Joy Shirley
It was a small group, but we enjoyed sharing our writing efforts. There were three contributions based on the topic “why was I not surprised that the light switch did not work”. One was a ghost story where the light in the room would stop working even with new globes; one was the loss of a partner, who had never fixed the problems he had promised; one was moving to new property where the power had not been switched on as had been promised. Finally, there was a story based on a sentence from a book. Discussion around writing a story based on a sentence from a book considered the temptation of writing the same story as in the book. We are also keen to move more to helping one another by providing helpful critiques – were we able to picture what was happening, was there too much, or too little description. We are all keen to work more around fiction/creative writing
Joy Shirley
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Creative WritingWe 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. Convenor/
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