{"id":112,"date":"2016-09-27T20:53:38","date_gmt":"2016-09-27T20:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nethergatewriters.org\/?p=112"},"modified":"2021-03-12T10:51:18","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T10:51:18","slug":"summary-from-the-secretary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nethergatewriters.com\/?p=112","title":{"rendered":"Summary from the Secretary – 14th September 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fiona Pretswell is the Nethergate Writers secretary, and here’s her notes from our last meeting.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Nine of us gathered for the penultimate meeting before classes start in October, with Rosie in the chair. \u00a0To mark the end of the soft fruit season, we partook of some strawberries from the Jewel of Strathmore.<\/p>\n

The Flyer \u2013 we will aim to have this ready for the start of the classes. Abby\u2019s husband has volunteered to design the graphics. Rosie has agreed to investigate prices and the possibility of a bookmark.<\/p>\n

SAW \u2013 we are now affiliated to the group. There is a rep talk available and this will be arranged for one of the dates before Christmas. Rosie had details of the Conference in March 2017. There are competitions and other activities and registration is \u00a335. It is to be held in Cumbernauld.<\/p>\n

Competition \u2013 Rosie has received an email about a competition run by Scotland\u2019s Mental Health charity and Breathing Space. This is the \u2018Year of Listening\u2019 and they are looking for entries around what does listening mean to you. Closing date is end October with a 500 limit. Rosie to forward the email.<\/p>\n

AGM \u2013 it was agreed that the AGM will be held on Wednesday 11th January 2017.<\/p>\n

Hatch Workshop \u2013 Roddie and Tom gave the group feedback on the Hatch Workshop which they had both attended. This was the first of meetings to allow people with different talents and skills to collaborate with people they might otherwise not get to know about. There is more details on the Hatch Scotland webpage.<\/p>\n

Seagate 3 anthology \u2013 the release date is Oct. It was agreed to wait until after it has been released to advertise it on our website.<\/p>\n

Poems on the Law \u2013 both Roddie and Colin are involved in this project. Roddie gave details for anybody who wants to go.
\nNew Writing Scotland \u2013 reminder that the deadline is 30 September and that all entries must to posted to them.
\nScottish Book Trust \u2013 50 word stories. The winners have been announced. It was agreed that the stories from the group could now go on the website.<\/p>\n

Susan’s September Reflections<\/strong>\u00a0 was well received, especially for the way it linked the changing of the seasons with quite intense personal reflections on the passing of time. \u00a0There were suggestions for minor changes of vocabulary only.<\/p>\n

Depression<\/strong> by Tom provoked considerable discussion, to tease out the meaning behind some subtle metaphor. \u00a0A thought-provoking piece.<\/p>\n

Roddie had circulated two pieces.\u00a0 Cumbrae<\/strong> skilfully linked the physical appearance – and appeal – of the island with the writer’s appreciation of it as a restorative haven. \u00a0Discussion included questions about the specific names used, whether this was necessary or helpful, along with admiration for its descriptive qualities.<\/p>\n

David’s Afternoon Write-Off<\/strong> is a story within a story. \u00a0There was some uncertainty as to the age of the characters, or the time in which it is set, and suggestions made to rectify this.<\/p>\n

Finally,\u00a0Roddie’s second piece,\u00a0 a rant in typical style, was much enjoyed, not least the title, These Septic Isles.<\/strong>\u00a0 The Establishment provided the targets of Roddie’s wrath.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fiona Pretswell is the Nethergate Writers secretary, and here’s her notes from our last meeting. Nine of us gathered for the penultimate meeting before classes start in October, with Rosie in the chair. \u00a0To mark the end of the soft fruit season, we partook of some strawberries from the Jewel of Strathmore. The Flyer \u2013… Read More »Summary from the Secretary – 14th September 2016<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-meeting-archive"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nethergatewriters.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nethergatewriters.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nethergatewriters.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nethergatewriters.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nethergatewriters.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=112"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/nethergatewriters.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":116,"href":"https:\/\/nethergatewriters.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112\/revisions\/116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nethergatewriters.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nethergatewriters.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nethergatewriters.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}