Minutes of Scribblers meeting held on Tuesday 20 June 2017
Present: Liliane, Mairead, Kay, Bridget, Gerry, Tony, Jim, Anne,Cathy
Apologies: Dick, Dave, Di, Beryl, Steve
Business:
Anthology – this has gone to print – looking forward to receiving copies in time for the FBF
Thanks as ever to Mairead for bringing delicious treats for us to enjoy during coffee time. Thanks also to Kay for working out how to use the air conditioning – what a relief to have it on during the intense heat of this exceptional weather!
FBF – Cathy reminded everyone that ticket sales are still slow for the flash fiction workshop – any encouragement to friends and family to attend would be good.
Group sent best wishes to Dave’s wife, wishing her a speedy recovery from her recent op.
Flash fiction session: all of us had brought at least one postcard along. We put them face down on the table – shuffled them around – then each chose one (not our own) to use as stimulus/inspiration for thirty minutes of writing. As always with these sessions, there were lots of deep sighs and one or two groans once we’d made our selections – and it has to be confessed that more than one of us rejected our first choices and threw them back! However, thirty minutes later nine short stories had been written, and the results were read out and enjoyed.
It’s always a pleasant surprise to find that we can all create something worthwhile from the most unpromising beginnings – well done everyone.
Next meeting: This will be on Tuesday 4 July, when the 1000 word homework theme is ‘The third house along …”
