Give a monkey a typewriter, and in an infinite amount of
time, it would produce the complete works of Shakespeare…..a familiar saying,
but an alarming notion for us writers. At our meeting on Monday 13 May we had an
opportunity to get inside the head of one such monkey, in a fascinating story
from new member Mike Rayner. His story ‘The Creator’ was one of three pieces
presented to us at one of our regular Manuscript evenings, where group members
critique and discuss their colleagues’ work in progress. We also heard, and
discussed, an extract from Eileen Masters’ true-life account of her experiences
in Afghanistan. This work is now nearly
complete, and we eagerly await its publication. Our third piece was from Amanda
Giles – the opening chapter of her new novel, ’Moondance’, set in the flamboyant
performing arts world of the 80’s. Members value and welcome the feedback on
their work they receive at these sessions, although it can be a daunting process
for newcomers.
We also heard that the programme of meetings for the
second half of 2013 was ready for issue to members – we have secured the
services of a number of new judges for our internal competitions, and the
winning play from our playwriting competition is to be performed by the
Hastleons in December.
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