A great session discussing writing tips as well as providing feedback on the stories.
Hints:
Before the class formally started, there was conversation about how hard it was to find something to write, or to continue after writing the first paragraph/s of a story. I had recently found some thoughts about conquering writer’s block from the Rural Publishing Company and shared these at the start the class. We then went on to hints around self-editing our work, and the traps we can fall into. For example, we often see what we think we have written, and by putting the work aside for a period of time, we come with fresh eyes and identify mistakes more easily.
Simple word challenge:
The challenge this month was a very simple word challenge – identifying several words starting with ‘au’ from a definition and number of letters.
Examples:
The person who wrote the book. (6) AUTHOR
Different people might have a different coloured one. (4) AURA
Our stories:
All stories had good beginnings, flowed well and generally had an ending that wrapped up the story. Writing styles (often known as the writing voice) are developing. A common theme many times is providing fauna, flora or inanimate objects with human personalities or reactions. This month was no exception, with two pieces telling stories from a dog’s perspective, and an orb that reacted to the thoughts of the person holding it.
Fun to read, and with feedback as to ways to improve the story.
Prompts:
The prompts for our October class are:
If you are interested in being part of the discussions, we always welcome new members to the class.
Hints:
Before the class formally started, there was conversation about how hard it was to find something to write, or to continue after writing the first paragraph/s of a story. I had recently found some thoughts about conquering writer’s block from the Rural Publishing Company and shared these at the start the class. We then went on to hints around self-editing our work, and the traps we can fall into. For example, we often see what we think we have written, and by putting the work aside for a period of time, we come with fresh eyes and identify mistakes more easily.
Simple word challenge:
The challenge this month was a very simple word challenge – identifying several words starting with ‘au’ from a definition and number of letters.
Examples:
The person who wrote the book. (6) AUTHOR
Different people might have a different coloured one. (4) AURA
Our stories:
All stories had good beginnings, flowed well and generally had an ending that wrapped up the story. Writing styles (often known as the writing voice) are developing. A common theme many times is providing fauna, flora or inanimate objects with human personalities or reactions. This month was no exception, with two pieces telling stories from a dog’s perspective, and an orb that reacted to the thoughts of the person holding it.
Fun to read, and with feedback as to ways to improve the story.
Prompts:
The prompts for our October class are:
- Call me anytime.
- Trying to thread the belt through the buckle, it soon became apparent that it wasn't long enough.
- We'd always agreed on the important things until ...
If you are interested in being part of the discussions, we always welcome new members to the class.
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