Hi All,
 
Unfortunately this week we are not going to be able to have a meeting due to several members being unavailable.

Therefore the next time we will catch up will be Thursday the 7th June.

We will post an update to the site next week to confirm the date.

In meantime hope you all have a great (long) bank holiday weekend!

Howdy All - hope you are enjoying the warm weather (finally!).

Our next get together will be in the White Hart Hotel on Thursday 24th May.

Usual time - from around 7.30 p.m.
Usual format - manuscript review and catchup.

Hope to see you there!

Nope - I know what you are thinking but this blog isn't on that list just yet.

However check out the the top 10 blogs listed. Some great sites for loads of help and inspiration for us aspiring writers (a blog we have already mentioned, The Bookshelf Muse, is on the list for the Emotion Thesaurus).

Anyway - have fun browsing!

Hi Al,

Our next meetup with be on Thursday 17th May at the White Hart Hotel.

Usual time:  7.30 onwards.
Usual format: Manuscript Review and catchup.

Based on numbers and room availability we will be either upstairs (skeleton room) or downstairs (quiet corner of the bar).

Hope to see you there!

Wednesday 16th May is National Flash Fiction Day and for those of you who enjoy writing in this form there is an interesting article here on how to write flash fiction.

If you follow the main link above there are many competitions in support of the day. Unfortunately many of these have already closed (definitely have my finger on the pulse there) but there are still a couple of open ones - including an interesting one for all those Sherlock Holmes fans amongst you.

Could be worth a look?

Hi All,

 Normal service is resumed. We will be meeting at the White Hart Hotel on Thursday from 7.30 p.m.

Look for us there in the downstairs bar (in a quiet corner) or upstairs in the room in the skeleton.

Usual format: manuscript review and general catch-up.

Hope to see you there!

Last nights dinner with Isabel Ashdown was an enjoyable affair - well organised by  Alison at persuasion events and providing a useful insight into Isabel's writing process. Add to that a free copy of her award winning book Glasshopper and food from Lussmans and it made for a great evening - all in aid of the charity NACOA.

It is good to take a break from writing and get a feel for how published authors go about generating ideas, creating first drafts and working through the editing process. Hopefully we'll get the chance to something like this again in the near future!

Now must get back to finishing that novel...