally start the class with a quick writing challenge. We have been looking at the senses and how to describe them to add to our stories. This month the sense was taste, and some class members took the opportunity to write some sentences and share these with the class as well as their stories.

Events in our lives are often the catalyst for our writing, and this month was no different. One of the stories was brought to life after seeing what looked like an unopened parcel in a rubbish bin around the lake. A number of stories dealt with breakdown of family relationships. Unsurprisingly, there was also mention of COVID19 effects.

We will enjoy being able to meet up again for our July class. This is on 12 July. The topics for the class are:

He limped along…
The feeling was comfortable as a daydream
He wished he could believe it

We will be sharing the stories via email ahead of the class, allowing time to read and prepare feedback for discussion when we meet.

Joy Shirley

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Creative Writing

We are a group of people who love writing. Why not come and join us? It is for those who enjoy writing, irrespective of experience or training. If you have ever thought of writing a short story, a novel, entering a writing competition this can be a good starting point. The class provides the encouragement to write and the opportunity to receive feedback from like-minded 'creative writers'. So, if you love to write, join us in 2025.

To provide a starting point each month we have a writing prompt, or a selection of prompts. This can be a starting sentence, a topic, or perhaps a writing challenge. The length of the stories will vary. It could be 300 words or 3000, whatever works to provide a complete story.

Each class will include some discussion points or hints around writing, and perhaps a writing challenge. Then we will discuss stories written by class members, providing constructive feedback to help us improve our writing.