Jimmy 1984 Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Hi everyone, I have decided to set up a fiction writing critique group and it is going to be based out of Bank Street Arts centre behind the cathedral in the city centre. The name we are giving it is - Invisible Army! I have spoken with the centre and they are keen, going to put it on their website and send me their logo etc so I can get some posters done... The idea is to meet monthly and simply discuss each others work. I'm currently working on a novel so I was going to submit a chapter at a time when its my turn, but short stories are also fine. Before the meetings the writers whose work will be presented that month will email their work to everyone else so we can arrive with feedback ready to go. The room at Bank Street will cost £25 and it fits 15. If we struggle to get this number there is another more informal room which sits about 8.... Anyone up for this? Once I have got the logo sent to me I'm going to get some posters done up, so this should attract some more people. Give me a call or post a reply if you want to join this exciting venture!! James 07828167139 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy 1984 Posted February 25, 2012 Author Share Posted February 25, 2012 Sorry, what times would be best for people? we can do weekends or during the week in the evenings? the place is accessible 24-7 (I will be given a set of keys, I think) but the place does shut at 5pm to members of the public... I'd rather a week day evening from 7pm ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookadg Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Sounds good. Weekday evenings would be best for me. I'll try to come along if it goes ahead. It would be really useful for anyone writing novels or short stories to get feedback on their work. I like the idea of emailing work beforehand so the session is just feedback and ideas rather than spending half the time listening to people read their work out. I think it'll be important to set out some guidelines beforehand though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allo1010 Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 I'm up for it, and weekday evenings are good for me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy 1984 Posted February 27, 2012 Author Share Posted February 27, 2012 hi guys, I'm thinking Thursday march 15th at 7pm for our first meeting, at the moment there are 4 people interested . . how does this day sound? I'm going to call bank street tomorrow and then pop in at the weekend to get it booked . .any one else fancy it? looking for 8 to 10 people if possible . . . James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahD Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 I'm interested too. Scared, but interested! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaimani Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 i'm in..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatDave Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 I'd like to be in, but I'll need to know when and what time first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy 1984 Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share Posted February 29, 2012 Brilliant, sounds like we are getting some interest now. I have just been sent the logo by Bank Street so I am going to get some flyers done up. It maybe that we don't need to get that many more people involved now but its probably best we have something so that we can look for new people all the time - this is a long term project!! The idea at the moment is to have the first meeting on Thursday March 15th at 7pm. We will have the room for 3.5 hours; we probably won't be there for this amount of time, but we can be if people want to really get our money's worth! I am going to go along on to Bank street this Saturday morning to get this finalised. Remember the price will be £25 per meeting, so its going to come to very little after we all chip in... Probably would be a good idea for us all to meet up before the 15th just to firstly get to know each other and secondly to talk about the rules etc. Anyone up for this? I live in Heeley, near the sheaf view, could that be a good location? anyone know of any other decent places? best time for me to meet is weekday evenings, say 8pm, could do Thursday 8th March? We need to start swapping email addresses as well. The idea being that the people who are showcasing their work will email the rest of the group before the meeting. I was thinking a max word count of 2500 to be handed in, what you think? say 20-30 mins discussing each piece of work? I will post again on Saturday. If anyone wants to text me or send me a PM thats fine... James 07828167139 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatDave Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 15th will be no good for me I'm, afraid. My baby girl will be born on that morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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