Second Prompt

This is by no means compulsory, but it is a good little practice exercise and only takes 30 minutes.

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Pick one of these sentences as the starter:

It all started to go wrong when …

She/He would have never believed it possible in a thousand years but …

If she/he lived to be one hundred she/he knew that the sight of …


AND/OR


Use these five words in the story:

Mystery
Obligation
Biro
Sapphire
Sellotape


Use one of the following three emotions as a central theme:

Despair
Hatred
Excitement

And write for a maximum of 30 minutes (it doesn’t seem like much but you’ll be amazed at how much you can do).

There is no limit on length (some people can write upwards of 500 words, some struggle with 200) and there is no right or wrong. Do not go back and edit after you have finished, no matter how strong the desire may be to change something. The point of this exercise is to trust your instincts.

Your time starts now!

As I mentioned in the meeting, if anyone wants another prompt after using this one, email me and I will see what I can do (w.writersgroup@googlemail.com).

First Meeting

It was great to see you all today at the first meeting. Though it was a bit higgledy piggledy I hope that it gave you an idea of the direction that we will be going.

As promised I will be posting a new prompt on Friday.

In the mean time have a look around the blog (maybe set up one of your own) and post your "Sins" stories after this message (or a link to it if you would rather post it on your own site/blog).

Remember, the next meeting is in 3 weeks, on Wednesday 4th March from 5.15.

February Meeting

Due to the weather that we have all been experiencing this week (and the difficulties that this has caused to transport to and from work), it has been decided to postpone the first meeting of the Writers' Group until next week.

The posters around the Atrium are going to be updated today, and anyone who participates in the Wellness Week lunchtime activities on Wednesday 4th February (I will be in Ruskin 1 from 12.30 - 1.00) will be told.

The meeting is now going to be:

Wednesday 11th February 2009

5.15 - 6.45

As I am not sure how many people will be participating, we will meet in the Atrium Servery and take it from there. There is no point in booking a large room and having small attendance figures, just as there is little point in booking a small meeting room only to find there isn't enough room for everyone to sit.

I look forward to seeing you there.