JUNE SCRIBES
Six of us Rams met on Wednesday to share our written musings, although Wendy and I didn’t have any writing of our own to read.
Kristi read to us the latest in “Jane And The Midnight Daisies”. Jane awakes on the hill with the daisies, near dawn. To escape them, she has agreed to bring them humans to devour, but hopes to renege once she gets away. They tell her though, that they can control her in her mind and torment her with nightmares, but they will give her some time before she has to comply as they are not yet hungry. Scary damned flowers!
Kristi also read a short piece from a writing promtp that was “Dust And Dead Ends”. It’s about a girl walking on the road barefoot, trying to escape an abusive man she lives with, but he stops beside her in his pick-up truck, and she obediently gets in. This could be the beginning of a longer story.
Jason was just back from Germany on Tuesday and hadn’t done any writing, still suffering from jet lag. He read to us about Leigia in love, from his blog. It is a sensual bit of character development that was not included in the novel. Jason thought it too racy for young adults.
Leah’s art project is progressing, and there will be consecutive showing probably till this time next summer. And she also has volunteers to do voiceover on the video. Way to go, Leah!
She also read to us her first chapter from “Bonguetopia”. It introduces Tally and his grandfather who are reading some very dull history book about the Bard. We also found the history book a little too much, and asked to hear more about Tally, and why he’s desperate to know more about the Bard. Since this is only Leah’s first draft, we know there can be many changes yet to come.
Annette read the next chapter in “A Taste Of Wormwood”. Inside the secret room, Alyssa turns on all the monitors that show different parts of the house, and listens in on the exchange between John and the two policemen. John doesn’t let on she is in the house. After the cops leave Alyssa questions John about his brother Mike, and learns both he and John are police officers, that Mike was undercover with West’s crime organization but was compromised and is now hiding. He tells Alyssa she will be there alone for Christmas when he takes Carrie to visit their parents. And he tells her the only other cop he trusts is Carl Jackson. Yes, the plot thickens.
Annette also brought her laptop and showed us adorable pictures of her brand new grandson.
Jim had phoned to say he was knee deep in yard work and couldn’t make the meeting. We missed him.
The next Meeting of The Rams will be Wednesday, July 2nd at 7:00 p.m. here at my place. Hope to see you then. Happy Canada Day in the meantime!
LISA A. HATTON
Author
Published eBooks available at Kobo Books:
FIRE: http://kobobooks.com/search/search.html?q=9780991739615
LOVE FOUND: http://kobobooks.com/search/search.html?q=9780991739608
Sunday, June 22, 2014
Friday, June 6, 2014
THE REVIEW
HEALING CIRCLE
Five of us were here Wednesday night, though some were suffering. Leah had fallen down some stairs and was hurting. Jim was still recovering from first the flu, and then from being knocked off his bike by a car hitting him. And Wendy wasn’t able to attend as she wasn’t feeling well. Jason was away, on holidays in Germany. Ellie has sold her house and is moving to Nanoose Bay on the Island by August, and is very busy with that endeavor. We will miss her greatly. Stay well, Dear Rams.
Annette read first, Chapter 10 from “A Touch Of Wormwood”. We are kept in suspense waiting for Ali’s diagnosis. Then she and John and Carrie share a sad Thanksgiving dinner with Marc not there to be with Carrie. Later the police who were watching Ali at the clinic knock on the door, and John hides her in a secret room.
Kristie has become the queen of macabre. She added a prologue to her prologue for “Jane And The Midnight Daisies”, which shows the gruesome side of Talbot, the magician, when he murders Ursula, a barmaid, because she helped the ship captain beat him at cards.
Then Kristie read the latest chapter, which has Jane being accused by the daisies of murdering their sister. They also tell her she is blue, just like them, and offer to let her live if she will bring them food (humans) to eat. Lying, she agrees.
Leah brought a video we watched showing the pictures and poetry from “Winter In The Rain Forest” that was set to music. The pictures were gorgeous in digital format on the screen. Then, regarding the historical fantasy she is writing, Leah shared 4 Haiku, a Hybrid, and 5 Senryu; all poems by the Bard of Bonquetopia about a ruined city. He will be a major character in the story.
