Minutes of Meeting held 2nd
February 2016.
Present: Dave, Mairead, Liliane, Jane, Beryl, Marc, Tony, Hayley, Cathy.
Apologies: Caz, Jeanette, Richard and Gerry
Business:
1. Dave spoke briefly
about the very pleasant meal that some of us had at The Orwell on 26 January.
All agreed that the evening had been a success.
1. Felixstowe Book
Festival: Dave clarified the slots we have been given
o Sunday: 10 – 10.30 in
the Furneaux Suite, when we will be hosting ‘Start the day with a story’,
giving readings of some of our work
o Sunday: 4.30 –
6, again in the Furneaux Suite, where we will be hosting a Flash Fiction event,
and giving readings of our work on the theme of ‘Felixstowe’ that we have
committed to. Agreed to use an early April Scribblers’ meeting to discuss this
theme again. Dave noted that those of us who are prepared/able to assist at the
FBF need to put our names forward a.s.a.p, so cover for the two sessions can be
planned.
o The Orwell
Writers’ League are to be allowed to share/borrow a section of Scribblers’
display board for their slot at the festival.
Flash Fiction exercise
We used to call this the four word creative writing exercise, but have
now opted for the new, snappier title!
Those of us present duly selected our four words from the random
selection we’d all contributed, then set about writing a story in thirty
minutes. From the most unpromising word combinations we all managed to achieve
complete stories, using all our words – what a triumph. As usual, a wide range
of topics, all imaginatively covered.
Thanks
At the end of the evening, thanks as ever were given to Mairead for
providing sweet treats. Dave and I proved to have the least will power of the
entire group, but my, those mini doughnuts were just too good for us to resist!
Next meeting: 16 February – 1000 word stories, either for or
about children, for the Jack Wilkinson trophy.
