Participants’ Personal Projects Take Shape! Writers development group participants devise personal writing projects to develop over the year. At this month’s meeting, I was thrilled when members shared their burgeoning work — including a whimsical set of children’s poems about ‘what’s inside a tortoise’s shell’ (if you’re lucky, he’ll invite you in for tea) and a […]
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Student showcase – Write a fairy tale from an alternative point of view
In my March workshops, I asked participants to write a fairy tale from an alternative point of view — an exercise inspired by Mini Grey’s delightful The Pea and the Princess, narrated from the PoV of a helpful legume. They took up the challenge with spirit, and samples of their writing are now posted at this […]
We launch the MW! Writers Development Group
On Sunday, 13 May, seven women gathered at the lovely Bell pub in Kemsing for the founding meeting of the Mums Write! writers development group. As mothers, aunts, teachers and godparents, we will meet on the second Sunday of each month to support our common interest in writing for, about and with the children in […]