Want to join the W Writers’ Group from home? No problem.
Don’t want to stay at work late to participate? No problem.
To join the new format W Writers’ Group it’s easy:
Log on to yahoo messenger (or install and log on) on the pre-arranged day and time
Ping dawnie_wood@yahoo.com
Join the chatroom
Let the creative juices flow
Due to changes in the group; people leaving the company, getting busier schedules, the nights drawing in, it was decided that moving the group online was the simplest and most logical next step.
To find out more about how you can join in just email me (w.writersgroup@googlemail.com).
Look forward to ‘seeing’ you there.
Thursday, 17 September 2009
Monday, 17 August 2009
Monday, 27 July 2009
The Place for Your Prompts
For those who were at the meeting, and also those that weren't...please post your prompts for the next meeting in the comments.
The challenge for all of you is to come up with possible prompts to be used as the 'quick write' prompt during the next meeting, which is next Wednesday (5th August 2009).
Good luck, and I look forward to reading them.
The challenge for all of you is to come up with possible prompts to be used as the 'quick write' prompt during the next meeting, which is next Wednesday (5th August 2009).
Good luck, and I look forward to reading them.
Wednesday, 1 July 2009
July Meeting
We are now over half-way through the year and this is now our 6th meeting.
To all of you who come to the meetings/or follow the meetings on the blog - thank you :)
Anyway, less of the mushy stuff and on to the business of discussing our next meeting which takes place on Wednesday 8th July 2009.
We have been asked to produce a writing challenge that is somewhat Wiley relevant for the September issue of the EMEA News Bulletin. The idea has to be written up and sent by 17th July, so I would love for all of you to put your thinking caps on and come up with an idea or two before the meeting.
Also, the task (no, not homework) for the next meeting is to come up with some writing prompts that can be used in the meeting for the 30-minute freewrite.
To avoid confusion, the meeting start-time is 5.15 with the freewrite starting at 5.30 (giving any stragglers a chance to get to the meeting). I will put the prompt for the meeting freewrite up on the blog by Friday at the latest (just need a bit of time to come up with something).
Hope to see you all there. Anyone who can't make it, just drop me a line to let me know.
To all of you who come to the meetings/or follow the meetings on the blog - thank you :)
Anyway, less of the mushy stuff and on to the business of discussing our next meeting which takes place on Wednesday 8th July 2009.
We have been asked to produce a writing challenge that is somewhat Wiley relevant for the September issue of the EMEA News Bulletin. The idea has to be written up and sent by 17th July, so I would love for all of you to put your thinking caps on and come up with an idea or two before the meeting.
Also, the task (no, not homework) for the next meeting is to come up with some writing prompts that can be used in the meeting for the 30-minute freewrite.
To avoid confusion, the meeting start-time is 5.15 with the freewrite starting at 5.30 (giving any stragglers a chance to get to the meeting). I will put the prompt for the meeting freewrite up on the blog by Friday at the latest (just need a bit of time to come up with something).
Hope to see you all there. Anyone who can't make it, just drop me a line to let me know.
Wednesday, 3 June 2009
June Meeting
You will have all received the email by now...this month's meeting has now been moved to next week, Wednesday June 10th from 5.15.
Tuesday, 19 May 2009
June Meeting: Prompts
The writing task for this month is (for those who were at the meeting) to continue on with the story that you started in the meeting. For everyone else, do a 30-minute exercise based on one of the previous challenges.
Sometimes just finding time to sit down and write is a virtual impossibility. For this reason – and the fact that it seemed to be so successful last meeting, I have decided that part of the June meeting will be a writing challenge. As requested by some of you I am sending the prompts for the meeting in advance – to give you a bit of time to prepare (though I don’t want you to write it all bar the ending to bring in for the meeting – that would be cheating).
For 30-45 minutes (to be decided) the objective will be to write about one of the following (I thought that having a variety of options so that (hopefully) everyone is catered for:
Write a reverse-style story (or at least the start of one):
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen) in the style of Stephen King
Romeo & Juliet (Shakespeare) in the style of Irving Welsh
Lady Chatterley’s Lover (DH Lawrence) in the style of Enid Blyton
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll) in the style of Ian Fleming
About a Boy (Nick Hornby) in the style of Emily Bronte
First Lines (Select one of the following):
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age...
“Who's there?”
“Do you ever think that your life would be easier if...”
As the door opened with a squeak that spoke of years of neglect he/she/they stepped cautiously into the room and...
And use the following Random words:
Barbeque
Rover
Pluto
Filing
Chauvinist
Or
Clementine
Judo
Barricade
Blasphemy
Hedonism
Or
Anchor
Crown
Blade
Vampire
Vale
What happens next?
Write a “what might have happened instead” story based on:
“Pride & Prejudice” if Lizzy and Darcy had never met
“Jane Eyre” had Jane never returned to Thornfield Manor and Mr Rochester
“Romeo & Juliet” had they not died
For the more ‘contemporary writers’ “Twilight” had Edward succumbed and killed Bella
Next Meeting (subject to change)
Date: Wednesday 3rd June 2009
Time: 5.15 - 6.45
Location: Atrium cafe
Sometimes just finding time to sit down and write is a virtual impossibility. For this reason – and the fact that it seemed to be so successful last meeting, I have decided that part of the June meeting will be a writing challenge. As requested by some of you I am sending the prompts for the meeting in advance – to give you a bit of time to prepare (though I don’t want you to write it all bar the ending to bring in for the meeting – that would be cheating).
For 30-45 minutes (to be decided) the objective will be to write about one of the following (I thought that having a variety of options so that (hopefully) everyone is catered for:
Write a reverse-style story (or at least the start of one):
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen) in the style of Stephen King
Romeo & Juliet (Shakespeare) in the style of Irving Welsh
Lady Chatterley’s Lover (DH Lawrence) in the style of Enid Blyton
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll) in the style of Ian Fleming
About a Boy (Nick Hornby) in the style of Emily Bronte
First Lines (Select one of the following):
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age...
“Who's there?”
“Do you ever think that your life would be easier if...”
As the door opened with a squeak that spoke of years of neglect he/she/they stepped cautiously into the room and...
And use the following Random words:
Barbeque
Rover
Pluto
Filing
Chauvinist
Or
Clementine
Judo
Barricade
Blasphemy
Hedonism
Or
Anchor
Crown
Blade
Vampire
Vale
What happens next?
Write a “what might have happened instead” story based on:
“Pride & Prejudice” if Lizzy and Darcy had never met
“Jane Eyre” had Jane never returned to Thornfield Manor and Mr Rochester
“Romeo & Juliet” had they not died
For the more ‘contemporary writers’ “Twilight” had Edward succumbed and killed Bella
Next Meeting (subject to change)
Date: Wednesday 3rd June 2009
Time: 5.15 - 6.45
Location: Atrium cafe
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