Hobbies and Crafts

Just want to make sure everyone has seen the next lot of suggestions.

I think what writing in the group has done for me is that I appreciate what has gone into crafting some of the more clever novels.

Interesting link, Rose. I think it is best to separate the two...the books we admire and would aspire to write and our own desire to write. To me it is like singing. I love to sing in my Group but cannot compare my voice to Maria Callas for instance! Each of us has something to express. The same with writing. As for the 'voice' I think I write as I would speak and that includes a lot of rubbish sometimes! :-D <3

RamblingRose: 'Everything that can be said has been said but not by everyone'.

I cannot remember who said this!

Strangely I find I am often reading a book (usually one written for the internet) and I think to myself. 'I could have written this'. Does that mean that author is writing with 'my' voice? Or am I just envious?

As I walked back from the shops, ( having looked at some of the paperbacks on sale on the 'charity shelf' in the Co-op and decided they weren't for me), I was having a little muse on the 'writer's voice' that we all know about lol.

Now far be it from me to say it, but I could easily recognise at least one of our member's work if it had no name on it :-D and some authors that I like have a very particular voice also that you would say "oh that's so and so' if you heard it read out. By the same token there are excellent writers whose 'voice' just doesn't appeal, though they are best sellers or critically acclaimed.

And of course there is that moment when you're reading someone else's work and you think, why am I trying to do this? lol everything has been said before and much better than I can say it and you metaphorically tear up the page you have written and look at a blank white expanse willing you to write on it......perhaps it's better not to read if you are writing? What do you think? Or is it just a mistake to analyse too much instead of just doing lol!

Some quite interesting comments on
http://grammar.about.com/od/advicefromthepros/a/The-Writer-S-Voice.htm

Next lot

First line or title prompts.

It had to be done.
It was never going to be an ordinary day.
I knew what I'd done as soon as the door closed.
The old woman turned and smiled.
I remember the day.
(Name) threw her bag on the floor and burst into tears.
"After the door shuts and the footsteps die..."
under a canopy of green


Write a story/poem with the title Great Expectations.


Soon I think we should start moving round everyone (probably alphabetically) to give others a chance to come up with the choices. :-)

Sorry Ann, got the e mails.

:-D :-D :-D :-Doooh dear, sorry, I have sent yours to everyone els! Must do better :-(

well you haven't actually sent me any Ann..... :-)

Stella, I am away for the weekend and can't easily do that on the IPad so will do it on Monday evening. You may have to remind me. Whose have you not got? I am not sure why you didn't get them all though.

i have some of the email addys but not all, please can you send them on Ann.. :-)

Maggie is still writing poetry..better than ever

I can see you better not rely on 'zi' to send these things then Ann.

Good one Stella. I promise to have a go at poetry again sometime, not been brave enough since you and Maggie left Lol!!!

ok.. i have had a look at the options to write about and i see we are spoiled for choice.. being basically a poet i am going to challenge myself to write in prose..lol

:-D :-D :-D

Thought zi had sent it but I hadn't sorry.

Thanks Ann got it now.

Emma :-)

Thanks Ann, now received :-)

I also got one for Les but not Stella, Ann .

Ann I got one for Les but not for Stella.

Emma :-)