Last Thursday I took delivery of 100 beautful copies of My Writer, all pristine and untouched by human hand. They look amazing and I still can't quite believe I have actually done it! And quite a few people are coming along to the launch on the 21st, so it will be good for the library as well - another reason to prove how vital they are to the community so STOP CLOSING THEM DOWN!!
Had a great session with my talented scribblers on 21st February. Thirteen came along and it is so good to note how we seem to average between nine and twelve most sessions. Can you believe it is almost a year since the group was re-launched? How did that happen? Did I blink or something? All joking aside though, I am absolutely thrilled by the fact that not only did Addiscombe Young Writers survive its first major setback in October 2013, it continues in 2015, to grow and thrive and gather momentum - and I have heard of a couple of similar groups possibly being set up in other parts of the country which is truly awesome! Making Creative Writing as cool as the Arts and Sports is precisely why I started the group in the first place. All children are born writers. Nothing quite matches their innocence, their imagination and their belief which is exactly why their skills should be nurtured and honed from as early as possible.
So how are you guys anyway? Hope you are still Writing away and preparing for success and a sense of achievement! I have been working my way through The Epic of late (remember that? Go back a couple of years and you'll find a blow by blow account right here in this very blog!). I don't know why. I just picked it up the other day and began to read. and I read, And read. And read. And I have come to the conclusion it is FAR TOO GOOD to waste. And if I think that - normally my own worst critic - then I happen to believe others will too. Hey ... keep an eye out. I might even put a bit of it in my next Post ...
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