Author: Jutta Rosen

Will AI in the form of the new computer software CHATGPT4 make artists – painters, composers or, in our case, writers – redundant? How can we stand up to this new-world form of plagiarism? This worrying topic will be the basis of our discussion on Thursday. Four poems and two short stories by old-established (or…

There will be no session of the Write-On Group this Thursday – we are taking a break for St. Patrick’s Day on the 17th! We wish all our members and visitors an enjoyable holiday, and look forward to exciting new contributions at our next meeting on Thursday, 23 March. And don’t forget: the closing date…

In recent sessions, discussions on the theory of writing have proved profitable and popular in our group. After ‘Story Endings’ and ‘Characterisation’, this time we’re examining the structure of short stories. We have several poetry submissions this week: A new poem by talented Seamus Keogh is always a special event, and we look forward to…

After an exciting Mug of the Month contest last week (Congratulations Anne McManus!), we’re back to normal with a fine selection of poems and short stories. A discussion on Story Endings promises to provide insights and inspiration, an interesting topic for all members. Further items may still be submitted – all contributions are welcome! Have…

The popular Mug of the Month contest takes place in this session – a 50-word text containing the words ARM and HAND. The current ‘Mug’ lives in Boise, Idaho. Where will Mugsy travel to next? Of the seven entries only one is from abroad – but good luck to every contestant! By contrast, our three…

The coming meeting is scheduled for Wednesday instead of Thursday, an exception. Our session last week ended with an animated discussion about the short story The Moons of Jupiter by Alice Munroe, and it was decided to continue this on Wednesday. The focus will be on story-telling techniques that can be adopted in our own…

On Thursday we will be talking about Alice Munroe’s brilliant short story The Moons of Jupiter, which our members have been asked to read. They have been invited to select a passage or an aspect of the story that they believe might be useful to them – and other members – in their own texts.The…

After a very full session last week, with a record(?) of eleven entries for the Mug of the Month contest (congratulations Celia Scully!), our members are recovering this week, and we can catch up on items that have been held over from past sessions. We also have an intriguing poem from our potential new member…

Thursday will bring this year’s first Mug of the Month competition, with no less than eleven entries. The key words BOLT and CLUTCH have inspired a wide variety of texts, and we can anticipate a close contest to find Mugsy’s new home for the coming four weeks. With contestants from three different countries – Ireland,…

After last week’s lively start into the New Year, we can look forward to another session with a diversity of submissions by our members. While we concentrated on novels last week, this week we’ll be looking at poems, as well as a new song by Bill Geoghegan. In prose we have a chapter from a…