CHESTER WRITERS

A MONTHLY LITERARY SALON
meets on the third Thursday of each month at 7.30pm at Storyhouse, Hunter Street, Chester, CH1 2AR.

Please contact jane[dot]brocklehurst[at]gmail[dot]com with any questions for the group.

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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Agenda for March

Date : Thursday 15th March
Time 7.45pm
Place: The Old Custom House, Watergate Street (first floor)


1. Notices.

2. Warm Up Session.

3. Readings.

4. Homework.

5. AOB.

Friday, February 17, 2012

Minutes for February

1. Notices.

Apologies: Michele, Stanley, Elizabeth, David A and Kay.

2. Readings.

3. Homework: Go for a walk. When you come back try and remember as much as you can about one of the people you saw (a stranger). Describe the person's voice, companions (if there were any), what the person was doing and where you think your character will go and do next.

Then imagine the character are stopped by a policeman. Why? What happens next? What is the character's reaction?

4. Next meeting March 15th.

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Agenda for February

Date : Thursday 16th February
Time 7.45pm
Place: The Old Custom House, Watergate Street (first floor)


1. Notices.

2. Readings.

3. Homework:

5. AOB.

Monday, January 23, 2012

Minutes for January

Date : Thursday 19th January
Time 7.45pm
Place: The Boot, Eastgate Street (first floor)

1. Notices.

Apologies: Lizzie, Rina, Tim, Beth and Fiona.

Decided to say yes to the event with Cheshire Artists Network at Castle Park Arts Centre in Frodsham on 21st June (6pm to 10pm) on the theme of Solstice.


2. Warm-up session.


(i) What is the last good film or drama you saw on the TV? Describe, in one sentence, one of the characters in the film. What was the main important thing that happened to him? How did he change?

(ii) without taking your pen off the page write down what comes into your head when you think of the word 'cold'.

3. Readings.

4. Homework: Taking the character from the film again put him in a cold place using the words, phrases and ideas you have listed. Describe what happens to him now.

5. AOB.Next meeting at The Old Custom House, Watergate Street Thursday 16th February.

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Agenda for January

Date : Thursday 19th January
Time 7.45pm
Place: The Boot, Foregate Street Row (first floor)

1. Notices.

2. Warm-up session.

3. Readings.

4. Homework:

5. AOB.

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Minutes for December

Date : Thursday 15th December
Time 7.45pm
Place: The Old Custom House, Watergate Street (first floor)

1. Notices.

Apologies: Chantal, Jim, Stanley, David Atkinson, Ian Edmonds, Jenny, Ravi, Die, Michele and Anita.

Discussion on Midsummer event - decided to take part in the Castle Park Arts Centre event in Frodsham: theme Midsummer Night’s Dream on Thursday 21st June 6pm to 10pm.

2. Warm-up session. What is the last good film or drama you saw on the TV? Describe, in one sentence, one of the characters in the film. What was the main important thing that happened to him? How did he change?

3. Readings.

4. Homework: Taking the character from the film again (from warm-up session above) put him in another film - it can be as dissimilar or similar from the first film as you like. Maybe you could use a film someone else has described. Describe what happens to him now. Maybe write as a film script (i.e. dialogue and brief scene descriptions).

5. Next meeting at The Boot on Eastgate Row at 7.45pm on Thursday 19th January 2012.

Monday, November 28, 2011

Agenda for December

Date : Thursday 15th December
Time 7.45pm
Place: The Old Custom House, Watergate Street (first floor)

1. Notices.

2. Warm-up session.

3. Readings.

4. Homework:

5. AOB.