Edinburgh Writers

Edinburgh Writers Tuesday 16th March Meetup

Mar 16 Tue 7:00 PM

Location: Waverley Bar

1 St Mary's St
Edinburgh 0131 557 1050

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"We'll be the ones with bits of paper in front of us. Remember to check upstairs!"

Attendance: 14 people attended.
4.502 (2 ratings)
Who organized?
Steve Rapaport

Hi everyone

Meetup is on Tuesday 16th March at 7pm in The Waverley.

The pub is just off the Royal Mile on St Mary's Street.

Bring something to read if poss (maybe a few copies?) and we'll see you there!

Andrew

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Posted Mar 16, 2010 5:51 PM

Cindy Scott

Know less than nowt about it, but herewith a link to a site with a brief review in case it is helpful: http://www.complete-review.... I have also asked a Gray afficionado friend of mine for comments, anything useful, will forward. Cindy
Posted Mar 16, 2010 5:23 PM

Bill Zima

Help! Does anyone know anything about McGrotty and Ludmilla, a play by Alasdair Gray? I am auditioning on Monday and don't know anything about this piece.
Posted Mar 15, 2010 5:25 PM

Bill Zima

If some people need prompts that shouldn't be a problem.
Posted Mar 15, 2010 4:39 PM

Caroline Watson

Assistant Organizer

I must admit that Jackie's idea is a good one, but the way our group works is well described by Bill. "If it ain't broke, do not try to fix it". I personally like listening to others' works which are within their experiences - for the focus is on the technique and not so much a themed plot. I am trying myself to get away from plot setting and into using my words more effectively.. and I learn by example! Thanks for the good suggestion anyway. We do have themed nights for the readers nights.
Posted Mar 15, 2010 4:14 PM

Jackie

Ok, just a thought. On the one occasion I've been so far (plan to come along tomorrow with a short story) the ideas were great and the variety was immense. I just thought it wouldn't hurt to suggest a themed night.
Posted Mar 15, 2010 4:05 PM

Bill Zima

As to Jackie's comment 'why not have everyone write a short story based on a theme.' Not a bad idea Jackie but this group is not a workshop per se. Everyone is developing their own work with their own individual goals. Some are already published and others are tweaking pieces through feedback to the group...getting ready to submit.
Posted Mar 14, 2010 2:21 PM

Caroline Watson

Assistant Organizer

Welcome Andrew L.... do not worry, you come along and just absorb the literary atmosphere with a smile! Quite a big group this week, so I might just enter my twitter story in 55 words and no more.....
Posted Mar 9, 2010 3:06 PM

Caroline Watson

Assistant Organizer

Alastair........ we do alternate writer's then reader's meet ups on alternate Tuesdays.... so tonight is a reader's one, where we all bring along something that has already been published... and next week, the 16th, is the fortnight when we bring something we created ourselves, to share with the rest of the group. First time attendees - just come along and enjoy...... we were all newbies ourselves!
Posted Feb 28, 2010 9:59 PM

Matthew

Hi Andrew, Thanks for the note - I'll be sure to bring my keen ear and enthusiasm, though I might leave the reading until that first hurdle has been cleared!
Posted Feb 28, 2010 8:48 PM

Andrew

Organizer

Hi Matt. Just come along and check it out. Bring something to read if you like but it's not compulsory. There's always some folk reading and some folk not. We just have a chat through things as we go. Cheers Andrew
Posted Feb 28, 2010 6:41 PM

Matthew

As a first time attendee - are there any words of advice that can be given by the old guard?

Who attended?

14 attendees
- Steve Rapaport
  
  “ More was better! We had about 5 new people, all wonderful, and lots of good material read and commented on. Among other great things we had: Filthy priests, Kaiser and Bandana using a spoon, Frying Pan, A portrait of Edinburgh far away in poetry, a juicy double-murder, and some sorely missed regulars. Next week's theme for bringing in books will be "itch"! ”
- Jackie
  
  “ As last time, a diverse range of writing and opinion. It was a good evening. ”
- Matthew
- Andrew Latimer
- Kate Seymour
- charlie skinner
- Julie O'Rorke
- Cindy Scott
- Alastair Crawford (+1 guest)
- josie
- Ryan
- Alex Waters
- alastair