The Turtle Moves and Write Then Socialise - April
Hi everyone,
I was hoping to have got this all out with the last newsletter but on reflection, I need an excuse for another due to giving you the wrong date of the next Murderous Medway!
As was kindly pointed out to me, it should of course have been Saturday, 21st September, not the 23rd.
So save that date and more details will be sent out in due course!
The Turtle Moves
Due to various requests, we're delighted to mark Sir Terry Pratchett's birthday with a World Building Workshop, as part of The Turtle Moves event on Saturday, April 27th.
The ability to create a whole new world is the basis of great fantasy writing. JRR Tolkien, George RR Martin and of course, Sir Terry Pratchett (yes, I was tempted to stick RR in there) set a very high bar that all writers must strive for when planning their fantastical stories.
Join us as Ben Slythe - using examples from Discworld - takes us step by step into a world populated by anything and everything your imagination can dream up. There have to be rules, as Terry Pratchett explains:
"You are allowed to make pigs fly, but you must take into account the depradations on the local bird life and the need for people in heavily flown over areas to carry stout umbrellas at all times".
Not to mention an army of people ready to move out with shovels!
Tickets for the workshop are £8 and can be booked here.
Where and When:
Room 11 at the Medway Adult Education, Rochester Community Hub.
1.30pm - 3.30pm, Saturday, April 27th.
It will follow the Juvenile Crafters' Guild which will take place between 10.30am - 12.30pm.
April's Write Then Socialise will also take place the same day, from 10am-1pm in the cafe next door. There will be space in Room 11 for parents who wish to write while their children are crafting.
No tickets are required for the Juvenile Crafters' Guild or Write Then Socialise.
Before then, we've got Write Then Socialise on Saturday, February 23rd. It's 10.30am - 2.30pm, but I'll be in Miss Twinkleton's Cafe again from around 9.30am if anyone wants to stop by there for coffee and chat, before we head over the the library. And of course, you can drop in anytime between those times, it's that informal.
For those who weren't aware, 'Write Then Socialise' is a nationwide initiative we're delighted to bring to Rochester. It's aimed at getting writers writing but also bringing them together to chat, as we all know it can be a lonely business. The idea is to write for a couple of hours, then chat. Or chat first or while you're writing - it's very informal and entirely up to you.
The venue:
Both events take place at Rochester Library and Adult Education Community Hub. It's a couple of minutes walk from Rochester train station, with long stay car parks a few minutes walk the other way, opposite the old Rochester train station. The Cafe area is actually open till 4pm, if you wish to stay on and write more. Just remember to sign in at reception on arrival, for fire safety.
All the best,
Jaye
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