Riverside Writers!

12:31pm Wednesday 19th December 2007

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Riverside Writers latest meeting was lively and well-attended.

Almost two and half years ago, founder member Joanna McIlhatton had a cookery book accepted by a publisher who still hasn't published it. She is also waiting for the publication of her book about country walks around Wirral, as the publisher (a different one) of this has been dithering for far too long, also. She's had to update the text twice, and there's still no publication date on the table.

Tim Hulme read aloud a wonderfully descriptive story called The Scarf, which he'd written in response to the group's latest writing project, which had been set on a theme of December 21st. Tim has previously had his stories broadcast on Radio Merseyside.

Peter Caton had also responded to this project, this time with a delightful poem called This Cruel World. Other members also read aloud their responses to the monthly writing project.

I hadn't done this month's project due to an honest lack of time, so instead I read aloud Fruit & Veg, which was actually last month's project, (which had to begin with: "I'm an aubergine," said (name). "What are you?") The next meeting of Riverside Writers will take place on January 29th, from 7.30pm-9.30pm, at West Kirby Library. That sounds such along way off! The writing project for then is to create a short story or poem titled The Diamond Wristwatch.