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.

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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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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:

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Writing 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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