On Monday 8 April members gathered for a Creativity
Workshop, led by HWG Committee member Stephanie Gaunt, who ran a management
consultancy company in a previous life. Steph encouraged everyone to discuss how
they got their inspiration and how they motivated themselves to sit down and
write, and what tips they could offer their colleagues. In addition, we
discussed why coming to a writers’ group is helpful. Members felt that as well
as the company of like-minded people, the group provided structure, and
opportunities to try out different styles of writing and different
techniques.
As a creative writing exercise, members were each
given a lucky ‘hag’ stone with a hole in, from the beach, and each person
composed a haiku about their
stone. The winner was Anne Hooker
This year, the group is putting together an
anthology of short pieces about animals, part of the profits from which will
benefit animal charities. At the meeting, members voted on their favourite
charities, and also discussed their preferred title for the new publication.
Results will be announced shortly.
