Cleckheaton Writers Group met on Monday night 5.30pm-7pm at Cleckheaton Library with Alice, Cassie, Gemma, Karen and Kathy in attendance, Barbara having passed on her apologies.
The minutes from the previous meeting were passed.
WIP updates: Karen has submitted her RS novel to The Eve White Agency, her pic book to Emma Layfield and entered her MG novel into NWN Hachette Children's Novel Award. She has also applied for a mentorship at Hachette North Children's Books, taken part in #PBPitch and given feedback on Kathy's novella. Alice has been working on her Robot book and has created a flow chart for part one. Gemma has structurally edited the first part of her WIP, 15k words and believes she is about there with the order. Cassie has written another story for her U3A group which lead to a discussion about giving feedback. Kathy has received the feedback from Karen and had some questions which lead to a discussion about beat sheets, aphantasia, Save the Cat! Writes a Novel and Story by Robert McKee.
CW comps/workshops/events: #SFFPitch 24 February on Twitter (Science fiction and fantasy), publishing mentorship Hachette Children’s North deadline 21 February 2022, Write Mentor 2022 Summer Mentoring Programme opens April, Debut Dagger deadline 25 February 6pm, TikTok Shorts Open Screenplay Contest 1 March 2022, Drawing Room Winter Wellbeing Courses, e.g. Yes! You Can Draw. https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/leedslibraryevents/t-ogxarg Life Drawing March’s 4 week course here https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/leedslibraryevents/t-zvljqa and other art based courses are available
Plus John Irving Clarke is
running a set of online writing workshops in January: Workers Education
Association starting on Wednesday 19th January, 1-3pm every week for ten weeks Creative
Writing: Creative Writing - Where The Road Runs out (C3680275) (wea.org.uk) Course dates 19/01/2022 - 30/03/2022 Session details 10 sessions for 2 hrs per
session Wed 13:00 Fee
£76.00
Includes accreditation & materials if
applicable
Feedback: Gemma brought along a section of her second novel, her current WIP, to share with the group and asked for feedback from Kathy and Cassie who had not heard it before. The story was well received and was an example in why starting with chapters depicting the 'ordinary world' works better than going straight into the 'catalyst/inciting incident.'
Writing plans: Karen hopes to submit to the Debut Dagger, take part in #SFFPit and begin her second round of editing on CE. Alice will be continuing work on her Robort WIP. Gemma will continue editing. Kathy will be editing her WIP. Cassie will be working on her new U3A assignment.
Writing challenge: For those members who wish to rise to the March writing challenge it is themed Spring/new beginnings.
Alice passed on early apologies for the next meeting which will take place on Monday 7 March 2022 at 5.30pm, Cleckheaton Library.
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