Regarding story structure, Leah also gave us each a copy of a printout which itemizes the steps in the mythical story structure, further to what Marcela had spoken of at the last meeting.
Jim read Chapters 56 and 57 from “Coventry Ghosts – Book II”. In 56, we see Sara and Joel scouting around the outside of the compound where Jason has his laboratory. In 57, we see Jason experimenting with more brains added to his server, in his quest to take control from the ghosts that he wants to use in the search for his parents’ essences. He has a single minded determination to own total power over all.
I read another ‘Honey’ story, “The Virtue Of Vice”. This tells of meeting a repairman at the pub who offered to replace my worn kitchen arborite, since Honey doesn’t do more than the minimum in home maintenance.
Kristie then read to us her own version of Maya Angelou’s “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings”. It was a moving vision of a song going forth in freedom.
Margaret Moffatt has an article on the history of Hope, B.C. in the June issue of Today’s Senior Newsmagazine.
Next Meeting will be Wednesday, June 18th at 7:00 p.m. here at my place. Hope to see you then. Stay safe and healthy, everyone.
LISA A. HATTON
Author
Published eBooks available at Kobo Books:
FIRE: http://kobobooks.com/search/search.html?q=9780991739615
LOVE FOUND: http://kobobooks.com/search/search.html?q=9780991739608
Five of us were here Wednesday night, though some were suffering. Leah had fallen down some stairs and was hurting. Jim was still recovering from first the flu, and then from being knocked off his bike by a car hitting him. And Wendy wasn’t able to attend as she wasn’t feeling well. Jason was away, on holidays in Germany. Ellie has sold her house and is moving to Nanoose Bay on the Island by August, and is very busy with that endeavor. We will miss her greatly. Stay well, Dear Rams.
Annette read first, Chapter 10 from “A Touch Of Wormwood”. We are kept in suspense waiting for Ali’s diagnosis. Then she and John and Carrie share a sad Thanksgiving dinner with Marc not there to be with Carrie. Later the police who were watching Ali at the clinic knock on the door, and John hides her in a secret room.
Kristie has become the queen of macabre. She added a prologue to her prologue for “Jane And The Midnight Daisies”, which shows the gruesome side of Talbot, the magician, when he murders Ursula, a barmaid, because she helped the ship captain beat him at cards.
Then Kristie read the latest chapter, which has Jane being accused by the daisies of murdering their sister. They also tell her she is blue, just like them, and offer to let her live if she will bring them food (humans) to eat. Lying, she agrees.
Leah brought a video we watched showing the pictures and poetry from “Winter In The Rain Forest” that was set to music. The pictures were gorgeous in digital format on the screen. Then, regarding the historical fantasy she is writing, Leah shared 4 Haiku, a Hybrid, and 5 Senryu; all poems by the Bard of Bonquetopia about a ruined city. He will be a major character in the story.
Regarding story structure, Leah also gave us each a copy of a printout which itemizes the steps in the mythical story structure, further to what Marcela had spoken of at the last meeting.
Jim read Chapters 56 and 57 from “Coventry Ghosts – Book II”. In 56, we see Sara and Joel scouting around the outside of the compound where Jason has his laboratory. In 57, we see Jason experimenting with more brains added to his server, in his quest to take control from the ghosts that he wants to use in the search for his parents’ essences. He has a single minded determination to own total power over all.
I read another ‘Honey’ story, “The Virtue Of Vice”. This tells of meeting a repairman at the pub who offered to replace my worn kitchen arborite, since Honey doesn’t do more than the minimum in home maintenance.
Kristie then read to us her own version of Maya Angelou’s “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings”. It was a moving vision of a song going forth in freedom.
Margaret Moffatt has an article on the history of Hope, B.C. in the June issue of Today’s Senior Newsmagazine.
Next Meeting will be Wednesday, June 18th at 7:00 p.m. here at my place. Hope to see you then. Stay safe and healthy, everyone.
LISA A. HATTON
Author
Published eBooks available at Kobo Books:
FIRE: http://kobobooks.com/search/search.html?q=9780991739615
LOVE FOUND: http://kobobooks.com/search/search.html?q=9780991739608
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