Out of lockdown and we were able to meet face to face again!
The September writing topics were:
A couple of class members had mentioned that their work was a first draft and they believe needed some editing. I had found a quote indicating “A crappy first draft is worth more than a non-existing one” which I shared with the class. It was not accredited to anyone that I could see but was worth sharing. I do think that our writing is developing with everyone finding their own writing “voice”.
Our first discussion was about hats – what hats we wear if any, why or why not, what sort of hats we liked or wore. Describing them if possible. Many remembered wearing hats as part of school uniform, particularly berets in the winter for the girls. Then we added the extra challenge of including a hat with description in one of our stories in the near future.
We also had an interesting discussion around how we select names for our stories, including ensuring that the names we use fit the character and the era.
As usual we enjoyed a varied range of stories and pictures created using words. All the topics were used by at least one member of the class. In contrast with recent classes some of the stories were gentler. We did have what could have been a murder but ended up not being; and there was a sequel to a very difficult story about foster and runaway children. There were no duplicated concepts as we have had in previous months.
The topics for our November class are:
With a pathway out of lockdowns, we will hopefully meet up for our next class on 8 November.
Joy Shirley
The September writing topics were:
- “But why did William murder his brother?”
- She stood in the teeming rain, oblivious of the water soaking through her thin nightie
- She opened the envelope uncertain of what to expect
A couple of class members had mentioned that their work was a first draft and they believe needed some editing. I had found a quote indicating “A crappy first draft is worth more than a non-existing one” which I shared with the class. It was not accredited to anyone that I could see but was worth sharing. I do think that our writing is developing with everyone finding their own writing “voice”.
Our first discussion was about hats – what hats we wear if any, why or why not, what sort of hats we liked or wore. Describing them if possible. Many remembered wearing hats as part of school uniform, particularly berets in the winter for the girls. Then we added the extra challenge of including a hat with description in one of our stories in the near future.
We also had an interesting discussion around how we select names for our stories, including ensuring that the names we use fit the character and the era.
As usual we enjoyed a varied range of stories and pictures created using words. All the topics were used by at least one member of the class. In contrast with recent classes some of the stories were gentler. We did have what could have been a murder but ended up not being; and there was a sequel to a very difficult story about foster and runaway children. There were no duplicated concepts as we have had in previous months.
The topics for our November class are:
- “{name} turned her attention to the room and looked surprised
- Furniture Removalists, no job too big or too small
- My brain sloughs this off as unimportant
With a pathway out of lockdowns, we will hopefully meet up for our next class on 8 November.
Joy Shirley
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