CHESTER WRITERS

A MONTHLY LITERARY SALON
meets on the third Thursday of each month at 7.30pm at Storyhouse, Hunter Street, Chester, CH1 2AR.

Please contact jane[dot]brocklehurst[at]gmail[dot]com with any questions for the group.

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Monday, August 23, 2010

Minutes of August Meeting

Date : Thursday August 19th
Time 7.45pm
Place: Bishop Lloyd's Palace


1. Notices:


Apologies from Jan, Mike, Jim, Michele, Annie and Clive.

Change in bank from the Halifax to Barclays.

No takers for running the LitFest event - so Clare is doing it.

The October meeting (the Thursday immediately before the LitFest event) will be partly used to organise the event.

2. Warm-up session: 'small object with an unknown or ambiguous function' was redistributed, described, function described and then a description of someone using it.

Readaround of function and someone using it with person taking note of function of object immediately to their right.

3. Readings.

4. Homework: C
ontinue description of someone using object, describing what happens when the function of the object suddenly changes to the one of the object to your right. Describe the person's reaction.



5. AOB. Next meeting September 16th 7.45pm.

Friday, August 13, 2010

Agenda for August

Date : Thursday August 19th
Time 7.45pm
Place: Bishop Lloyd's Palace

1. Notices

2. Warm-up session: bring a small object with an unknown or ambiguous function.

3. Readings.


4. Homework.

5. AOB.

Minutes of July Meeting

Date : Thursday July 15th
Time 7.45pm
Place: Bishop Lloyd's Palace

Many thanks to Jan for information and taking meeting.

1. Notices: Apologies from Mike M, Stanley, Anthea and Clare.

LitFest: Chester Writers in Performance Saturdays at the Wesley Sat Oct 23rd at 4:30pm

LitFest includes: Alastair Campbell, Sarah Dunant, Simon Armitage, Alan Garner, Alexi Sayle Sue Bortwhistle, Lindsey Davies, Tim Butcher, Salley Vickers and Justine Picardie

2. Readings.

3. Homework (From Jan): Think of a neighbour you knew as a child. OR someone you disliked in your teens. OR someone you loved in your 20's. ( OR in fact, any character from your past who sticks in your mind...for whatever reason you fancy)

Choose one. Write a bit about them to warm up. Then start ( and finish if you like!) a piece in which you meet this character NOW ( at a party, club, wedding, funeral, reunion) They could be as they are NOW or as they were THEN.