On Wednesday night, Ayr Writers had the opportunity to receive feedback on pieces of writing that they’re working on. These varied, from fiction to articles,… Read More »Critiquing and Chocolate Cake Eating – 15 November 2017
On Wednesday we were treated to a talk about short stories by Ann Burnett, one of the Club members. Ann began by saying that all… Read More »Short story workshop with Ann Burnett – 8 November 2017
As a writer, I’m a bit of an over-thinker, a bit OCD, a bit careful. Maybe I’m alone in this. But I suspect (and hope!)… Read More »Passion, a Twix and Cereal Boxes: writing non-fiction with Gill Hoffs – 1 November 2017
Nature Writing – up to 1500 words How can the writer articulate the relationship between ‘nature’ and the human body, where the body is not… Read More »Scottish Article Competition – Em Strang’s notes
Not many speakers invited to Ayr Writers’ Club begin by emphasising what they are NOT going to talk about, but then, Em Strang was not… Read More »Nature personified with Em Strang – 18 October 2017
‘Everyone has a story to tell, your life is your material’. This quote by author Claire Tomalin was the perfect introduction to Linda Brown’s workshop… Read More »This Is Your Life: A Life Writing Workshop by Linda Brown – 11 October 2017
Well, my first blog for the Ayr Writers’ Club and as a new member I must admit I am finding this a wee bitty daunting.… Read More »Laughter at the Let’s Write Night – 4 October 2017
Ayr Writers’ Club was delighted to welcome Sheila Templeton, poet and past club member to give a talk on her personal journey in what is… Read More »An evening with Sheila Templeton: a Buchan Quine – 27 September 2017
It was a dark and stormy night… And I was almost tempted not to go to our first Readaround night but I was arranging the… Read More »It was a dark and stormy night … 20 September 2017
With enthusiasm brimming over from the poetry workshop last week, we are treated to a pair of blogs from which inspiration and advice can be… Read More »A couplet of perspectives: poetry workshop – 13 September 2017
After a summer of read-arounds, Ayr Writers’ Club reconvened on 6 September 2017 at the Mercure Hotel to begin the 2017/2018 season. The room was… Read More »Setting the Scene: Launch Night – 6 September 2017
The eclectic mix of writing shared in the Readarounds continued to the end. As we enjoyed the hospitality of Richard and Irene, the pace of… Read More »The Soor Plum Gang in Drongan – Summer Readaround, 23 August 2017