| There were between 16 and 20 members participating in the meeting; some had to leave early. As Sheila was absent, Ron headed the meeting. |
Writers’ Mill Minutes 20220717
Between 16 and 20 members joined us for our “Mystery in July” meeting, and enjoyed a fascinating insight into a real-life mystery, provoking much fascinating discussion of might-have-beens and how those might-have-beens might be written. But first Sheila asked for some shows of hands before handing over to Lyndsay to share this month’s contest results.
Continue reading Writers’ Mill Minutes 20220717Protected: The Joys of a real-life family mystery, from David Porter’s talk 20220717
Bridging the Language Heritage, with Lyndsay Docherty
BRIDGING THE LANGUAGE HERITAGE OF
THE OLD WORLD WITH THE NEW WORLD
As the theme of this discussion was mostly historical & decidedly Shakespearian later on, our gentlemen were elevated to the NOBLE LORDS team and the Ladies (surely already “fair” in every way) became the FAIR LADIES team! At stake was the prestigious ‘PORTLAND CUP’ which Sheila awarded to one team at the end of our session!
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BRIDGING THE LANGUAGE HERITAGE OF
THE OLD WORLD WITH THE NEW WORLD
Continue reading Bridging the Language Divide with Lyndsay Docherty Writers’ Mill Minutes June 19 2022
Writers’ Mill Minutes June 19 2022
Around 20 members joined us for June’s Fathers’ Day meeting, and enjoyed a fun, interactive session on the history and evolution of the English Language, led by Lyndsay. Sheila opened the meeting with the contest results, and forgot to point out that the variation in voting—in the past we’ve asked for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place, but his time we just asked for your three favorites. We’re delighted to announce the outcome was identical between total votes cast per entry AND weighing them as if cast for 1st/2nd/3rd… So perhaps that’s a good way to go, with places used as tie-breaks if needed. And thank you to the 15 people who supported these writers by voting:
Continue reading Writers’ Mill Minutes June 19 2022Writing Advice from Steven Campbell, author of Hard Luck Hank, May 2022
Steven’s conversation touched on many writing topics, so I’ve tried to collect things under headings for you. Please let me know if I’ve missed any favorite nuggets from what he had to say.
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Writers’ Mill Minutes May 15 2022
Sunday’s Writers’ Mill meeting was well attended with several new people joining us to listen to Steven Campbell talking about the writing life. The meeting started with a great presentation of the May “Reach for the Sky” contest results from Lyndsay.
Continue reading Writers’ Mill Minutes May 15th 2022How to Make a Website, with Zita Podany
Zita has tried out many different ways of creating a website – Weebly, Wix, WordPress, etc – but says the most intuitive approach is to use Weebly. So, if you would like something quick and easy to use, and free, go to https://www.weebly.com/ and sign in/sign up.
Continue reading How to Make a Website, with Zita PodanyWriters’ Mill Minutes April 2022
Around 15 people attended April’s meeting to watch Zita Podany’s demonstration of how to create a website without stress, cash, terror, or disaster. But first Judy, in the absence of Steve, announced the results of April’s Dazzle Me contest.
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