Well last night saw the first club meeting of Greenock Writer Club in these corona challenged times. To conform with safety concerns the new season took to the ether to meet via the technology of ZOOM! We had about about fourteen members flexing their technological know-how though it has to be said Zoom is not […]
Last night the club donned its collective editing hat and turned its attention to the charming story of two kittens, Lucifer and Gallifrey, penned by the ever imaginative Franziska. The story unfolded the early life of the aforementioned felines as they journeyed to the home of their new mistress. Told from the cats point of […]
Last night Graham gave an informative talk on two of the more recent innovations in the world of writing audiobooks and podcasts .
Audiobooks
These actually first made an appearance in the 1930’s but it was in the 1990’s that these talking books really began to take off. This is in part due to technology with […]
Before I begin, a special mention for long time GWC member Edith. It is sad to report that she has been diagnosed with a brain tumour. Her condition is not good though the doctors say she is not in pain. I’m sure the thoughts of all club members go out to her and her husband […]
Our resident master of muse David McKelvie served up a veritable smorgasbord of poetic forms to the assembled company last night. To one not versed in the finer art, and who at times can find modern poetry without rhyme or reason, it was a bit of an eye opener to realise just how many other […]
Last night saw ‘The Return of El Presidente Grahame’ and like a Star Wars sequel he was full of useful insights and tips on screenplay writing. Yeah I know that analogy didn’t really work there. Still Grahame did liberally dispense lots of free screenplays for club members (including StarWars!). He personally handed me ‘The Terminator’. […]
El Presidente Grahame is still feeling a little poorly as indeed is the indomitable Edith so our thoughts go out to them for a speedy recovery. While our president of Vice (Ian) deputised, Isobel took control of proceedings beginning with a quick writing exercise on ‘Traffic’ to get us warmed up. It certainly got me […]
Last night we were treated to a master-class in the art of screenplay writing by Danny McCahon, whose writing credits range from Casualty and Emmerdale to London’s Burning and more. As it turns out writing good screenplays is not that different from short stories; it’s mainly about Character and involves the skills of writing good […]
Well it was adjudication time in the clubhouse once more. This time for a short story for the under 7s on a Christmas theme. No mean task this as anyone who has tried to keep an under 7 amused will know. Arruff! I confess I did have a stab at this one but I struggled […]
Due to the inconvenience of a pesky election or, if you prefer, the inalienable execution of our democratic rights, GWC managed to slum it last night in the far from frugal surrounds of Gourock Golf Club. And like the pragmatic souls that we are, a pleasant meal was enjoyed by all. Except for me who […]