http://paddingtonwriters.blog.com Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:15:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Call 1:45 am; a phone rings from a house somewhere in the street; a bright insistent chirp. I peek outside but nothing stirs, no clue to place it; everything grave still. Just rows of impenetrable black windows soliciting taciturn suburban mysteries. The ring continues its plea like an frantic electric bird, echoing down the street bouncing off the walls. Who is it? She's stopped ... http://paddingtonwriters.blog.com/2009/04/23/the-call-a-poem-by-anthony-watson/ Rain. Burdened bloated clouds unload a mesmerising volume of droplets in a steady deluge; creating capillary waves as they impact dirty pools full of fallen brethren. Others shatter onto unyielding surfaces, or glide down glass to combine and form vertical estuaries. This rain perfectly echoes my laden thoughts, as they reluctantly descend from gloomy recesses in my mind to filter ... http://paddingtonwriters.blog.com/2009/04/23/rain-another-poem-by-anthony-watson/ A timed writing exercise with the starting brief : " Curiously.... "  March 2009 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- " Curiously,...... the phone rang at 11.30pm. It was my sister calling from Canada. " Why so late ?"  I asked. " Do you remember when Ralph climbed the tree and walked out to the end of the branch, way ... http://paddingtonwriters.blog.com/2009/04/19/curiously-by-stef-freeman-from-a-10-minute-exercise/   *Switch off your mobile phone / pager before the meeting.   *Arrive on time. If you are ever late, come in quietly without interrupting the meeting in any way.   *Listen carefully when someone else is talking or reading out their work.   *Try not to interrupt . Your turn to speak will come.   *Give your positive ... http://paddingtonwriters.blog.com/2008/08/02/guidelines-for-paddington-writers-group-members/ Paddington Writers Group meets twice a month, on the 2nd and 4th Thursday, from 7.00pm - 9.00pm at Paddington Library, Porchester Rd, London W2 5DU. Nearby tube stations are Royal Oak, Bayswater and Queensway and buses are 7, 18, 23, 27 and 36.   Everyone is welcome regardless of experience or ability. ... http://paddingtonwriters.blog.com/2008/08/02/about-paddington-writers/   As writers, we must know our created characters as if they were real people. We have to know everything about them in order to make them ‘live’ in the world of our fiction. The more real we can make them in our imagination, then the more real they will be ... http://paddingtonwriters.blog.com/2006/10/26/creating-fictional-characters/ Rob Goodman writes on how to submit your work to editors, agents and publishers : "ALWAYS KEEP POSITIVE!! Most writers.. no, all writers get rejected; some many, many times before they find a publisher. The secret is, NEVER GIVE UP. Keep sending your work out to as many different places as possible until ... http://paddingtonwriters.blog.com/2006/09/27/sending-off-your-work-to-editors-and-publishers/ The very first meeting of Paddington Writers' Group in Paddington Library, London W2, took place in September 2006.   From the start, our meetings have been attended by both published writers, and beginners. Our aim is to encourage good writing, in a safe and supportive environment. We hope to share skills and to grow ... http://paddingtonwriters.blog.com/2006/09/20/our-initial-meeting/