At our latest meeting, Palo Stickland led a workshop on writing memoir. She gave a presentation, complete with slides, discussing […]
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Richard Fletcher: Bearsden Writers Zoom Meeting, May 13th 2021, 10 a.m
Neet Neilson. ‘From Page to Stage’ Neet gave a wide-ranging presentation, pre-recorded and available on YouTube, titled ‘Script to Screen,’ […]
Myra Duffy: Notes on Diversity and Writing April 2021
Meeting of 29th April 2021: Workshop on Diversity led by Leela SomaOne of the key issues for writers today is […]
Gwen Stokes on the Scottish Association of Writers’ Conference 2021
My first Scottish Association of Writers’ Conference 19-21 March 2021 I didn’t quite know what to expect from the conference, […]
Notes on a Meeting: 1 April 2021
Neet Neilson gave an excellent presentation on writing for the stage. Concise and insightful, Neet spoke from experience and was […]
Notes on a Meeting: 18 March 2021
Allan Martin, whose crime novels include The Dead of Jura and Death in Tallinn, gave an excellent talk on crafting […]
Letting go…
This year started off with moans about rejections or more frequently no responses from agents or publishers. I had three […]
21 January 2021 A story for under 7s
Our zoom meeting today was about writing for the under 7s age group. We welcomed two new members. I used […]
The Curtains Twitchers
Lockdown inspired me to write something topical, so I tried my hand at a short script. This was the first […]
A Poem for Veganuary – Your Personal Choice
As a writer, I seem to write best when I’m emotionally charged. The poem I wrote for VGN Media, to […]