Last meeting
At Thursday’s meeting, after getting a chance to catch up, each Word Pirate read something to the group. Some were based on our first writing prompt (pick a random sentence from a book and write based on it), others were based on past writing group exercises or personal experience. Though the formats varied — stories, essays, poetry — the common thread was that they were all engaging. Can’t wait till the next meeting. Once we have more Word Pirates prompts under our belts, we hope to expand the discussion period about our work. Any Word Pirates who would like to post their work on this site are very welcome to do so!
We went with a two-part writing prompt. For the first part we talked about where our ideas come from and how we manage them. Then we made a list of all our ideas for personal essays and shared some with the group. Next, we spent 15 minutes getting started on one idea so that we can bring a draft of the essay to the next meeting. Anyone who couldn’t make it to the meeting and would like to talk about ideas so s/he can participate in the reading next meeting is welcome to contact us.