May Read & Write Night…
The Nottingham Mechanics Institute 3 North Sherwood Street, NottinghamFor our Read & Write night this month we're focusing on backstory, including visual prompts to get everyone thinking and writing. The aim of the writing session is to identify when the backstory ends and the story really starts... Each writer can work at their own pace, whatever their level of ability. There will also […]
June Guest Speaker: Sam Maxfield…
The Nottingham Mechanics Institute 3 North Sherwood Street, NottinghamOur guest speaker this month is Sam Maxfield, author of six novels including her latest, Must be Mapton, the third in her humorous Mapton-on-Sea series. Taking a comical view of life as a writer, Sam will talk about her Mapton series; and then provide tips on how to cope with the ups and downs of a writer's life- […]
June Read & Write Night…
The Nottingham Mechanics Institute 3 North Sherwood Street, NottinghamAs the June Read & Write night date also happens to be #National Writing Day we'll be joining in at Wednesday's session. We have a dialogue exercise, as we've had a number of requests to revisit the topic- so our aim is to write the first draft of a 'dialogue only' story. Writing Magazine also run […]
Guest Speaker: July
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July Read & Write Night…
The Nottingham Mechanics Institute 3 North Sherwood Street, NottinghamFor our last summer Read and Write night of this year we have a couple of simple writing exercises, with time to listen to what results from your pens and keyboards. When you have a writing problem it's good to share with other writers who can not only sympathise but provide helpful suggestions, so we'll […]
Summer Social…
The Nottingham Mechanics Institute 3 North Sherwood Street, NottinghamWe only have one meeting in August and that's our Summer Social event. This is an opportunity for members to get together, to chat and catch-up on all the fun things in writers' lives. Regular meetings resume in September.
Guest Speaker: September- Stephen Booth
The Nottingham Mechanics Institute 3 North Sherwood Street, NottinghamWe're now into our autumn programme and September is going to be a fabulous month, starting with our guest speaker, local author Stephen Booth whose Cooper & Fry novels mix crime and mystery in the atmospheric Derbyshire Peak District. Stephen has been a welcome guest at NWC in the past, so we're delighted he can join […]
September Read & Write Night…
The Nottingham Mechanics Institute 3 North Sherwood Street, NottinghamSaturday Afternoon Writing – Sam Maxfield…
The Nottingham Mechanics Institute 3 North Sherwood Street, NottinghamOur Saturday Afternoon Writing session returns this month and we're welcoming back our popular guest speaker from earlier this year, Sam Maxfield. Join us for a Saturday afternoon of ‘Creating Character through Dialogue’. Intro and aims of the afternoon. Creating distinct characters through dialogue- using examples and discussion writers will create a two character dialogue where […]
In-House : October – Flash Fiction…
The Nottingham Mechanics Institute 3 North Sherwood Street, NottinghamWe're holding an in-house session on Flash Fiction this meeting. The focus will be on stories under 500 words. What to consider when writing flash fiction. Readings of 200 and 300 word stories as examples. In the latter half of the meeting there'll be a writing exercise with prompts.