{"id":991,"date":"2021-05-15T10:35:09","date_gmt":"2021-05-15T10:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nethergatewriters.org\/?p=991"},"modified":"2021-05-15T10:35:11","modified_gmt":"2021-05-15T10:35:11","slug":"nethergate-writers-fortnightly-meeting-wednesday-5th-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nethergatewriters.com\/?p=991","title":{"rendered":"Nethergate Writers Fortnightly Meeting Wednesday 5th May"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Chaired by Susan<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Minutes taken by Roddie<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Present: Amy, Abby, Susan, Sandra, David C, David F, Roddie, Richard, George Burton<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. <\/strong>Welcomes were extended to Amy Liptrott, associate director at the Pitlochry Festival Theater and local author George Burton who has published three biographical books and who has a blog.\u00a0 Apologies were received from: Fraser, Rupert, and Sue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. <\/strong>Matters arising\/Business:-<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Previous Minutes <\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

These were approved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pitlochry Festival Theatre Collaboration<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Amy was present for this part of the meeting and updated the group on the (this paragraph was written by Susan while Roddie sorted out some technical problems with his web camera).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We welcomed Amy to the meeting and expressed our thanks for the fantastic opportunity she’s given us. She said she would send a cloud link round to all of us with all the recordings and that we were not to share this with anyone, not even members of NW who haven’t written monologues. The cloud file was ‘pre-launch’. The podcasts would go out from Monday May 10th at either 6 or 9 pm until May 27th. There are 18 pieces in total and one piece from each writer would be broadcast before authors’ second pieces were delivered. She then went on to say that the pods would appear on Twitter, FB and Instagram and each post would include the title of the piece, names of the actor and writer, our bios (we are to proof these and let Amy know if there are any problems) and pictures. For folk not on social media there would also be a web link. A logo could also be included (to be sent to her before 10am on Monday 10th May) and she went through the running order.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amy said that all pieces had been recorded and that Pitlochry had recorded 3 million hits recently. She would send a SoundCloud link to Abby which would be shared with the group.\u00a0 There would be a general link soon and Nethergate Writers could have a logo posted.\u00a0 Later there was a discussion about what to use.\u00a0 Abby said she would ask Pulse North about this, but discussion later decided that for this project the logo used on the NW twitter site would serve in the interim while a new logo was considered at a more leisurely pace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amy was thanked for all her work on this project, and she said that she was happy to advertise NW events on their web site and welcomed future collaborations, including a possible group visit in the future.\u00a0 Abby also had to leave to attend to other matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nethergate Anthology Progress Report<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Progress was updated by Abby; she would share a link to her google drive this week. This contains all the anthology documents.\u00a0 Members could then check their text in the type set by Stuart at Pulse North against the compilation of the anthology made by Fraser.\u00a0 Two weeks will be allowed to check this and mention any discrepancies to Abby, if no message were received, it would be assumed that that author was happy with the typesetting of their text.\u00a0 Only corrections will be allowed- no new drafts please. The new cover of the anthology by Pulse North can be viewed in that drive as well (the version with the title on the spine and blurb low down on the back cover).\u00a0 Once corrections have been received, the manuscript will be sent to the printer, probably about the beginning of June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.\u00a0 <\/strong>Work presented:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

– \u2018Slings and Arrows\u2019 (David C)    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Pat\u2019s Story (Sandra)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Two \u2018Days of Contagion Diaries\u2019 extracts (Roddie)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Capital (Susan).   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0Fraser\u2019s \u2018Death has No Dominion (Part 3) was held over till he was available to read it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Slings and Arrows\u2019 (David C)<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

This was universally enjoyed as a well-written description of a crisis in a relationship by an outgoing woman and a man who had clear commitment issues.\u00a0 Contrary to David\u2019s concerns about it being \u2018soap-operish\u2019, the consensus was that the dialogue was skilfully written and believable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diary Extracts \u2013 The 204th<\/sup> Day Typhoid Dido and the 316th<\/sup> Day: Mourning and Ten Thousand Steps (Roddie)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The polemic of \u2018Typhoid Dido\u2019 was enjoyed and it was felt that it was important to call these scandals to account. The contrast between the two poems was enjoyed and the images in the 316th<\/sup> Day, about bereavement, were liked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Pat\u2019s Story\u2019 (Sandra)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A long piece detailing the early life of Pat who appears in \u2018Ash on an Old Man\u2019s Sleeve\u2019 and which explains why she is so bitter and hard hearted in the latter tale.\u00a0 This was liked on several levels: as a powerful and courageous piece of writing in tackling poverty and childhood abuse and as a social history of life in post war Lochee\/Dundee.\u00a0 Time did not allow reading the whole piece and it was agreed to carry the remainder over to the next meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Capital\u2019 (Susan)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A clever and amusing satire on the tendency of wealthy incomers to condescend to and \u2018improve\u2019 their new abodes, except in this story residents of Kirriemuir up sticks and colonise London.\u00a0 The dialogue is funny, witty, and telling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4.\u00a0 <\/strong>AOB \u2013 being none, the meeting closed at 8.58pm.\u00a0 Roddie agreed to chair the next meeting (Wed 19th<\/sup> of May) and Richard agreed to take the minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roddie\u00a0 McKenzie\u00a0\u00a0 11\/5\/<\/em>21<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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