Cleckheaton Writers Group Meeting
03 October 2017: 17.30 -19.00
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Welcome and
Attendance
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Attendance – Neil, Mandy, Sarah, Alice, Karen, Kathy
and Pauline
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Apologies – None sent
Minutes of Last
Meeting
Taken as read.
Work in Progress
Karen: has been editing a pilot script to enter into the BBC
Writers Room C4 Screenwriting Course 2018 competition, been plot-planning for
NaNoWriMo and has written three new pieces following a creative writing
workshop she attended on Friday.
Kathy: has finished a flash fiction piece and been working
on an idea regarding the war memorial graves, written in two time frames, 1917 –
2017, about a letter written then delivered 100 years later.
Neil: has been blogging and has written book and TV reviews. He has written a Harry Potter fan fiction to
get him back into writing as he has not written for over a year. He is thinking of taking part in NaNoWriMo this
year with a sci-fi military story.
Mandy: has been inspired to write four new short stories and
four flash fiction stories, plus a travel writing piece for the Brandt travel writing
competition (she has been runner up before and is hoping for more this
year). Her book launch, that she has
been waiting a long time for, is in London in December and she is also considering
taking part in NaNoWriMo this year, but with several short stories as the aim
rather than a novel.
Sarah: has written a flash fiction piece, been editing (she
is 40,000 words into her second draft) and is thinking of taking part in
NaNoWriMo this year and asked if any of the members who have taken part before
have any hints and tips. Suggestions
included plot-planning out the story, flash cards or picture cards of
characters or events that need to happen in the story, so that if you become
stuck, it is easier to write a different section or some back story to your
character to keep you writing. The worst
thing you can do is miss a day word-wise, as then it is so much harder to catch
up and can lead to quitting.
Alice: has been editing and has had some new ideas, plus she
has been gathering images for her book.
Feedback Sessions
Neil shared a fan fiction piece inspired by Harry
Potter. The group thought that the
beginning drew you in and that the mother on her mobile and the cheap sausages
were particularly evocative, but needed a couple of editing points, e.g.
whether a 8-9 year old child would use the phrase ‘journey’s end.’ Sarah asked
if this would be shared on a website as she understood fan fiction could not be
traditionally published due to copyright issues. Neil then shared a synopsis, he sees the tale
as magic now being visible to humans, and it was a great plot plan for story
completion.
Sarah shared a flash fiction story entitled ‘Caught on
Camera.’ It cleverly led the reader down
one path, only to end on another. Sarah
has sent it to Flash 500 so we wish her luck.
CW
Competitions/Workshops/Events
Karen had shared some competitions, workshops and events via
email prior to the last meeting. Pauline informed the group about a fellow
writer sharing a trilogy of ghost stories for review.
Writing Challenge
Session – Due to the length of the feedback sessions, there was no time for
the writing challenge.
As it was Sarah’s last meeting as she is about to travel for
seven months, the group wishes her well, told her we expect lots of FB pictures
and her to keep in touch, and enjoyed the mini-muffins she brought as a leaving
treat.
Next meeting: Monday, 16 October 2017
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