General Chat

Pete says he hasn't heard from any of you lately . . . . .

Hi Wend, none of us seem to have much inspiration at the moment, maybe it is because of the good weather? all either going somewhere or gardening. Please tell Peter to send something out and it may spur us into action again :-)

I didn't send my last piece to Peter, think I have mislaid his email address. Would someone kindly pm me? Thanks.

Helen x

PM sent Helen

Rose, it seems he hasn't been doing much either lol. I shall have a word with him and drag him out of his new(ish) local (where he has been on first name terms with the manager for some time!) * I was people-watching for my writing, he'll say. Yeah, yeah :D

lol Wend well that's a good way of looking at it, I people watch myself, not in the pub but the odd cafe, on the bus,,,GR lol.

I agree Rose - I've been trying to get him to join GR, because there are certainly a few interesting characters on here. Not only that, he could help me with my brick walls, a few of which are on his side of the family!

Thank-you, Ann

Hi all ~~~~

I have sent lots of poems to Peter, but not heard anything for a while, no comments or acknowledgements of receiving.Same with a few others too

I shall only send to people who respond, but ....Thank you for all replies to my poem about Ireland.Had a truly wonderful holiday, I keep drifting back there..lol

Maggie x

:-)

~~~~ thanks to Magnolia and Ann for poems, just doing housework :-( but will read soon!

may put up a thread re writers and readers and books, for general response, so please add if you wish and it may give us some ideas!

Anyone want a jog. I got the following by using random numbers on a grid in Writers Forum magazine

Character 1)grumpy grandfather 2) Dog walker

Conflict 1)Getting lost 2)Not getting what you expected

Weather 1) Torrential rain 2)windy

Setting 1) beach 2)Funfair

Object 1) A folding chair 2) cherries

The idea being that you write a story based on either (1) or (2)

Not sure if that is clear.

No takers then?

I might give it a go Ann :-)

Good, I keep looking at it, might have a go myself.

Well done on your latest one Rose.

Do you need to include all of the ones or twos?

there are two columns Helen. I have just included the ones on the left, I think Rose has included more. To follow the magazine accurately it should be one or the other but, as the aim is to help you write a story I don't think it matters too much

Thanks, Ann.

Do you find that, since you have been writing more, when you actually read a novel you are sort of disecting it to see where the author's ideas come from and how they work the plot out?

The more I read, Ann, the more I feel really inadequare as a writer :-( But it doesn't stop me! lol BCXX